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The first annual collection of the world's best horror stories and short novels showcases fiction from every part of the field--from terror to supernatural chills--and features the talents of Ian Watson, Stephen Gallagher, Ramsey Campbell, and others.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Horror in 1989 - essay by Stephen Jones and Ramsey Campbell
• Pin - (1989) - short story by Robert R. McCammon
• The House on Cemetery Street - (1988) - novelette by Cherry Wilder
• The Horn - (1989) - novelette by Stephen Gallagher
• Breaking Up - (1989) - short story by Alex Quiroba
• It Helps If You Sing - (1989) - short story by Ramsey Campbell
• Closed Circuit - (1989) - novelette by Laurence Staig
• Carnal House - (1989) - short story by Steve Rasnic Tem
• Twitch Technicolor - (1989) - short story by Kim Newman
• Lizaveta - (1988) - novelette by Gregory Frost
• Snow Cancellations - (1989) - short story by Donald R. Burleson
• Archway - (1989) - novelette by Nicholas Royle
• The Strange Design of Master Rignolo - (1989) - short story by Thomas Ligotti
• ...To Feel Another's Woe - (1989) - short story by Chet Williamson
• The Last Day of Miss Dorinda Molyneaux - (1989) - novelette by Robert Westall
• No Sharks in the Med - (1989) - novelette by Brian Lumley
• Mort au Monde - (1989) - short story by D. F. Lewis
• Blanca - (1989) - novelette by Thomas Tessier
• The Eye of the Ayatollah - (1990) - short story by Ian Watson
• At First Just Ghostly - (1989) - novella by Karl Edward Wagner
• Bad News - (1989) - short story by Richard Laymon
• Necrology: 1989 - essay by Stephen Jones and Kim Newman

Twenty-eight spine-tinglers are showcased by the editors, both veteran horror writers,in this fine anthology, which runs the horror gamut from occult shocker to psychological thriller. Though it opens with a rather tasteless entry, K. W. Jeter's grisly "The First Time" (told with au courant splatterpunk brio), the collection redeems itself many times over with a score of tales that make the prerequisite suspension of disbelief a hair-raising pleasure. In Michael Marshall Smith's imaginative "The Man Who Drew Cats," a mysterious street-artist stretches his creativity to alarmingly grim lengths when an abused child wins his heart. Thomas Ligotti's fluently written novella, "The Last Feast of Harlequin," reveals the dark nature lurking just beneath the whiteface. The searing final image in "Cedar Lane," by Karl Edward Wagner, will invoke for many genre fans Ray Bradbury's classic "There Will Come Soft Rains." J. L. Comeau's riveting "Firebird" pits supernatural forces against a feisty ballerina who also happens to be a cop. In one of the collection's strongest entries, "Mister Ice Cold," cartoonist Gahan Wilson proves that a few thousand well-chosen words just might be worth more than a picture, after all.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Horror in 1990 - essay by Stephen Jones and Ramsey Campbell
• The First Time - (1990) - shortstory by K. W. Jeter
• A Short Guide to the City - (1990) - shortstory by Peter Straub
• Stephen - (1990) - novelette by Elizabeth Massie
• The Dead Love You - (1989) - shortstory by Jonathan Carroll
• Jane Doe #112 - (1990) - shortstory by Harlan Ellison
• Shock Radio - (1990) - shortstory by Ray Garton
• The Man Who Drew Cats - (1990) - shortstory by Michael Marshall Smith
• The Co-Op - (1990) - shortstory by Melanie Tem
• Negatives - (1990) - shortstory by Nicholas Royle
• The Last Feast of Harlequin - (1990) - novelette by Thomas Ligotti
• 1/72nd Scale - (1990) - novelette by Ian R. MacLeod
• Cedar Lane - (1990) - shortstory by Karl Edward Wagner
• At a Window Facing West - (1990) - shortstory by Kim Antieau
• Inside the Walled City - (1990) - novelette by Garry Kilworth
• On the Wing - (1990) - shortstory by Jean-Daniel Brèque
• Firebird - (1990) - novelette by J. L. Comeau
• Incident on a Rainy Night in Beverly Hills - (1990) - novelette by David J. Schow
• His Mouth Will Taste of Wormwood - (1990) - shortstory by Poppy Z. Brite
• The Original Dr Shade - (1990) - novelette by Kim Newman
• Madge - (1990) - shortstory by D. F. Lewis
• Alive in Venice - (1990) - shortstory by Cherry Wilder
• Divertimento - (1989) - shortstory by Gregory Frost
• Pelts - (1989) - novelette by F. Paul Wilson
• Those of Rhenea - (1990) - shortstory by David Sutton
• Lord of the Land - (1990) - novelette by Gene Wolfe
• Aquarium - (1990) - shortstory by Steve Rasnic Tem
• Mister Ice Cold - (1990) - shortstory by Gahan Wilson
• On the Town Route - (1989) - novelette by Elizabeth Hand
• Necrology: 1990 - essay by Stephen Jones and Kim Newman

Through intelligent selection and commentary, Jones (ed. Fantasy Tales) and Campbell (The Count of Eleven, p. 479, etc.) again prove that horror literature, widely considered an oxymoron not so very long ago, is a field of fiction worthy of serious cultivation. As in their first two annuals, the authors have combed through sources both high-profile (A Whisper of Blood, 1991, etc.) and desperately obscure (Tekeli-li! Journal of Terror) to dig out "a varied selection... that illustrates the themes and ideas currently being explored in the genre." The emphasis on ideas can be seen in the authors' roster, which includes big names (Robert McCammon, Dennis Etchison, Thomas Tessier, et al.), fast-rising young stars (Nancy Collins, Thomas Ligotti, Kathe Koja, et al.), and several newcomers--but only a couple of splatterpunks and absolutely no hacks, with most of the 29 entries distinguished by deft style and ambitious subjects. The triangle of love, suffering, and death surfaces as the dominant theme--from K.W. Jeter's opening "True Love" (a vampire's daughter cares for her senile but immortal father) through Douglas Clegg's gothic "Where Flies are Born" (a woman reanimates her dead child through grotesque means), Alan Brennert's "Ma Qui" and S.P. Somtow's "Chui Chai" (two wrenching Vietnam-set tales), and the collection's strongest story, Grant Morrison's "The Braille Encyclopedia" (a sly shocker about the pursuit of sensual pleasure), and others. A few stories fail, mostly through straining (e.g., those by David J. Schow and Charles Grant) but the vast majority succeed, and equally of interest is the editors' opinionated rundown of the year's (1991) horror fiction, criticism, film and comics, and their invaluable necrology. For the third year running, horror's annual of record, as well as its premier showcase. Not to be missed by any serious fan.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Horror in 1991 - (1992) - essay by Stephen Jones and Ramsey Campbell
• True Love - (1991) - shortstory by K. W. Jeter
• The Same in Any Language - (1991) - shortstory by Ramsey Campbell
• Impermanent Mercies - (1991) - shortstory by Kathe Koja
• Ma Qui - (1991) - shortstory by Alan Brennert
• The Miracle Mile - (1991) - novelette by Robert R. McCammon
• Taking Down the Tree - (1991) - shortstory by Steve Rasnic Tem
• Where Flies Are Born - (1991) - shortstory by Douglas Clegg
• Love, Death and the Maiden - (1991) - shortstory by Roger Johnson
• Chui Chai - (1991) - shortstory by S. P. Somtow
• The Snow Sculptures of Xanadu - (1991) - shortstory by Kim Newman
• Colder Than Hell - (1991) - shortstory by Edward Bryant
• Raymond - (1991) - shortstory by Nancy A. Collins
• One Life, in an Hourglass - (1991) - shortstory by Charles L. Grant
• The Braille Encyclopedia - (1991) - shortstory by Grant Morrison
• The Bacchae - (1991) - shortstory by Elizabeth Hand
• Busted in Buttown - (1991) - shortstory by David J. Schow
• Subway Story - (1990) - shortstory by Russell Flinn
• The Medusa - (1991) - novelette by Thomas Ligotti
• Power Cut - (1991) - shortstory by Joel Lane
• Moving Out - (1991) - shortstory by Nicholas Royle
• Guignoir - (1991) - shortstory by Norman Partridge
• Blood Sky - (1991) - shortstory by William F. Nolan
• Ready - (1991) - shortstory by David Starkey
• The Slug - (1991) - novelette by Karl Edward Wagner
• The Dark Land - (1991) - shortstory by Michael Marshall Smith
• When They Gave Us Memory - (1991) - shortstory by Dennis Etchison
• Taking Care of Michael - (1991) - shortstory by J. L. Comeau
• The Dreams of Dr. Ladybank - (1991) - novella by Thomas Tessier
• Zits - (1991) - shortfiction by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
• Necrology: 1991 - (1992) - essay by Kim Newman and Stephen Jones

