Ellen Datlow

If the melt-down, flood, plague, the third World War, new Ice Age, Rapture, alien invasion, clamp-down, meteor, or something else entirely hit today, what would tomorrow look like? Some of the biggest names in YA and adult literature answer that very question in this short story anthology, each story exploring the lives of teen protagonists raised in catastrophe's wake--whether set in the days after the change, or decades far in the future. "New York Times "bestselling authors Gregory Maguire, Garth Nix, Susan Beth Pfeffer, Carrie Ryan, Beth Revis, and Jane Yolen are among the many popular and award-winning storytellers lending their talents to this original and spellbinding anthology. Introduction by Genevieve Valentine The Segment After the Cure by Carrie Ryan Valedictorian by N. K. Jemisin Visiting Nelson by Katherine Langrish All I Know of Freedom by Carol Emshwiller The Other Elder by Beth Revis The Great Game at the End of the World by Matthew Kressel Reunion by Susan Beth Pfeffer Blood Drive by Jeffrey Ford Reality Girl by Richard Bowes How Th’irth Wint Rong by Hapless Joey @ Homeskool.guv by Richard Bowes Rust with Wings by Steven Gould Faint Heart by Sarah Rees Brennan The Easthound by Nalo Hopkinson Gray by Jane Yolen Before by Carolyn Dunn Fake Plastic Trees by Caitlín R. Kiernan You Won’t Feel a Thing by Garth Nix The Marker by Cecil Castellucci

Nineteen erotic tales of love and aliens feature the writings of such popular authors as Harlan Ellison, Pat Murphy, Larry Niven, Connie Willis, Philip Jose+a7 Farmer, and Lewis Shiner. Reprint.

An anthology of stories dealing with vampires features eighteen tales by such science fiction and fantasy writers as Suzy McKee Charnas, David J. Schow, Robert Silverberg, and Thomas Tessier

These are not your mother's fairy tales... Did you ever wonder how the dwarves felt after Snow White ditched them for the prince? Do you sometimes wish Cinderella hadn't been so helpless and petite? Prepare to see fairy tales from a completely new angle!

These are not your mother's fairy tales... Did you ever wonder how the dwarves felt after Snow White ditched them for the prince? Do you sometimes wish Cinderella hadn't been so helpless and petite? Prepare to see fairy tales from a completely new angle!

A town is held hostage by an unholy bargain made by some of the inhabitants; a party game on Halloween brings back memories better left forgotten; one misstep changes the balance of survival during the apocalypse; a group of seemingly typical travelers are stranded in an airport; a widower’s holiday in a seaside town becomes a nightmare . . .The Best Horror of the Year showcases the previous year’s best offerings in short fiction horror. This edition includes award-winning and critically acclaimed authors Neil Gaiman, Kelley Armstrong, Stephen Graham Jones, Carmen Maria Machado, and more.For more than three decades, award-winning editor and anthologist Ellen Datlow has had her finger on the pulse of the latest and most terrifying in horror writing. Night Shade Books is proud to present the eighth volume in this annual series, a new collection of stories to keep you up at night.Table of Contents:Summation 2015 - Ellen DatlowWe Are All Monsters Here - Kelley Armstrong Universal Horror - Stephen Graham JonesSlaughtered Lamb - Tom JohnstoneIn a Cavern, In a Canyon - Laird Barron Between the Pilings - Steve Rasnic Tem Snow - Dale BaileyIndian Giver - Ray Cluley My Boy Builds Coffins - Gary McMahon The Woman in the Hill - Tamsyn Muir Underground Economy - John Langan The Rooms Are High - Reggie OliverAll the Day You’ll Have Good Luck - Kate JonezLord of the Sand - Stephen BaconWilderness - Letitia Trent Fabulous Beasts - Priya Sharma Descent - Carmen Maria MachadoHippocampus - Adam Nevill Black Dog - Neil Gaiman The 21st Century Shadow - Stephanie M. WytovichThis Stagnant Breath of Change - Brian Hodge Honorable Mentions

“Datlow’s The Best Horror of the Year series is one of the best investments you can make in short fiction. The current volume is no exception.” Adventures Fantastic 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. Now, with the tenth volume of the series, Datlow is back again to bring you the stories that will keep you up at night. Encompassed in the pages of The Best Horror of the Year have been such illustrious writers as: Neil Gaiman Kim Stanley Robinson Stephen King Linda Nagata 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.

