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The year's best fantasy and horror: thirteenth annual collection (Year's Best Fantasy and Horror)
By Ellen Datlow, Terri Windling, James Frenkel. 2000
Following an overview of work published in the genre in 1999, this collection of thirty-seven stories, ten poems, and one…
essay offers tales of magic, romance, horror, and fantasy. Includes works by Neil Gaiman, Gene Wolfe, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Steven Millhauser. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2000The mammoth book of best new horror: v. 12 (Mammoth Books)
By Stephen B. Jones. 2001
Selection of twenty-two short stories and novellas from the year 2000, with an introductory overview of the year in horror…
fiction writing and publishing. Also includes "Necrology: 2000," which lists writers, artists, and performers contributing to the horror genre, who died in 2000. 2001The Oxford book of gothic tales
By Chris Baldick. 1992
Examples of the Gothic genre from its eighteenth-century inception. Each of the thirty-seven selections combines "a fearful sense of inheritance…
in time with a claustrophobic sense of enclosure in space." Among the most famous is The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe. Other tales range from the work of the ubiquitous "anonymous" and other American and British practitioners to a modern effort by a Chilean author. ViolenceTiny nightmares: very short tales of horror
By Lincoln Michel, Nadxieli Nieto. 2020
This collection features forty-two short stories of 1,500 words or less by a mix of literary and horror writers, including…
Brian Evenson, Samantha Hunt, Stephen Graham Jones, Hilary Leichter, Kevin Brockmeier, and more. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2020The haunting season: eight ghostly tales for long winter nights
By Bridget Collins, Andrew Michael Hurley, Natasha Pulley, Laura Purcell, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Elizabeth Macneal, Imogen Hermes Gowar, Jess Kidd. 2021
Eight master storytellers of the sinister and the macabre pen seasonal ghost stories for an original anthology. In Andrew Michael…
Hurley's "The Hanging of the Greens," a man once devoted to God cautions about good deeds during the holidays. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2021Body shocks: extreme tales of body horror
By Ellen Datlow, Ray Cluley, Pat Cadigan, Terry Dowling, Tananarive Due, Brian Evenson, Nathan Ballingrud, Simon Bestwick, Michael Blumlein, Edward Bryant. 2021
An anthology of short horror stories featuring damage or mutilation to the body, and includes parasite infestation, aliens, physical transformations,…
and more. In Seanan McGuire's "Spores," engineered food causes a fruit fungus to run amuck. Violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex. 2021The mammoth book of best new horror: v. 11 (Mammoth Books #Vol. 11)
By Stephen Jones, Stephen B. Jones. 2000
A selection of twenty-one scary stories from 1999, with two festive tales by Steve Rasnic Tem, "Halloween Street" and "Tricks…
& Treats One Night on Halloween Street." Authors in the collection include James Herbert, David J. Schow, F. Paul Wilson, and more. Violence, strong language, and descriptions of sex. 2000The mammoth book of best new horror: v. 7
By Stephen B. Jones. 1996
A selection of twenty-six creepy tales from 1995, with an introductory overview of the year in horror fiction writing and…
publishing. Authors in the collection include Jeff VanderMeer, Neil Gaiman, Paul J. McAuley, Graham Masterton, and more. Violence, strong language, and descriptions of sex. 1996Ghost stories: classic tales of horror and suspense
By Leslie S. Klinger, Lisa Morton. 2019
"The ghost story has long been a staple of world literature, but many of the genre's greatest tales have been…
forgotten, overshadowed in many cases by their authors' bestselling work in other genres. In this spine-tingling anthology, little known stories from literary titans like Charles Dickens and Edith Wharton are collected alongside overlooked works from masters of horror fiction like Edgar Allan Poe and M. R. James. Acclaimed anthologists Leslie S. Klinger The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes and Lisa Morton Ghosts: A Haunted History set these stories in historical context and trace the literary significance of ghosts in fiction over almost two hundred years--from a traditional English ballad first printed in 1724 up to the science fiction-tinged tales of the early twentieth century." -- Provided by publisherFragile things: short fictions and wonders
By Neil Gaiman. 2018
Thirty-one fantasy, gothic, and science fiction tales published between 1990 and 2006. Includes the Hugo Award-winning "A Study in Emerald"…
and "How to Talk to Girls at Parties," the basis for a 2018 film. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2006Haunted nights: a Horror Writers Association anthology (Blumhouse Bks.)