A collection of short horror stories features the work of Peter Atkins, Clive Barker, Ramsey Campbell, Kim Newman, Peter Straub, Karl Edward Wagner, and others.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Horror in 1992 (Best New Horror 4) - essay by Stephen Jones and Ramsey Campbell
• The Suicide Artist - (1992) - short story by Scott Edelman
• Dancing on a Blade of Dreams - (1992) - novelette by Roberta Lannes
• The Departed - (1992) - short story by Clive Barker
• How to Get Ahead in New York - (1992) - short story by Poppy Z. Brite
• They Take - (1992) - novelette by John Brunner
• Replacements - (1992) - novelette by Lisa Tuttle
• Under the Pylon - (1992) - short story by Graham Joyce
• The Glamour - (1991) - short story by Thomas Ligotti
• Under the Ice - (1992) - short story by John Gordon
• And Some Are Missing - (1992) - short story by Joel Lane
• The Little Green Ones - (1992) - short story by Les Daniels
• Mirror Man - (1992) - short story by Steve Rasnic Tem
• Mothmusic - (1992) - short story by Sarah Ash
• Did They Get You to Trade? - (1992) - novelette by Karl Edward Wagner
• Night Shift Sister - (1992) - short story by Nicholas Royle
• The Dead - (1992) - short story by M. John Harrison and Simon Ings
• Norman Wisdom and the Angel of Death - (1992) - novelette by Christopher Fowler
• Red Reign - (1992) - novella by Kim Newman
• Aviatrix - (1992) - short story by Peter Atkins
• Snodgrass - (1992) - novelette by Ian R. MacLeod
• The Day of the Sharks - (1992) - short story by Kate Wilhelm
• Anima - (1992) - short story by M. John Harrison
• Bright Lights, Big Zombie - (1992) - novelette by Douglas E. Winter
• The Ghost Village - (1992) - novelette by Peter Straub
• Necrology: 1992 - essay by Stephen Jones and Kim Newman

This new edition of the premiere collection of the year's finest horror stories continues its tradition of riveting tales of terror from some of the best-known contemporary writers. Contributors include Peter Straub, Clive Barker, Lisa Tuttle, Thomas Ligotti, Karl Edward Wagner, and Kim Newman.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction - essay by Ramsey Campbell and Stephen Jones
• Later - (1993) - shortstory by Michael Marshall Smith
• When the Red Storm Comes - (1993) - shortstory by Sarah Smith
• The Exhibit - (1993) - shortstory by Martin Plumbridge
• Leavings - (1993) - shortstory by Kathe Koja
• Human Remains - (1992) - shortstory by Edward Bryant
• Flying Into Naples - (1993) - shortstory by Nicholas Royle
• The Sixth Sentinel - (1993) - shortstory by Poppy Z. Brite
• The Brothers - (1993) - shortstory by Rick Cadger
• The Owen Street Monster - (1993) - shortstory by J. L. Comeau
• One Size Eats All - (1993) - shortstory by T. E. D. Klein
• Mulligan's Fence - shortstory by Donald R. Burleson
• How She Dances - (1993) - shortstory by Daniel Fox
• Passages - shortstory by Karl Edward Wagner
• Easing the Spring - (1993) - shortstory by Sally Roberts Jones
• Safe at Home - (1993) - shortstory by Steve Rasnic Tem and Melanie Tem
• Mother of the City - (1993) - shortstory by Christopher Fowler
• Justice - (1993) - novelette by Elizabeth Hand
• The Big Fish - (1993) - novelette by Kim Newman
• In the Desert of Deserts - (1993) - shortstory by Thomas Tessier
• Two Returns - (1993) - shortstory by Terry Lamsley
• The Moment the Face Falls - (1993) - shortstory by Chet Williamson
• Darker Angels - (1993) - novelette by S. P. Somtow
• The Timbrel Sound of Darkness - (1993) - shortstory by Kathe Koja and Barry N. Malzberg
• The Tsalal - shortstory by Thomas Ligotti
• In the Still, Small Hours - (1993) - shortstory by Charles L. Grant
• Ice House Pond - (1993) - novella by Steve Rasnic Tem
• The Dog Park - (1993) - shortstory by Dennis Etchison
• The Marble Boy - (1993) - shortstory by Gahan Wilson
• Mefisto in Onyx - (1993) - novella by Harlan Ellison
• Necrology: 1993 - essay by Kim Newman and Stephen Jones

This premier collection of the year's finest horror stories contains fear-filled tales from some of the best contemporary writers, such as Brian Hodge, Joel Lane, Ian McLeod, Kim Newman, and others.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Horror in 1994 - (1995) - essay by Stephen Jones
• Dead Babies - (1994) - short story by Lawrence Watt-Evans
• Sensible City - (1994) - short story by Harlan Ellison
• Blade and Bone - (1994) - short story by Terry Lamsley
• Harvest - (1994) - short story by Norman Partridge
• Sometimes, in the Rain - (1994) - short story by Charles L. Grant
• Menage a Trois - (1994) - short story by Richard Christian Matheson
• Like Shattered Stone - (1994) - short story by Joel Lane
• Black Sun - (1991) - short story by Douglas E. Winter
• Isobel Avens Returns to Stepney in the Spring - (1994) - novelette by M. John Harrison
• The Dead Orchards - (1994) - short story by Ian R. MacLeod
• What Happened When Mosby Paulson Had Her Painting Reproduced on the Cover of the Phone Book - (1994) - short story by Elizabeth Massie
• The Alternative - (1994) - novelette by Ramsey Campbell
• In the Middle of a Snow Dream - (1994) - short story by Karl Edward Wagner
• The Temptation of Dr Stein - (1994) - novelette by Paul J. McAuley
• Wayang Kulit - (1994) - short story by Garry Kilworth
• The Scent of Vinegar - (1994) - novelette by Robert Bloch
• The Homecoming - (1994) - short story by Nicholas Royle
• The Singular Habits of Wasps - (1994) - novelette by Geoffrey A. Landis
• To Receive Is Better - (1994) - short story by Michael Marshall Smith
• The Alchemy of the Throat - (1994) - novelette by Brian Hodge
• Out of the Night, When the Full Moon is Bright... - (1994) - novella by Kim Newman
• Lovers - (1994) - poem by Esther M. Friesner
• Necrology: 1994 - (1995) - essay by Kim Newman and Stephen Jones