***One of Publishers Weekly's "Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2018"*** A group of mountain climbers, caught in the dark, fight to survive their descent; in the British countryside, hundreds of magpies ascend into the sky, higher and higher, until they seem to vanish into the heavens; a professor and his student track a zombie horde in order to research zombie behavior; an all-girl riding school has sinister secrets; a town rails in vain against a curse inflicted upon it by its founders. For more than three decades, editor and anthologist Ellen Datlow, winner of multiple Hugo, Bram Stoker, and World Fantasy awards, has had her finger on the pulse of the horror genre, introducing readers to writers whose tales can unnerve, frighten, and terrify. This anniversary volume, which collects the best stories from the first ten years of her annual The Best Horror of the Year anthology series, includes fiction from award-winning and critically acclaimed authors Neil Gaiman, Livia Llewellyn, Laird Barron, Gemma Files, Stephen Graham Jones, and many more. TABLE OF CONTENTS:Introduction―Ellen DatlowLowland Sea―Suzy McKee CharnasWingless Beasts―Lucy TaylorThe Nimble Men―Glen HirshbergLittle America―Dan ChaonBlack and White Sky―Tanith LeeThe Monster Makers―Steve Rasnic TemChapter Six―Stephen Graham JonesIn a Cavern, in a Canyon―Laird BarronAllochthon―Livia LlewellynShepherds’ Business―Stephen GallagherDown to a Sunless Sea―Neil GaimanThe Man from the Peak―Adam GolaskiIn Paris, In the Mouth of Kronos―John LanganThe Moraine―Simon BestwickAt the Riding School―Cody GoodfellowCargo―E.Michael LewisTender as Teeth―Stephanie Crawford & Duane SwierczynskiWild Acre―Nathan BallingrudThe Callers―Ramsey CampbellThis Stagnant Breath of Change―Brian HodgeGrave Goods―Gemma FilesThe Ballad of Ballard and Sandrine―Peter StraubMajorlena―Jane JakemanThe Days of Our Lives―Adam L. G. NevillYou Can Stay All Day―Mira GrantNo Matter Which Way We Turned―Brian EvensonNesters―Siobhan CarrollBetter You Believe―Carole Johnstone

Birds are usually loved for their beauty and their song. They symbolize freedom, eternal life, the soul. There’s definitely a dark side to the avian. Birds of prey sometimes kill other birds (the shrike), destroy other birds’ eggs (blue jays), and even have been known to kill small animals (the kea sometimes eats live lambs). And who isn’t disgusted by birds that eat the dead—vultures awaiting their next meal as the life blood flows from the dying. One of our greatest fears is of being eaten by vultures before we’re quite dead. Is it any wonder that with so many interpretations of the avian, that the contributors herein are eager to be transformed or influenced by them? Included in Black Feathers are those obsessed by birds of one type or another. Do they want to become birds or just take on some of the “power” of birds? The presence or absence of birds portends the future. A grieving widow takes comfort in her majestic winged neighbors, who enable her to cope with a predatory relative. An isolated society of women relies on a bird to tell their fortunes. A silent young girl and her pet bird might be the only hope a detective has of tracking down a serial killer in a tourist town. A chatty parrot makes illegal deals with the dying. A troubled man lives in isolation with only one friend for company—a jackdaw. In each of these fictions, you will encounter the dark resonance between the human and avian. You see in yourself the savagery of a predator, the shrewd stalking of a hunter, and you are lured by birds that speak human language, that make beautiful music, that cypher numbers, and seem to have a moral center. You wade into this feathered nightmare, and brave the horror of death, trading your safety and sanity for that which we all seek—the promise of flight.