By Ellen Datlow, Lisa Morton. 2017
An anthology of sixteen previously unpublished short stories on the theme of Halloween night. Authors include Seanan McGuire, Jonathan Maberry,…
Garth Nix, Kelley Armstrong, Brian Evenson, and John Langan. Violence and strong language. 2017Out there screaming: An anthology of new black horror
By Jordan Peele. 2023
The visionary writer and director of Get Out , Us , and Nope , and founder of Monkeypaw Productions, curates…
this groundbreaking anthology of all-new stories of Black horror, exploring not only the terrors of the supernatural but the chilling reality of injustice that haunts our nation. A cop begins seeing huge, blinking eyes where the headlights of cars should be that tell him who to pull over. Two freedom riders take a bus ride that leaves them stranded on a lonely road in Alabama where several unsettling somethings await them. A young girl dives into the depths of the Earth in search of the demon that killed her parents. These are just a few of the worlds of Out There Screaming , Jordan Peele’s anthology of all-new horror stories by Black writers. Featuring an introduction by Peele and an all-star roster of beloved writers and new voices, Out There Screaming is a master class in horror, and—like his spine-chilling films—its stories prey on everything we think we know about our world . . . and redefine what it means to be afraid. Featuring stories by: Erin E. Adams, Violet Allen, Lesley Nneka Arimah, Maurice Broaddus, Chesya Burke, P. Djèlí Clark, Ezra Claytan Daniels, Tananarive Due, Nalo Hopkinson, N. K. Jemisin, Justin C. Key, L. D. Lewis, Nnedi Okorafor, Tochi Onyebuchi, Rebecca Roanhorse, Nicole D. Sconiers, Rion Amilcar Scott, Terence Taylor, and Cadwell TurnbullQueer little nightmares
By David Ly. 2023
The fiction and poetry of Queer Little Nightmares reimagines monsters old and new through a queer lens, subverting the horror…
gaze to celebrate ideas and identities canonically feared in monster lit. Throughout history, monsters have appeared in popular culture as stand-ins for the non-conforming, the marginalized of society. Pushed into the shadows as objects of fear, revulsion, and hostility, these characters have long conjured fascination and self-identification in the LGBTQ+ community, and over time, monsters have become queer icons. In Queer Little Nightmares , creatures of myth and folklore seek belonging and intimate connection, cryptids challenge their outcast status, and classic movie monsters explore the experience of coming into queerness. The characters in these stories and poems — the Minotaur camouflaged in a crowd of cosplayers, a pubescent werewolf, a Hindu revenant waiting to reunite with her lover, a tender-hearted kaiju, a lagoon creature aching for the swimmers above him, a ghost of Pride past — relish their new sparkle in the spotlight. Pushing against tropes that have historically been used to demonize, the queer creators of this collection instead ask: What does it mean to be (and to love) a monster? Contributors include Amber Dawn, David Demchuk, Hiromi Goto, jaye simpson, Eddy Boudel Tan, Matthew J. Trafford, and Kai Cheng ThomScreams from the dark: 29 tales of monsters and the monstrous
By Ellen Datlow. 2022
"|Screams From the Dark| is a chilling anthology featuring 29 all-original tales of monsters from bestselling and award-winning authors, edited…
by Ellen Datlow, one of the top editors in horror. From werewolves and vampires, to demons and aliens, the monster is one of the most recognizable figures in horror. But what makes something, or someone, monstrous? In |Screams From the Dark|, award-winning and up-and-coming authors like Stephen Graham Jones, Richard Kadrey, Cassandra Khaw, and Gemma Files attempt to answer this question. These stories run the gamut from traditional to modern, from mainstream to literary, from familiar monsters to the unknown and unimaginable. This bone-chilling collection has something to please-and spook-everyone, so lock your doors, turn off your lights, and try not to scream. Contributors include: Ian Rogers, Fran Wilde, Gemma Files, Daryl Gregory, Priya Sharma, Brian Hodge, Joyce Carol Oates, Indrapramit Das, Siobhan Carroll, Richard Kadrey, Norman Partridge, Garry Kilworth, Caitli´n R. Kiernan, Chikodili Emelumadu, Glen Hirshberg, A. C. Wise, Stephen Graham Jones, Kaaron Warren, Livia Llewellyn, Carole Johnstone, Margo Lanagan, Joe R. Lansdale, Brian Evenson, Nathan Ballingrud, Cassandra Khaw, Laird Barron, Kristi DeMeester, Jeffrey Ford, and John Langan." -- Provided by publisherShift (Shifters #05)
By Rachel Vincent. 2010
"Being the first female werecat enforcer isn't easy. Scars accumulate, but I'm stronger in so many ways. As for my…