A premier collection of contemporary horror fiction includes shocking and macabre tales from Ramsey Campbell, Kim Newman, Neil Gaiman, Lisa Tuttle, Michael Marshall Smith, and many other masters of the horror genre.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Horror in 1995 - (1996) - essay by Stephen Jones
• Tirkiluk - (1995) - novelette by Ian R. MacLeod
• The Most Boring Woman in the World - (1995) - short story by Christopher Fowler
• Extinctions in Paradise - (1995) - short story by Brian Hodge
• Food Man - (1994) - short story by Lisa Tuttle
• More Tomorrow - (1995) - novelette by Michael Marshall Smith
• Going Under - (1995) - short story by Ramsey Campbell
• Survivor - (1995) - novelette by Dave Smeds
• The Stones - (1995) - short story by Patrick Thompson
• Back of Beyond - (1975) - short story by Cherry Wilder
• A Hundred Wicked Little Witches - (1995) - short story by Steve Rasnic Tem
• The Finger of Halugra - (1995) - short story by Manly Wade Wellman
• The Toddler - (1995) - short story by Terry Lamsley
• Not Here, Not Now - (1995) - short story by Stephen Gallagher
• The Bungalow House - (1995) - novelette by Thomas Ligotti
• Cradle - (1995) - short story by Alan Brennert
• The Sixth Dog - (1995) - novelette by Jane Rice
• Scaring the Train - (1994) - novelette by Terry Dowling
• La Serenissima - (1995) - novelette by David Sutton
• The Bars on Satan's Jailhouse - (1995) - novelette by Norman Partridge
• The Bone-Carver's Tale - (1995) - short story by Jeff VanderMeer
• Queen of Knives - (1995) - short story by Neil Gaiman
• The True History of Doctor Pretorius - (1995) - novelette by Paul J. McAuley
• The Grey Madonna - (1995) - short story by Graham Masterton
• Loop - (1995) - novelette by Douglas E. Winter
• The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires - (1995) - novella by Brian Stableford
• Lacuna - (1995) - short fiction by Nicholas Royle
• Necrology: 1995 - (1996) - essay by Stephen Jones and Kim Newman
• Useful Addresses - (1996) - essay by Stephen Jones

The latest annual of the world's premier collection of horror, terror, and dark fantasy again showcases the talents of the finest writers working the field. Along with his annual review of the year in horror, award-winning editor Stephen Jones has chosen the year's best stories by old masters and new voices alike.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Horror in 1996 - essay by Stephen Jones
• Walking the Dog - (1996) - novelette by Terry Lamsley
• Mussolini and the Axeman's Jazz - (1995) - novelette by Poppy Z. Brite
• An Eye for an Eye - (1996) - short story by Norman Partridge
• Unforgotten - (1996) - novelette by Christopher Fowler
• The Curse of Kali - (1996) - short story by Cherry Wilder
• The Film - (1997) - short story by Richard Christian Matheson
• Of a Cat, but Her Skin - (1996) - short story by Storm Constantine
• Hopscotch - (1996) - short story by Donald R. Burleson
• Ghost in the Machine - (1996) - short story by Steve Rasnic Tem
• The Moon Never Changes - (1996) - short story by Joel Lane
• Butcher's Logic - (1996) - short story by Roberta Lannes
• Kites and Kisses - (1996) - short story by D. F. Lewis
• Last Train to Arnos Grove - (1996) - short story by Marni Scofidio Griffin
• The King of Rain - (1996) - novelette by Mark Chadbourn
• Hardball - (1996) - short story by Iain Sinclair
• Gas Station Carnivals - (1996) - short story by Thomas Ligotti
• Ghost Music: A Memoir by George Beaune - (1996) - novelette by Thomas Tessier
• That Blissful Height - (1996) - novelette by Gregory Frost
• Skin Deep - (1996) - short story by Nicholas Royle
• Hell Hath Enlarged Herself - (1996) - novelette by Michael Marshall Smith
• Underworld - (1996) - short story by Douglas Clegg
• A Plague on Both Your Houses - (1996) - short fiction by Scott Edelman
• Final Cut - (1996) - short story by Karl Edward Wagner
• The Break - (1996) - novelette by Terry Lamsley
• Necrology: 1996 essay by Kim Newman and Stephen Jones
• Useful Addresses - essay by uncredited

The internationally acclaimed annual collection of the bloodcurdling best in horror and dark fantasy, showcasing the very best writers working in the genre today.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Horror in 1997 - (1998) - essay by Stephen Jones
• Dying Words - (1997) - novelette by David J. Schow
• The Windmill - (1997) - short story by Conrad Williams
• The Right Ending - (1997) - short story by John Burke
• Swallowing a Dirty Seed - (1997) - short story by Simon Clark
• This Is Your Life (Repressed Memory Remix) - (1997) - short story by Pat Cadigan
• Christmas Forever - (1997) - short story by Christopher Fowler
• Four Famines Ago - (1997) - short story by Yvonne Navarro
• The Crawl - (1997) - novelette by Stephen Laws
• Serpent Eggs - (1994) - short story by David Langford
• No One You Know - (1997) - short story by Dennis Etchison
• The Dripping of Sundered Wineskins - (1997) - novella by Brian Hodge
• The Bells Will Sound Forever - (1997) - short story by Thomas Ligotti
• The Word - (1997) - novelette by Ramsey Campbell
• The Map to the Homes of the Stars - (1997) - short story by Andy Duncan
• Emptiness Spoke Eloquent - (1997) - short story by Caitlín R. Kiernan
• Save As ... - (1997) - short story by Michael Marshall Smith
• Coppola's Dracula - (1997) - novella by Kim Newman
• Grazing the Long Acre - (1998) - short story by Gwyneth Jones
• The Zombies of Madison County - (1997) - novella by Douglas E. Winter
• Necrology: 1997 - (1998) - essay by Stephen Jones and Kim Newman
• Useful Addresses - (1998) - essay by Stephen Jones

Going ten years strong, the acclaimed collection of contemporary horror fiction again showcases the talents of the finest writers working the field of fear. Along with his annual review of the year in horror, award-winning editor Stephen Jones has chosen the year's best stories by the old masters and new voices alike.

The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 10 includes bloodcurdlers and flesh-crawlers from Ramsey Campbell, Nell Gaiman, Dennis Etchison, Thomas Ligotti, Michael Marshall Smith, Peter Straub, Kim Newman, Harlan Ellison, and many others.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Horror in 1998 - (1999) - essay by Stephen Jones
• Learning to Let Go - (1998) - shortstory by Christopher Fowler
• The Wedding Present - (1998) - shortstory by Neil Gaiman
• Adventures in Further Education - (1998) - shortstory by Peter Atkins
• Bondage - (1998) - shortstory by Kathe Koja
• The Keys to D'Espérance - (1998) - novelette by Chaz Brenchley
• The Song My Sister Sang - (1998) - shortstory by Stephen Laws
• A Victorian Ghost Story - (1999) - shortstory by Kim Newman
• The Dead Boy At Your Window - (1998) - shortstory by Bruce Holland Rogers
• Ra*e - (1998) - novelette by Ramsey Campbell
• Upstairs - (1998) - shortfiction by Lawrence Watt-Evans
• Postcards from the King of Tides - (1998) - shortstory by Caitlín R. Kiernan
• Everybody Goes - (1992) - shortstory by Michael Marshall Smith
• Yellow & Red - (1998) - shortstory by Tanith Lee
• What Slips Away - (1998) - shortstory by Steve Rasnic Tem
• Inside the Cackle Factory - (1998) - novelette by Dennis Etchison
• The Specialist's Hat - (1998) - shortstory by Kelly Link
• The Boss in the Wall: A Treatise on the House Devil - (1998) - novella by Avram Davidson and Grania Davis
• Objects of Desire in the Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear - (1999) - shortstory by Harlan Ellison
• Mr. Clubb and Mr. Cuff - (1997) - novella by Peter Straub
• Necrology: 1998 - (1999) - essay by Stephen Jones and Kim Newman
• Useful Addresses - (1999) - essay by Stephen Jones