Hair bright as gold...Lips red as blood...Heart black as sin...Truth sharp as bone... As in their previous critically acclaimed volumes of reconsidered fairy tales, award-winning editors Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling have gathered together remarkable stories that illuminate the more sinister, sensual, and sophisticated aspects of the tales we cherished in childhood; the fables of witches and princes and lost children that we once imagined we knew. "Black Heart, Ivory Bones" showcases twenty beguiling tales for the child-that-was and the adult-that-is, penned by twenty of the most creative artists in contemporary American literature. Here dissected are the darker anatomies of the timeless, seemingly simple stories we have long loved. Here wonder and truth have serious bite. A lovelorn prince seeking his father's blessing concocts a fantastic tale of a witch, a tower, and lustrous long hair... A pair of accursed red boots punishes a beautiful dancer for her pride... A troll-killing, princess-rescuing warrior is compelled to consider events from his adversaries' point of view...In a blistering tell-all memoir, Goldilocks reveals the sordid truth about her brutal foster parent, Papa Bear... Rich, surprising, funny, erotic, and unsettling, these twenty new yarns and poems offer exceptional anew treasures--as they brilliantly reveal lusts and jealousies, foibles, hatreds and dangerous obsessions, the things that slyly lurk in the midnight interior of oft-told tales. The "Snow White, Blood Red" Collection #1. Snow White, Blood Red #2. Black Thorn, White Rose #3. Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears #4. Black Swan, White Raven #5. Silver Birch, Blood Moon #6. Black Heart, Ivory Bones

In their fourth collection of original adult fairy tales written by some of the premier names in literature today, World Fantasy Award-winning editors Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling transport readers deep into an enchanted forest with a stunning array of magical stories - bringing us the princes and ogres, charms and bewitchings, castles, cottages and secret gardens of fervent imagination. The "Snow White, Blood Red" Collection #1. Snow White, Blood Red #2. Black Thorn, White Rose #3. Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears #4. Black Swan, White Raven #5. Silver Birch, Blood Moon #6. Black Heart, Ivory Bones

Once upon a time . . . World Fantasy Award-winners Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling compiled an extraordinary anthology of adult fairy tales entitled Snow White, Blood Red. Now, once more, they return us to the realm of myth and the fantastic - with eighteen remarkable tales that remold our most cherished childhood fables into things darker and sexier, more resonant and appealing to grown-up tastes and sensibilities. Here are the wondrous works of masters who cloak the magical fictions we heard at grandma's knee in mantles of darkness and dread. Here are stories strange and miraculous, of rare and haunting beauty - from Roger Zelazny's delightful narrative of a contemporary knight's service to his godfather Death . . . to Peter Straub's blood-chilling examination of a gargantuan Cinderella and her terrible twisted "art." Between these covers Patricia C. Wrede entices and enthralls with a tale of a keep, a curse and a love stronger than death and time . . . while Storm Constantine transforms a charming and timeless fable into a decidedly horrific yarn about a conjured princess too good to be true. Once upon a time . . . the Gingerbread Man ran gleeful and free. Now he flees in terror from the baking pan to the fire. Once upon a time . . . Rampel stillskin was a heinous villain. Now he is a victim doomed to a cruel and tragic fate. Once upon a time . . . there was a childlike innocence. Now there is only the truth. "Words Like Pale Stones" by Nancy Kress "Stronger Than Time" by Patricia C. Wrede "Somnus's Fair Maid" by Ann Downer "The Frog King, or Iron Henry" by Daniel Quinn "Near-Beauty" by M.E. Beckett "Ogre" by Michael Kandel "Can't Catch Me" by Michael Cadnum "Journeybread Recipe" by Lawrence Schimel "The Brown Bear of Norway" by Isabel Cole "The Goose Girl" by Tim Wynne-Jones "Tattercoats" by Midori Snyder "Granny Rumple" by Jane Yolen "The Sawing Boys" by Howard Waldrop "Godson" by Roger Zelazny "Ashputtle" by Peter Straub "Silver and Gold" by Ellen Steiber "Sweet Bruising Skin" by Storm Constantine "The Black Swan" by Susan Wade