personal life? It's complicated. Choices worth making always are. Ever since my brother's death and my father's impeachment, it's all I can do to prevent more blood from spilling. Now our Pride is under attack by a flight of vicious thunderbirds. And making peace with our new enemies may be the only way to get the best of our old foe. With the body count rising and treachery everywhere, my instincts tell me to look before I leap. But sometimes a leap of faith is the only real option." -- Provided by publisherThe Darker Sex: Tales of the Supernatural and Macabre by Victorian Women Writers
By Mike Ashley. 2009
Ghosts, precognition, suicide, and the afterlife are all themes in these thrilling stories by Britain and America's greatest Victorian women,…
proving their talent for creating dark, sensational, and horrifying tales of the supernatural. This anthology showcases some of the best and most representative work by female writers during this period, including Emily Bronte, Mary Braddon, George Eliot, and Edith Nesbit, as well as Elizabeth Gaskell, Charlotte Riddell, Louisa Baldwin, Mary Penn, Violet Quirk, and Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. Editor Mike Ashley provides valuable insight into the authors' lives. Each story still has the ability to shock, frighten, and show how Victorian women perfected and developed the Gothic genre.Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: The classic collection of eerie and fantastic Chinese stories of the supernatural (Tuttle Classics)
By Herbert A. Giles, Victoria Cass, Pu Songling. 2006
Long considered a masterpiece of the eerie and fantastic, Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio is a collection of supernatural-themed…
tales compiled from ancient Chinese folk stories by Songling Pu in the eighteenth century. These tales of ghosts, magic, vampirism, and other things bizarre and fantastic are an excellent Chinese companion to Lafcadio Hearn's well-known collections of Japanese ghost stories Kwaidan and In Ghostly Japan.Already a true classic of Chinese literature and of supernatural tales in general, this new edition of the Herbert A. Giles translation converts the work to Pinyin for the first time and includes a new foreword by Victoria Cass that properly introduces the book to both readers of Chinese literature and of hair-raising tales best read with the lights turned low on a quiet night.Some of the stories found in these pages include:The Tiger of ZhaochengThe Magic SwordMiss Lianziang, the Fox-GirlThe Quarrelsome BrothersThe Princess LilyA Rip Van WinkleThe Resuscitated CorpseTaoist MiraclesA Chinese SolomonDead Letters Anthology
By Conrad Williams. 2015
The Dead Letters Office: the final repository of the undelivered. Love missives unread, gifts unreceived, lost in postal limbo. Dead…
Letters: An Anthology features new stories from the masters of horror, fantasy and speculative fiction, each inspired by object from the Dead Letters Office. Featuring original stories by:Joanne Harris * Maria Dahvana Headley & China Miéville * Michael Marshall Smith * Lisa Tuttle * Ramsey Campbell * Pat Cadigan * Steven Hall * Alison Moore * Adam LG Nevill * Nina Allan * Christopher Fowler * Muriel Gray * Andrew Lane * Angela Slatter * Claire Dean * Nicholas Royle * Kirsten KaschockZVR Diplomacy
By Mike Dubisch, Jeff Conner. 2013
Zombies vs Robots goes international! It's the Cold War in Hell as undead flesh clashes with uncaring metal. The zombie…
apocalypse is a true global conflagration, and ZVR: Diplomacy is at the frontlines with a collection of original stories either set in Russia or the UK. On all fronts rabid braineaters battle gleeful warbots, with a beleaguered (and dwindling) mankind caught in the middle. Featuring original stories by today's leading perpetrators of zombie terror and robot rampage, namely Steven Lockley, Rio Youers, Robert Hood, Gary McMahon, Ekaterina Sedia, Simon Clark, Dale Bailey, and Simon Kurt Unsworth, ZVR: Diplomacy is a unique new chapter in the ongoing Zombie vs Robots prose program, and is fully illustrated by horror-master Michael Dubisch.Anything but Zombies: A Short Story Anthology
By Jeff Strand, Tonia Brown, Gerald Rice, Lee Moan, Faye Mccray, Jake Bible, Rebecca Besser, Montilee Stormer, Jimmy Pudge, Armand Rosamilia, Tim Curran. 2015
For decades we ve had vampires werewolves Jason Freddy and Michael And now zombies have…
gone all Hollywood Out of a need to figure out what is the next classic monster publisher and lifelong horror enthusiast Gerald Dean Rice has assembled this fresh and downright disturbing collection of short stories featuring some of the most clever and imaginative horror writers of the day including Tim Curran Jeff Strand Armand Rosamilia Rebecca Besser MontiLee Stormer Lee Moan Tonia Brown Jake Bible Faye McCray and Jimmy Pudge Inside the diverse cast of contributors introduces new breeds of monsters such as sentient sex dolls anti-zombie terrorists suicidal cultists the woman who can smell sin and more These monsters come alive within the pages and they are blow-your-mind frightening They are just what the horror world needs They are Anything but Zombies