Now in its eleventh year, this winner of the World Fantasy Award and the International Horror Critics Guild Award again showcases the finest talents writing contemporary horror fiction -- established masters as well as new voices -- and presents its lively review of the past year in the field of fear and terror.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Horror in 1999 - (2000) - essay by Stephen Jones
• Halloween Street - (1999) - short story by Steve Rasnic Tem
• Others (excerpt) - (1999) - short fiction by James Herbert
• Growing Things - (1999) - short story by T. E. D. Klein
• Unhasped - (1999) - short story by David J. Schow
• The Emperor's Old Bones - (1999) - short story by Gemma Files
• The Entertainment - (1999) - novelette by Ramsey Campbell
• Harlequin Valentine - (1999) - short story by Neil Gaiman
• The Stunted House - (1999) - short story by Terry Lamsley
• Just Like Eddy - (1999) - short story by Kim Newman
• The Long Hall on the Top Floor - (1999) - short story by Caitlín R. Kiernan
• Lulu - (1999) - novelette by Thomas Tessier
• The Ballyhooly Boy - (1999) - novelette by Graham Masterton
• Welcome - (1999) - novelette by Michael Marshall Smith
• Burden - (1999) - short story by Michael Marano
• Naming the Dead - (1999) - short story by Paul J. McAuley
• Aftershock - (1999) - novelette by F. Paul Wilson
• A Fish Story - (1999) - short story by Gene Wolfe
• Jimmy - (1999) - novella by David Case
• White - (1999) - novella by Tim Lebbon
• Pork Pie Hat - (1994) - novella by Peter Straub
• Tricks & Treats: One Night on Halloween Street - (1999) - short story by Steve Rasnic Tem
• Necrology: 1999 - (2000) - essay by Stephen Jones and Kim Newman
• Useful Addresses - (2000) - essay by Stephen Jones

The acclaimed collection of contemporary horror fiction, this year's Best New Horror again showcases the talents of the finest writers working the field of terror. Sifting through the year in horror, award-winning editor Stephen Jones has chosen the year's best stories by the old masters and new voices alike. The latest volume of the Best New Horror series features stories by Ramsey Campbell, Dennis Etchison, Tim Lebbon, Kim Newman, and horror movie director Mick Garrick (adapter of the upcoming film of Stephen King's Desperation), among many writers. As a bonus, there is Jones's always-informative overview of the year in horror, making this a truly state-of-the-dark-art annual.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Horror in 2000 - essay by Stephen Jones
• Castle in the Desert - (2000) - short story by Kim Newman
• The Keeper of the Rothenstein Tomb - (2000) - short story by Iain Sinclair
• Forever Gramma - (2000) - short story by Mick Garris
• At Home in the Pubs of Old London - (2000) - short story by Christopher Fowler
• In the Water Works (Birmingham, Alabama 1888) - (2000) - short story by Caitlín R. Kiernan
• Bone Orchards - (2000) - short story by Paul J. McAuley
• No Strings - (2000) - short story by Ramsey Campbell
• The Grotto - (2000) - short story by Kathryn Ptacek
• Merry Roderick - (2000) - short story by Geoffrey Warburton
• Climbing Down from Heaven - (2000) - novelette by Terry Lamsley
• Empty Stations - (2000) - short story by Nicholas Royle
• Flesh of Leaves, Bones of Desire - (2000) - short story by Charlee Jacob
• The Repulsion - (2000) - short story by Tim Lebbon
• The Detailer - (2000) - short story by Dennis Etchison
• Coming Home - (2000) - short story by Mark Morris
• The Hunger of the Leaves - (2000) - short story by Joel Lane
• Xenos Beach - (2000) - short story by Graham Joyce
• At Eventide - (2000) - short story by Kathe Koja
• Pareidolia - (2000) - short story by Steve Rasnic Tem
• I Have a Special Plan for This World - (2000) - novelette by Thomas Ligotti
• The Handover - (2000) - short story by Michael Marshall Smith
• The Other Side of Midnight - (2000) - novella by Kim Newman
• Necrology: 2000 - essay by Stephen Jones and Kim Newman

Number 13 - lucky for horror fans! This award-winning anthology series has now reached its thirteenth spectacular volume and to mark the event, Steve Jones has chosen only the very best short stories and novellas by today's finest exponents of the horror genre. Contributors to this volume include: Gala Blau, Ramsey Campbell, Dennis Etchison, Charles Grant, Glen Hirshberg, Chico Kidd, Nancy Kilpatrick, Paul J. McAuley, Conrad Williams. Also featuring the most comprehensive overview of the year, a fascinating necrology and a list of useful contacts, this is the one book that all lovers of the supernatural and psychological terror will want on their shelves.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Horror in 2001 - (2002) - essay by Stephen Jones
• Mark of the Beast - (2001) - novelette by Chico Kidd
• Crocodile Lady - (2001) - short story by Christopher Fowler
• All for Sale - (2001) - short story by Ramsey Campbell
• The Two Dicks - (2001) - novelette by Paul J. McAuley
• By Her Hand, She Draws You Down - (2001) - short story by Douglas Smith
• O' Death, Where Is Thy Spatula? - (2001) - short story by Poppy Z. Brite
• Got to Kill Them All - (2001) - short story by Dennis Etchison
• No More A-Roving - (2001) - short story by Lynda E. Rucker
• First, Catch Your Demon - (2001) - short story by Graham Joyce
• Pump Jack - (2001) - short story by Donald R. Burleson
• Outfangthief - (2001) - short story by Conrad Williams
• The Lost District - (2001) - short story by Joel Lane
• Simeon Dimsby's Workshop - (2001) - short story by Richard A. Lupoff
• Our Temporary Supervisor - (2001) - short story by Thomas Ligotti
• Whose Ghosts These Are - (2001) - short story by Charles L. Grant
• Shite-Hawks - (2001) - short story by Muriel Gray
• Off the Map - (2001) - short story by Michael Chislett
• Most of My Friends Are Two-Thirds Water - (2001) - short story by Kelly Link
• City in Aspic - (2001) - short story by Conrad Williams
• Where All Things Perish - (2001) - novelette by Tanith Lee
• Struwwelpeter - (2001) - novelette by Glen Hirshberg
• Cleopatra Brimstone - (2001) - novella by Elizabeth Hand
• Cats and Architecture - (2001) - short story by Chico Kidd
• Necrology: 2001 - (2002) - essay by Stephen Jones and Kim Newman
• Useful Addresses - (2002) - essay by uncredited