"These seventeen mesmerizing tales, each one creepier than the next, will delight vampire and other horror fans." —Library Journal For those who enjoy stories that frighten and tales that create disquieting chills, this anthology presents stories of vampires and other deadly, twisted creatures that may look as ordinary as anyone. These others, as portrayed in these disturbing, eerie tales by some of the finest horror writers in the field today, may not sink fangs into necks, but in a variety of different ways can just as effectively drain one's essence, suck out one's life, steal one's soul. With tales by award-winners Laird Barron, Elizabeth Bear, Kathe Koja, Margaret Lanagan, Bill Pronzini, Barbara Roden, Lisa Tuttle, Kaaron Warren, and others, Blood and Other Cravings will slake the thirst for great horror fiction in any reader. Table of Contents: “Introduction” Ellen Datlow “All You Can Do Is Breathe” Kaaron Warren “Needles” Elizabeth Bear “Baskerville's Midgets” Reggie Oliver “Blood Yesterday, Blood Tomorrow” Richard Bowes “X for Demetrious” Steve Duffy “Keeping Corky” Melanie Tem “Shelf-Life” Lisa Tuttle “Caius” Bill Pronzini and Barry N. Malzberg “Sweet Sorrow” Barbara Roden “First Breath” Nicole J. LeBoeuf “Toujours” Kathe Koja “Miri” Steve Rasnic Tem “Mrs. Jones” Carol Emshwiller “Bread and Water” Michael Cisco “Mulberry Boys” Margo Lanagan “The Third Always Beside You” John Langan “The Siphon” Laird Barron

Bestselling editor Ellen Datlow (Lovecraft's Monsters) presents body horror at its most wide-ranging and shocking best. Discover twenty-nine intricate, twisted tales of the human body, soul, and psyche, as told by storytelling legends including Carmen Maria Machado, Richard Kadrey, Seanan McGuire, Caitl�n R. Kiernan, Nathan Ballingrud, Tananarive Due, Cassandra Khaw, Christopher Fowler, and many more. The most terrifying thing that you can possibly imagine is your own body in the hands of a monster. Or worse, in the hands of another human being. In this definitive anthology of body horror selected by a World Horror Grandmaster, you'll find the unthinkable and the shocking: a couture designer preparing for an exquisitely grotesque runway show; a vengeful son seeking the parent who bred him as plasma donor; a celebrity-kink brothel that inflicts plastic surgery on sex workers; and organ-harvesting doctors who dissect a living man without anesthetic.

Howard Phillips Lovecraft’s stories shaped modern horror more than any other author’s in the last two Cthulhu , the Old Ones , Herbert Reanimator , and more terrifying nightmares emerged from the mythos of this legendary writer.   Dark Horse teams up with Hugo and Bram Stoker award-winning editor Ellen Datlow to bring you this anthology of original prose stories that are “inspired” in theme and plot by Lovecraft’s mythos. No pastiches and no stories in his style. Using variety in tone, setting, point of view, time, but no direct reference in the story to Lovecraft or his works.  Featuring work by Richard Kadrey, Brian Hodge, A. C. Wise, Siobhan Carroll, Orrin Grey, and many more, with a stunning cover by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola.

