Here is the best of the best horrorfrom Laird Barron, Neil Gaiman, Peter Straub, and many more!
For more than three decades, Ellen Datlow has been at the center of horror. Bringing you the most frightening and terrifying stories, Datlow always has her finger on the pulse of what horror readers crave. In this anniversary edition, Datlow brings back her favorite stories of the series' last decade in a special edition encompassing highlights from each edition of the work.
Encompassed in the pages of The Best Horror of the Year have been such illustrious writers as: Neil Gaiman, Kim Newman, Stephen King, Linda Nagat, Laird Barron, Margo Lanagan, And many others
With each passing year, science, technology, and the march of time shine light into the craggy corners of the universe, making the fears of an earlier generation seem quaint. But this light creates its own shadows. The Best Horror of the Year chronicles these shifting shadows. It is a catalog of terror, fear, and unpleasantness as articulated by today's most challenging and exciting writers. And in this anniversary edition, we share the most important stories which have been covered in the last decade of horror writing.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
IntroductionEllen Datlow
Lowland SeaSuzy McKee Charnas
Wingless BeastsLucy Taylor
The Nimble MenGlen Hirshberg
Little AmericaDan Chaon
Black and White SkyTanith Lee
The Monster MakersSteve Rasnic Tem
Stephen Graham Jones
In a Cavern, in a CanyonLaird Barron
AllochthonLivia Llewellyn
Shepherds' BusinessStephen Gallagher
Down to a Sunless SeaNeil Gaiman
The Man from the PeakAdam Golaski
In Paris, In the Mouth of KronosJohn Langan
The MoraineSimon Bestwick
At the Riding SchoolCody Goodfellow
CargoE.Michael Lewis
Tender as TeethStephanie Crawford & Duane Swierczynski
Wild AcreNathan Ballingrud
The CallersRamsey Campbell
This Stagnant Breath of ChangeBrian Hodge
Grave GoodsGemma Files
The Ballad of Ballard and SandrinePeter Straub
MajorlenaJane Jakeman
The Days of Our LivesAdam L. G. Nevill
You Can Stay All DayMira Grant
No Matter Which Way We TurnedBrian Evenson
NestersSiobhan Carroll
Better You BelieveCarole Johnstone