The finest exponents of horror fiction writing today, Neil Gaiman, China Mieville, Ramsey Campbell, Kim Newman, Graham Joyce, Paul McCauley, Stephen Gallagher, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Basil Cooper, Glen Hirshberg, Jay Russell, feature in the world's premier annual horror anthology series, another bumper showcase devoted exclusively to excellence in macabre fiction. To accompany the very best in short stories and novellas is the year's most comprehensive horror overview and contacts listing as well as a fascinating necrology.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Horror in 2002 - (2003) - essay by Stephen Jones
• October in the Chair - (2002) - short story by Neil Gaiman
• Details - (2002) - short story by China Miéville
• The Wretched Thicket of Thorn - (2002) - novelette by Don Tumasonis
• The Absolute Last of the Ultra-Spooky, Super-Scary Hallowe'en Horror Nights - (2002) - short story by David J. Schow
• Standard Gauge - (2002) - short story by Nicholas Royle
• Little Dead Girl Singing - (2002) - short story by Stephen Gallagher
• Nesting Instincts - (2002) - novelette by Brian Hodge
• The Two Sams - (2002) - short story by Glen Hirshberg
• Hides - (2002) - novelette by Jay Russell
• The Unbeheld - (2002) - short story by Ramsey Campbell
• Ill Met By Daylight - (2002) - short story by Basil Copper
• Catskin - (2003) - short story by Kelly Link
• 20th Century Ghost - (2002) - short story by Joe Hill
• Egyptian Avenue - (2002) - short story by Kim Newman
• The Boy Behind the Gate - (2002) - short story by James Van Pelt
• Nor the Demons Down Under the Sea - [Dandridge Cycle] - (2002) - short story by Caitlín R. Kiernan
• The Coventry Boy - (2002) - novelette by Graham Joyce
• The Prospect Cards - (2002) - novelette by Don Tumasonis
• The Cage - (2002) - novelette by Jeff VanderMeer
• Dr. Pretorius and the Lost Temple - (2002) - novella by Paul J. McAuley
• Useful Addresses - (2003) - essay by Stephen Jones

This edition of The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror comes with another generous sampling of the past year's best horror fiction, earning acclamations from the likes of Kirkus Reviews and Publishers Weekly. With contributions from such favorites as Ramsey Campbell and Kim Newman, along with the talented likes of Neil Gaiman, China Mieville, Graham Joyce, Paul McCauley, Stephen Gallagher, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Jay Russell, Glen Hirshberg and many more, the hair-raising tales in this edition hold nightmares for travelers in alien lands, unveil the mystery and menace lurking in our everyday reality, explore the terrors of the supernatural, and honor horror's classic tradition. Like all of the other volumes in this series, award-winning editor Stephen Jones once again brings us the best new horror, revisiting momentous events and chilling achievements on the dark side of fantasy in 2004.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Horror in 2003 - essay by Stephen Jones
• Fear the Dead - (2002) - novelette by Ramsey Campbell
• The Hanged Man of Oz - (2003) - short story by Steve Nagy
• Mara - (2003) - short story by Michael Chislett
• Cell Call - (2003) - short story by Marc Laidlaw
• In the Tunnels - (2003) - short story by Pauline E. Dungate
• Hunger: A Confession - (2003) - short story by Dale Bailey
• Seven Feet - (2004) - short story by Christopher Fowler
• The Centipede - (2003) - short story by Susan Davis
• The Goat Cutter - (2003) - short story by Jay Lake
• Maybe Next Time - (2003) - short story by Michael Marshall Smith
• Story Time with the Bluefield Strangler - (2002) - short story by John Farris
• Hunter Lake - (2003) - short story by Gene Wolfe
• Mr. Sly Stops for a Cup of Joe - (2003) - short story by Scott Emerson Bull
• The Bereavement Photographer - (2003) - short story by Steve Rasnic Tem
• Kissing Carrion - (2003) - short story by Gemma Files
• The White Hands - (2003) - short story by Mark Samuels
• Waycross - (2003) - novelette by Caitlín R. Kiernan
• Lucy, In Her Splendor - (2003) - short story by Charles Coleman Finlay
• Dead Boy Found - (2003) - short story by Christopher Barzak
• The Haunting - (2003) - short story by Joyce Carol Oates
• Dancing Men - (2003) - novelette by Glen Hirshberg
• Bitter Grounds - (2003) - novelette by Neil Gaiman
• Child of the Stones - (2003) - novelette by Paul J. McAuley
• The Silence of the Falling Stars - (2003) - novelette by Mike O'Driscoll
• Exorcizing Angels - (2003) - novella by Simon Clark and Tim Lebbon
• Necrology: 2003 - essay by Stephen Jones and Kim Newman
• Useful Addresses - essay by Stephen Jones

This is the latest edition of the world's foremost annual showcase of horror and dark fantasy fiction. Here are some of the very best short stories and novellas by today's finest exponents of horror fiction-including Kim Newman, Neil Gaiman, China Miéville, Paul McAuley, Glen Hirshberg, Ramsey Campbell and Tanith Lee.

The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 16 also contains the most comprehensive overview of horror around the world during the year, lists of useful contact addresses and a fascinating necrology. It is the one book that is required reading for every fan of macabre fiction.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Horror in 2004 - (2005) - essay by Stephen Jones
• Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Nameless House of the Night of Dread Desire - (2004) - novelette by Neil Gaiman
• Lilies - (2004) - short story by Iain Rowan
• Breaking Up - (2004) - short story by Ramsey Campbell
• "The King", in: Yellow - (2004) - short story by Brian Keene
• A Trick of the Dark - (2004) - short story by Tina Rath
• The Mutable Borders of Love - (2004) - short story by Leslie What
• Flour White and Spindle Thin - (2004) - short story by L. H. Maynard and M. P. N. Sims
• Tighter - (2004) - short story by Christa Faust
• Restraint - (2004) - short story by Stephen Gallagher
• Israbel - (2004) - short story by Tanith Lee
• The Growlimb - (2004) - novelette by Michael Shea
• This Is Now - (2004) - short story by Michael Marshall Smith
• Remnants - (2004) - novella by Tim Lebbon
• Safety Clowns - (2004) - novelette by Glen Hirshberg
• The Devil of Delery Street - (2004) - short story by Poppy Z. Brite
• Apocalypse Now, Voyager - (2004) - novella by Jay Russell
• Stone Animals - (2004) - novelette by Kelly Link
• Soho Golem - (2004) - novella by Kim Newman
• Spells for Halloween: An Acrostic - (2004) - short story by Dale Bailey
• My Death - (2004) - novella by Lisa Tuttle
• The Problem of Susan - (2004) - short story by Neil Gaiman
• Necrology - (2005) - essay by Stephen Jones and Kim Newman
• Useful Addresses - (2005) - essay by Stephen Jones

Here is the latest edition of the world's premier annual showcase of horror and dark fantasy fiction. This collection features some of the very best short stories and novellas by today's masters of the macabre - including such writers as Neil Gaiman, Glen Hirshberg, tanith Lee, ramsey Campbell and Charles Coleman Finlay. The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror also features the most comprehensive yearly overview of horror around the world, lists of useful contact addresses, and a fascinating necrology. It is the one book that is required reading for every fan of macabre fiction.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Horror in 2005 - essay by Stephen Jones
• The Decorations - (2005) - shortstory by Ramsey Campbell
• Black and Green and Gold - (2005) - novelette by David Herter
• I Live with You and You Don't Know It - (2005) - shortstory by Carol Emshwiller
• The Cubist's Attorney - (2005) - shortstory by Peter Atkins
• All Fish and Dracula - (2005) - shortstory by Liz Williams
• The Ball Room - (2005) - shortstory by China Miéville and Emma Bircham and Max Schaefer
• Gulls - (2005) - shortstory by Tim Pratt
• Pinkie - (2005) - shortstory by Elizabeth Massie
• Glyphotech - (2005) - novelette by Mark Samuels
• One of the Hungry Ones - (2005) - novelette by Holly Phillips
• If I Should Wake Before I Die - (2005) - shortstory by Brian Hodge
• The Other Family - (2005) - shortstory by Roberta Lannes
• The Outermost Borough - (2005) - shortstory by Gahan Wilson
• American Morons - (2005) - shortstory by Glen Hirshberg
• Where Angels Come In - (2005) - shortstory by Adam Nevill
• Sickhouse Hospitality - (2005) - novelette by Terry Lamsley
• Best New Horror - (2005) - shortstory by Joe Hill
• La Peau Verte - (2005) - novelette by Caitlín R. Kiernan
• Time Was - (2005) - novelette by David Morrell
• Haeckel's Tale - (2005) - shortstory by Clive Barker
• The Taint - (2005) - novella by Brian Lumley
• The Winner - (2005) - shortstory by Ramsey Campbell
• Necrology: 2005 - essay by Stephen Jones and Kim Newman

The year's darkest tales of terror.