Hugo Award winning editor, and horror legend, Ellen Datlow presents a terrifying and chilling horror anthology of original short stories exploring the endless terrors of winter solstice traditions across the globe, featuring chillers by Tananarive Due, Stephen Graham Jones, Alma Katsu and many more. The winter solstice is celebrated as a time of joy around the world—yet the long nights also conjure a darker tradition of ghouls, hauntings, and visitations. This anthology of all-new stories invites you to huddle around the fire and revel in the unholy, the dangerous, the horrific aspects of a time when families and friends come together—for better and for worse. From the eerie Austrian Schnabelperchten to the skeletal Welsh Mari Lwyd, by way of ravenous golems, uncanny neighbors, and unwelcome visitors, Christmas and Other Horrors captures the heart and horror of the festive season. Because the weather outside is frightful, but the fire inside is hungry... Featuring stories by: Nadia Bulkin Terry Dowling Tananarive Due Jeffrey Ford Christopher Golden Stephen Graham Jones Glen Hirshberg Richard Kadrey Alma Katsu Cassandra Khaw John Langan Josh Malerman Nick Mamatas Garth Nix Benjamin Percy M. Rickert Kaaron Warren

Compiling the finest in frightening tales, this unique anthology offers a diverse selection of horror culled from the last 25 years. Hand selected from cutting-edge authors, each work blends subtle psychology and mischievousness with disturbingly visceral imagery. In the classic "Chattery Teeth,” Stephen King provides a tautly drawn account of a traveling salesman who unwisely picks up yet another hitchhiker, while in Peter Straub’s eerie "The Juniper Tree," a man whose nostalgia for the movies of his childhood leads to his stolen innocence. Renowned fantasy author George R. R. Martin weaves a sinister yarn about a young woman encountering a neighbor who is overly enamored with her in "The Pear-Shaped Man." Combining acclaimed masters of the macabre, such as Clive Barker, Poppy Z. Brite, and Thomas Ligotti, with bold new talents to the genre, including Kelly Link, Neil Gaiman, and Stephen King’s son, Joe Hill, this distinctive collection of stories will delight and terrify. Contents “Jacqueline Ess: Her Will and Testament” by Clive Barker “Dancing Chickens” by Edward Bryant “The Greater Festival of Masks” by Thomas Ligotti “The Pear-Shaped Man” by George R. R. Martin “The Juniper Tree” by Peter Straub “Two Minutes Forty-Five Seconds” by Dan Simmons “The Power and the Passion” by Pat Cadigan “The Phone Woman” by Joe R. Lansdale “Teratisms” by Kathe Koja “Chattery Teeth” by Stephen King “A Little Night Music” by Lucius Shepard “Calcutta, Lord of Nerves” by Poppy Z. Brite “The Erl King” by Elizabeth Hand “The Dog Park” by Dennis Etchison “Rain Falls” by Michael Marshall Smith “Refrigerator Heaven” by David J. Schow “----” by Joyce Carol Oates “Eaten (Scenes from a Moving Picture)” by Neil Gaiman “The Specialist’s Hat” by Kelly Link “The Tree is My Hat” by Gene Wolfe “Heat” by Steve Rasnic Tem “No Strings” by Ramsey Campbell “Stitch” by Terry Dowling “Dancing Men” by Glen Hirshberg “My Father’s Mask” by Joe Hill

The essential collection of beloved ghost stories, compiled by the editor who helped define the genre—including stories from award-winning, bestselling authors such as Joyce Carol Oates, Alice Hoffman, Seanan McGuire, and Paul Tremblay.Everyone loves a good ghost story, especially Ellen Datlow—the most lauded editor in short works of supernatural suspense and dark fantasy. The Saga Anthology of Ghost Stories is her definitive collection of ghost stories.These thirty stories, including all new works from New York Times bestselling authors Joyce Carol Oates, Alice Hoffman, Seanan McGuire, and Paul Tremblay, span from the traditional to the eclectic, from the mainstream to the literary, from pure fantasy to the bizarrely supernatural. Whether you’re reading alone under the covers with a flashlight, or around a campfire with a circle of friends, there’s something here to please—and spook—everyone. Table of Contents “Introduction” Ellen Datlow “Ice Cold Lemondade 25¢ Haunted House Tour: 1 Per Person” Paul Tremblay “Linger Longer” Vincent J. Masterson “Whimper Beg” Lee Thomas “The July Girls” Alison Littlewood “About the O’Dells” Pat Cadigan “A Hinterlands Haunting” Richard Kadrey “The Number of Things You Remember” M. L. Siemienowirz ”Must Be This Tall To Ride” Seanan Mcguire “The Surviving Child” Joyce Carol Oates “The Medium’s End” Ford Madox Ford “A Shade of Dusk Indrapramit Das “Icarus Rising” Richard Bowes “The Puppet Motel Gemma Files “Air Valve Semilunar Astern” Nick Mamatas “The Unwrapping” Terry Dowloing “The Upper Berth” F. Marion Crawford “A Burning Sword for Her Cradle” Aliette De Bollard “Precipice” Dale Bailey “The Shooter” M. Rickert “The Tree of Self-Knowledge” Stephen Graham Jones “The Other Woman” Alice Hoffman “The Loneliness of Not Being Haunted” Bracken Macleod “Mee-Ow” Garth Nix “Jasper Dodd’s Handbook of Spirits and Manifestations” Nathan Ballingrud “His Haunting” Brian Evenson “The Jeweled Wren” Jeffrey Ford “The Air, The Ocean, The Earth, The Deep” Siobhan Carroll “The Ghost Sequences” A.C. Wise “Deep, Fast, Green” Carole Johnstone “Natalya, Queen of the Hungry Dogs” John Langan

Winner of the Bram Stoker and Shirley Jackson "Twenty insanely inventive, hauntingly atmospheric and flat out coo coo for Cocoa Puffs stories" (Hellnotes). A World Fantasy Award nominee, "this anthology . . . is a collection of some of the most talented horror and speculative fiction authors writing today" (BuzzFeed). It includes all-new stories by Laird Barron, Pat Cadigan, Brian Evenson, Jeffrey Ford, Caítlin R. Kiernan, Garth Nix, Michael Marshall Smith, Kaaron Warren, and other masters of all things spooky and suspenseful. In tales that crisscross the boundaries of fear and imagination--from a haunted courtyard in New Orleans to a remote Arctic research station--swamp monsters, pool-cleaning robots, and cannibalistic spirits wreak chaos and terror across the pages. You'll be invited to a prom where a psycho hides inside a sparkly dress or rented tux; on a trip aboard a train to a destination that teems with ghosts; and into the darkest recesses of a human mind, the most fertile ground for the blossoming of true evil. "Datlow's 'experimental' crowdfunded horror anthology is nicely unthemed. . . . This is an excellent anthology for horror fans, with a nice range of tones and styles and some intriguing new voices." --Publishers Weekly "[Fearful Symmetries] not only goes beyond expectations, it raises the bar high above into the horror heavens. . . . A melting pot of distinct voices and styles that leave you wanting more." --Hellnotes "One of the best horror anthologies I've ever read." --Thirteen O'Clock