Here is the latest edition of the world's premier annual showcase of horror and dark fantasy fiction. It features some of the very best short stories and novellas by today's masters of the macabre - including Neil Gaiman, Brian Keene, Elizabeth Massie, Glen Hirshberg, Peter Atkins and Tanith Lee. The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror also features the most comprehensive yearly overview of horror around the world, lists of useful contact addresses and a fascinating necrology. It is the one book that is required reading for every fan of macabre fiction.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Horror in 2006 - essay by Stephen Jones
• Summer - (2006) - shortstory by Al Sarrantonio
• Digging Deep - (2006) - shortstory by Ramsey Campbell
• The Night Watch - (2006) - shortstory by John Gordon
• The Luxury of Harm - (2006) - shortstory by Christopher Fowler
• Sentinels - (2006) - shortstory by Mark Samuels
• The Saffron Gatherers - (2006) - shortstory by Elizabeth Hand
• What Nature Abhors - (2006) - novella by Mark Morris
• The Last Reel - (2006) - shortstory by Lynda E. Rucker
• The American Dead - (2006) - shortstory by Jay Lake
• Between the Cold Moon and the Earth - (2006) - shortstory by Peter Atkins
• Sob in the Silence - (2006) - shortstory by Gene Wolfe
• Continuity Error - (2006) - novelette by Nicholas Royle
• Dr. Prida's Dream-Plagued Patient - (2006) - shortstory by Michael Bishop
• The Ones We Leave Behind - (2006) - shortstory by Mark Chadbourn
• Mine - (2006) - shortstory by Joel Lane
• Obsequy - (2006) - novelette by David J. Schow
• Thrown - (2006) - shortstory by Don Tumasonis
• Houses Under the Sea - (2006) - novelette by Caitlín R. Kiernan
• They - (2006) - shortstory by David Morrell
• The Clockwork Horror - (2006) - shortstory by F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre
• Making Cabinets - (2006) - shortstory by Richard Christian Matheson
• Pol Pot's Beautiful Daughter (Fantasy) - (2006) - novelette by Geoff Ryman
• Devil's Smile - (2006) - novelette by Glen Hirshberg
• The Man Who Got Off the Ghost Train - (2006) - novella by Kim Newman
• Necrology: 2006 - (2007) - essay by Kim Newman and Stephen Jones
• Useful Addresses - essay by Stephen Jones

This collection features the most comprehensive yearly overview of horror around the world in all its incarnations, an impressively researched necrology, and a list of indispensable contact addresses for the dedicated reader and budding writer alike. This is the very best of new short stories and novellas by today's masters of the macabre. Contributors include such names as Neil Gaiman, Gene Wolfe, Brian Keene, Michael Marshall Smith, Ramsey Campbell, Kim Newman, Elizabeth Massie, Glen Hirshberg, Peter Atkins, and Tanith Lee. This is required reading for any fan of ghoulish fiction.

Table of Contents:

• The Things He Said - (2007) - short story by Michael Marshall Smith
• The Church on the Island - (2007) - short story by Simon Kurt Unsworth
• The Twilight Express - (2007) - short story by Christopher Fowler
• Peep - (2007) - novelette by Ramsey Campbell
• From Around Here - (2007) - novelette by Tim Pratt
• Pumpkin Night - short fiction by Gary McMahon
• The Other Village - (2007) - short story by Simon Strantzas
• 13 O'Clock - (2007) - short story by Mike O'Driscoll
• Still Water - (2007) - short story by Joel Lane
• Thumbprint - (2007) - novelette by Joe Hill
• Lancashire - (2007) - short story by Nicholas Royle
• The Admiral's House - (2007) - short story by Marc Lecard
• Man, You Gotta See This! - (2007) - short story by Tony Richards
• The Fisherman - (2007) - novella by David Sutton
• The Children of Monte Rosa - (2007) - short story by Reggie Oliver
• The Witch's Headstone - (2007) - novelette by Neil Gaiman
• Calico Black, Calico Blue - (2007) - short story by Joel Knight
• This Rich Evil Sound - (2007) - short story by Steven Erikson
• Miss Ill-Kept Runt - (2007) - short story by Glen Hirshberg
• Deadman's Road - (2007) - novelette by Joe R. Lansdale
• A Gentleman from Mexico - (2007) - short story by Mark Samuels
• Loss - (2007) - novelette by Tom Piccirilli
• Behind the Clouds: In Front of the Sun - (2007) - short fiction by Christopher Harman
• The Ape's Wife - (2007) - short story by Caitlín R. Kiernan
• Tight Wrappers - (2007) - short story by Conrad Williams
• Cold Snap - (2007) - short story by Kim Newman
• Necrology: 2007 - essay by Kim Newman and Stephen Jones

2009's best, and darkest, tales of terror, showcasing the most outstanding new short stories and novellas by contemporary masters of the macabre, including the likes of Ramsey Campbell, Neil Gaiman, Brian Keene, Tanith Lee, Elizabeth Massie, Kim Newman, Michael Marshall Smith, and Gene Wolfe. The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror also includes a comprehensive annual overview of horror around the world in all its incarnations; an impressively researched necrology; and a list of indispensable contact addresses for the dedicated horror fan and aspiring writer alike. It is required reading for every fan of macabre fiction.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Horror in 2008 - essay by Stephen Jones
• Front-Page McGuffin and the Greatest Story Never Told - (1998) - novelette by Peter Crowther
• It Runs Beneath the Surface - (2008) - short story by Simon Strantzas
• These Things We Have Always Known - (2008) - short story by Lynda E. Rucker
• Feminine Endings - (2008) - short story by Neil Gaiman
• Through the Cracks - (2008) - short story by Gary McMahon
• Falling Off the World - (2008) - short story by Tim Lebbon
• The Old Traditions Are Best - (2008) - short story by Paul Finch
• The Long Way - (2008) - novelette by Ramsey Campbell
• The Pile - (2008) - short story by Michael Bishop
• Under Fog - (2008) - short story by Tanith Lee
• Arkangel - (2008) - novelette by Christopher Fowler
• The Camping Wainwrights - (2008) - novelette by Ian R. MacLeod
• A Donkey at the Mysteries - (2008) - novelette by Reggie Oliver
• The Oram County Whoosit - (2008) - novelette by Steve Duffy
• The New York Times at Special Bargain Rates - (2008) - short story by Stephen King
• One Man in the Sudan - (2008) - novelette by Sarah Pinborough
• "Destination Nihil" by Edmund Bertrand - (2008) - short story by Mark Samuels
• The Overseer - (2008) - novella by Albert E. Cowdrey
• The Beginnings of Sorrow - (2008) - novelette by Pinckney Benedict
• The Place of Waiting - (2008) - novella by Brian Lumley
• 2:00 pm: The Real Estate Agent Arrives - (2008) - short story by Steve Rasnic Tem
• Necrology: 2008 - essay by Stephen Jones and Kim Newman
• Useful Addresses - essay by Stephen Jones

The year's best, and darkest, tales of terror, showcasing the most outstanding new short stories and novellas by both contemporary masters of the macabre and exciting newcomers.

As ever, this acclaimed anthology also offers the most comprehensive annual overview of horror around the world in all its incarnations; a comprehensive necrology of famous names; and a list of indispensable contact addresses for the dedicated horror fan and writer alike.

The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror remains the world's leading annual anthology dedicated solely to presenting the best in contemporary horror fiction.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Horror in 2009 - (2010) - essay by Stephen Jones
• The Woods - (2009) - shortstory by Michael Kelly
• Throttle - (2009) - novelette by Joe Hill and Stephen King
• Out and Back - (2009) - novelette by Barbara Roden
• Respects - (2009) - shortstory by Ramsey Campbell
• Cold to the Touch - (2009) - shortstory by Simon Strantzas
• The Game of Bear - (2009) - shortstory by M. R. James and Reggie Oliver
• Shem-el-Nessim: An Inspiration in Perfume - (2009) - shortstory by Chris Bell
• What Happens When You Wake Up in the Night - (2009) - shortstory by Michael Marshall Smith
• The Reunion - (2009) - shortstory by Nicholas Royle
• Mami Wata - (2009) - shortstory by Simon Kurt Unsworth
• Venturi - (2009) - shortstory by Richard Christian Matheson
• Party Talk - (2009) - shortstory by John Gaskin
• Two Steps Along the Road - (2009) - novelette by Terry Dowling
• The Axholme Toll - (2009) - shortstory by Mark Valentine
• Granny's Grinning - (2009) - shortstory by Robert Shearman
• In the Garden - (2009) - shortstory by Rosalie Parker
• After the Ape - (2009) - novelette by Stephen Volk
• The Nonesuch - (2009) - novella by Brian Lumley
• Princess of the Night - (2009) - shortstory by Michael Kelly
• Necrology: 2009 - (2010) - essay by Stephen Jones and Kim Newman
• Useful Addresses - (2010) - essay by Stephen Jones

The year's best, and darkest, tales of terror, showcasing the most outstanding new short stories and novellas by both contemporary masters of the macabre and exciting newcomers.

As ever, this acclaimed anthology also offers the most comprehensive annual overview of horror around the world in all its incarnations; a comprehensive necrology of famous names; and a list of indispensable contact addresses for the dedicated horror fan and writer alike.

The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror remains the world's leading annual anthology dedicated solely to presenting the best in contemporary horror fiction.

Table of Contents:

• Acknowledgments - (2010) - essay by Stephen Jones
• Introduction: Horror in 2010 - (2010) - essay by Stephen Jones
• What Will Come After - (2010) - short fiction by Scott Edelman
• Substitutions - (2010) - novelette by Michael Marshall Smith
• A Revelation of Cormorants - (2010) - short story by Mark Valentine
• Out Back - (2011) - short fiction by Garry Kilworth
• Fort Clay, Louisiana: A Tragical History - (2010) - short story by Albert E. Cowdrey
• Just Outside Our Windows, Deep Inside Our Walls - (2010) - short story by Brian Hodge
• Fallen Boys - (2010) - short story by Mark Morris
• The Lemon in the Pool - (2010) - short fiction by Simon Kurt Unsworth
• The Pier - (2010) - short fiction by Thana Niveau
• Featherweight - (2010) - novelette by Robert Shearman
• Black Country - (2010) - short story by Joel Lane
• Lavender and Lychgates - (2010) - novelette by Angela Slatter
• Christmas with the Dead - (2010) - short story by Joe R. Lansdale
• We All Fall Down - (2010) - short story by Kirstyn McDermott
• Oh I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside - (2010) - short story by Christopher Fowler
• Losenef Express - (2010) - short story by Mark Samuels
• Lesser Demons - (2010) - novelette by Norman Partridge
• Telling - (2010) - short fiction by Steve Rasnic Tem
• As Red as Red - (2010) - short story by Caitlín R. Kiernan
• With the Angels - (2010) - short story by Ramsey Campbell
• Autumn Chill - (2010) - poem by Richard L. Tierney
• City of the Dog - (2010) - novelette by John Langan
• When the Zombies Win - (2010) - short story by Karina Sumner-Smith
• Necrology: 2010 - (2010) - essay by Stephen Jones and Kim Newman

This new anthology represents the most outstanding new short stories and novellas by both contemporary masters of horror and exciting newcomers. The award-winning series offers a chilling overview of this year in horror.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Horror in 2011 - (2012) - essay by Stephen Jones
• Holding the Light - (2011) - short story by Ramsey Campbell
• Lantern Jack - (2011) - short story by Christopher Fowler
• Rag and Bone - (2011) - short story by Paul Kane
• Some Kind of Light Shines from Your Face - (2011) - short story by Gemma Files
• Midnight Flight - (2011) - short story by Joel Lane
• Trick of the Light - (2011) - short story by Tim Lebbon
• But None Shall Sing for Me - (2011) - short story by Gregory Nicoll
• About the Dark - (2011) - short story by Alison Littlewood
• The Photographer's Tale - (2011) - short story by Daniel Mills
• The Tower - (2011) - short story by Mark Samuels
• Dancing Like We're Dumb - (2011) - short story by Peter Atkins
• An Indelible Stain Upon the Sky - (2012) - short story by Simon Strantzas
• Hair - (2011) - short story by Joan Aiken
• Miri - (2011) - short story by Steve Rasnic Tem
• Corbeaux Bay - (2011) - short story by Geeta Roopnarine
• Sad, Dark Thing - (2011) - short story by Michael Marshall Smith
• Smithers and the Ghosts of the Thar - (2011) - short story by Robert Silverberg
• Quieta Non Movere - (2011) - short story by Reggie Oliver
• The Crawling Sky - (2009) - novelette by Joe R. Lansdale
• Wait - (2011) - novelette by Conrad Williams
• The Ocean Grand, North West Coast - (2011) - novelette by Simon Kurt Unsworth
• They That Have Wings - (2011) - novelette by Evangeline Walton
• White Roses, Bloody Silk - (2011) - short story by Thana Niveau
• The Music of Bengt Karlsson, Murderer - (2011) - novelette by John Ajvide Lindqvist
• Passing Through Peacehaven - (2011) - short story by Ramsey Campbell
• Holiday Home - (2011) - short story by David Buchan
• Necrology: 2011 - (2012) - essay by Stephen Jones

For nearly twenty-five years The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror has been the world's leading annual anthology dedicated solely to showcasing the best in contemporary horror fiction. Comprising the most outstanding new short fiction by both contemporary masters of horror and exciting newcomers, this multiple award-winning series also offers an overview of the year in horror, a comprehensive necrology of recent obituaries, and an indispensable directory of contact details for dedicated horror fans and writers.

The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror remains the world's leading annual anthology dedicated solely to presenting the best in contemporary horror fiction.

Table of Contents

• Introduction: Horror In 2012 - (2013) - essay by Stephen Jones
• Witch Work - (2012) - poem by Neil Gaiman
• The Discord of Being - (2012) - shortfiction by Alison Littlewood
• Necrosis - (2012) - shortstory by Dale Bailey
• The Hunt: Before, and the Aftermath - (2012) - shortfiction by Joe R. Lansdale
• The Cotswold Olimpicks - (2012) - shortfiction by Simon Kurt Unsworth
• Where the Summer Dwells - (2012) - shortstory by Lynda E. Rucker
• The Callers - (2012) - shortfiction by Ramsey Campbell
• The Curtain - (2012) - shortfiction by Thana Niveau
• The Fall of the King of Babylon - (2012) - shortfiction by Mark Valentine
• Nightside Eye - (2012) - shortfiction by Terry Dowling
• The Old and the New - (2012) - shortfiction by Helen Marshall
• Waiting at the Crossroads Motel - (2012) - shortfiction by Steve Rasnic Tem
• His Only Audience - (2012) - shortfiction by Glen Hirshberg
• Marionettes - (2012) - shortfiction by Claire Massey
• Between Four Yews - (2012) - novelette by Reggie Oliver
• Slick Black Bones and Soft Black Stars - (2012) - shortstory by Gemma Files
• The Other One - (2012) - shortstory by Evangeline Walton
• Slow Burn - (2012) - shortstory by Joel Lane
• Celebrity Frankenstein - (2012) - shortfiction by Stephen Volk
• Blue Crayon, Yellow Crayon - (2012) - shortfiction by Robert Shearman
• October Dreams - (2012) - shortfiction by Michael Kelly
• The Eyes of Water - (2012) - shortfiction by Alison Littlewood
• Necrology: 2012 - (2013) - essay by Stephen Jones and Kim Newman
• Useful Addresses (Best New Horror 24) - essay by Stephen Jones

For a quarter of a century, this multiple award-winning annual selection has showcased some of the very best, and most disturbing, short stories and novellas of horror and the supernatural. As always, this landmark volume features superior fiction from such masters of the genre and newcomers in contemporary horror as Michael Chislett; Thana Niveau; Reggie Oliver; Tanith Lee; Niel Gaiman; Robert Shearman; Simon Strantzas; Lavie Tidhar; Simon Kurt Unsworth and Halli Villegas. With an in-depth introduction covering the year in horror, a fascinating necrology and a unique contact directory, The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror remains the world's leading anthology dedicated solely to presenting the very best in modern horror.

Table of Contents

• Horror in 2013 - essay by Stephen Jones
• Who Dares Wins: Anno Dracula 1980 - short story by Kim Newman
• Click-Clack the Rattlebag - (2012) - short story by Neil Gaiman
• Dead End - (2013) - short story by Nicholas Royle
• Isaac's Room - (2013) - short story by Daniel Mills
• The Burning Circus - (2013) - short story by Angela Slatter
• Holes for Faces - (2013) - novelette by Ramsey Campbell
• By Night He Could Not See - short story by Joel Lane
• Come Into My Parlour - (2013) - short story by Reggie Oliver
• The Middle Park - (2013) - short story by Michael Chislett
• Into the Water - (2013) - short story by Simon Kurt Unsworth
• The Burned House - (2013) - short story by Lynda E. Rucker
• What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Z---- - (2013) - short story by Lavie Tidhar
• Fishfly Season - (2013) - short story by Halli Villegas
• Doll Re Mi - (2013) - novelette by Tanith Lee
• A Night's Work - short story by Clive Barker
• The Sixteenth Step - (2013) - short story by Robert Shearman
• Stemming the Tide - (2013) - short story by Simon Strantzas
• The Gist - (2013) - short story by Michael Marshall Smith
• Guinea Pig Girl - (2013) - novelette by Thana Niveau
• Miss Baltimore Crabs: Anno Dracula 1990 - novelette by Kim Newman
• Whitstable (excerpt) - novella by Stephen Volk
• Necrology (obituary) - essay by Stephen Jones and Kim Newman

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Horror in 2014
• Secondhand Magic - Helen Marshall
• The Culvert - Dale Bailey
• The Patter of Tiny Feet - Richard Gavin
• The Four Strengths of Shadow - Ron Weighill
• The Night Run - Simon Kurt Unsworth
• Home and Hearth - Angela Slatter
• Dust - Rebecca Lloyd
• Suffer Little Children - Robert Shearman
• The Night Doctor - Steve Rasnic Tem
• The Desecrator - Derek John
• The Walk - Dennis Etchison
• Dirt on Vicky - Clint Smith
• Skullpocket - Nathan Ballingrud
• Testimony of Samuel Frobisher Regarding Events Upon His Majesty's Ship Confidence, 14-22 June 1818, with Diagrams - Ian Tregillis
• At Lorn Hall - Ramsey Campbell
• Selfies - Lavie Tidhar
• Matilda of the Night - Stephen Volk
• The Collected Short Stories of Freddie Prothero Introduction by Torless Magnussen, Ph.D. - Peter Straub
• Burnt Black Suns - Simon Strantzas
• Necrology: 2014 - Stephen Jones & Kim Newman

In this latest edition of THE WORLD'S LONGEST-RUNNING ANNUAL SHOWCASE OF HORROR AND DARK FANTASY you will find CUTTING-EDGE stories by such authors as Robert Aickman, Storm Constantine, Gemma Files, Neil Gaiman, John Langan, Helen Marshall And Steve Rasnic Tem, amongst many others, along with the usual OVERVIEW OF THE YEAR IN HORROR and NECROLOGY of those who have left us.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Horror in 2015 - The Editor
• The Coffin House - Robert Aickman
• The Lake - Daniel Mills
• The Barnacle Daughter - Richard Gavin
• Exposure - Helen Marshall
• The Larder - Nicholas Royle
• The Seventh Wave - Lynda E. Rucker
• Underground Economy - John Langan
• The Drowning City - Loren Rhoads
• The Chapel of Infernal Devotion - Ron Weighell
• Alma Mater - Kate Farrell
• Hibakusha - L. P. Lee
• The Offing - Conrad Williams
• Marrowvale - Kurt Fawver
• Hairwork - Gemma Files
• Black Dog - Neil Gaiman
• In the Earth - Storm Constantine
• In the Lovecraft Museum - Steve Rasnic Tem
• Necrology: 2015 - Stephen Jones & Kim Newman

In this latest edition of THE WORLD'S LONGEST-RUNNING ANNUAL SHOWCASE OF HORROR AND DARK FANTASY you will find cutting-edge stories by such authors as Angela Slatter, Stephen Volk, Richard Christian Matheson, Dennis Etchison, Lisa Tuttle and Steve Rasnic Tem, amongst many others, along with the usual OVERVIEW OF THE YEAR IN HORROR and NECROLOGY of those who have left us.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Horror in 2016 - The Editor
• Pale Tree House - Angela Slatter
• The Light at the Centre - Maura McHugh
• En Plein Air - J.T. Glover
• India Blue - Glen Hirshberg
• Walking with the Cross - Peter Bell
• Bedtime Story - Richard Christian Matheson
• The Symphony of the Normal - Darren Speegle
• The Ballet of Dr. Caligari - Reggie Oliver
• Who is This Who is Coming? - Lynda E. Rucker
• The House That Moved Next Door - Stephen Volk
• Princess - Dennis Etchison
• A Home in the Sky - Lisa Tuttle
• On These Blackened Shores of Time - Brian Hodge
• The Enemy Within - Steve Rasnic Tem
• The Court of Midnight - Mark Samuels
• Far from Any Shore - Caitlín R. Kiernan
• The Fig Garden - Mark Valentine
• White Feathers - Alison Littlewood
• Over to You - Michael Marshall Smith
• In the Dark, Quiet Places - Kristi DeMeester
• Mare's Nest - Richard Gavin
• The Red Forest - Angela Slatter
• Necrology: 2016 - Stephen Jones & Kim Newman