Bestselling horror editor Ellen Datlow (Body Shocks) returns with her most eclectic anthology. Here are twenty-one stories of extreme psychological dread from horror icons such as Joyce Carol Oates, Stephen Graham Jones, Priya Sharma, Simon Bestwick, and more. The unsettling tales explore the nature of fear as it stirs in dysfunctional families, toxic friendships, and mismatched lovers, and culminates in relentless stalkers, remorseless killers, and perpetrators of savage rituals. Your grandfather confesses his heinous crime to you alone. You try to save a young girl from sexual assault, but she’s not really a victim. Your child is sacrificed in compensation for your social misstep. You compete in a sick game to save your loved ones. Your mom is insane, your dad is dying, your brother is not your brother, and you’re stuck in the same house until one or all of you are dead. Far below the unlikeliness of the supernatural lives something worse: the depths of human depravity. We live in fear of the cruelties of respected leaders and of the despicable crimes of neighbors who seem normal. We live with anxiety about our innermost desires and the unforgivable things we might do in a moment of passion. Or, if we fail to curb our urges, we live with the terrible secrets of our unfettered resentments. In this uniquely unsettling anthology, editor Ellen Datlow has unearthed twenty-one exemplary tales of what humanity fears most: People. “Bait” by Simon Bestwick “The Pelt” by Annie Neugebauer “A Sunny Disposition” by Josh Malerman “The Donner Party” by Dale Bailey “White Noise in a White Room” by Steve Duffy “Singing My Sister Down” by Margo Lanagan “Back Seat” by Bracken MacLeod “England and Nowhere” by Tim Nickels “Endless Summer” by Stewart O’Nan “My Mother’s Ghosts” by Priya Sharma “The Wink and the Gun” by John Patrick Higgins “One of These Nights” by Livia Llewellyn “LD50” by Laird Barron “Cavity” by Theresa DeLucci “Souvenirs” by Sharon Gosling “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates “The Wrong Shark” by Ray Cluley “21 Brooklands: next to Old Western, opposite the burnt out Red Lion” by Carole Johnstone “Unkindly Girls” by Hailey Piper “A Lovely Bunch of Coconuts” by Charles Birkin “Teeth” by Stephen Graham Jones

Legendary genre editor Ellen Datlow brings together eighteen dark and terrifying original stories inspired by cinema and television. A BLUMHOUSE BOOKS HORROR ORIGINAL. From the secret reels of a notoriously cursed cinematic masterpiece to the debauched livestreams of modern movie junkies who will do anything for clicks, Final Cuts brings together new and terrifying stories inspired by the many screens we can't peel our eyes away from. Inspired by the rich golden age of the film and television industries as well as the new media present, this new anthology reveals what evils hide behind the scenes and between the frames of our favorite medium. With original stories from a diverse list of some of the best-known names in horror, Final Cuts will haunt you long after the credits roll. NEW STORIES FROM: Josh Malerman, Chris Golden, Stephen Graham Jones, Garth Nix, Laird Barron, Kelley Armstrong, John Langan, Richard Kadrey, Paul Cornell, Lisa Morton, AC Wise, Dale Bailey, Jeffrey Ford, Cassandra Khaw, Nathan Ballingrud, Gemma Files, Usman T. Malik, and Brian Hodge. Table of Contents “Das Gesicht” Dale Bailey “Drunk Physics” Kelley Armstrong “Exhalation #10” A. C. Wise “Scream Queen” Nathan Ballingrud “Family” Lisa Morton “Night of the Living” Paul Cornell “The One We Tell Bad Children” Laird Barron “Snuff in Six Scenes” Richard Kadrey “Insanity Among Penguins” Brian Hodge “From the Balcony of the Idawolf Arms” Jeffrey Ford “Lords of the Matinee” Stephen Graham Jones “A Ben Evans Film” Josh Malerman “The Face is a Mask" Christopher Golden “Folie A Deux, Or The Ticking Hourglass” Usman T. Malik “Hungry Girls” Cassandra Khaw “Cut Frame” Gemma Files “Many Mouths to Make a Meal” Garth Nix “Altered Beast, Altered Me” John Langan

Darkly thrilling, these twenty new ghost stories have all the chills and power of traditional ghost stories, but each tale is a unique retelling of an urban legend from the world over.Multiple award-winning editor Ellen Datlow and award-nominated author and editor Nick Mamatas recruited Jeffrey Ford, Ramsey Campbell, Joe R. Lansdale, Caitlin Kiernan, Catherynne M. Valente, Kit Reed, Ekaterina Sedia, and thirteen other fine writers to create stories unlike any they've written before. Tales to make readers shiver with fear, jump at noises in the night, keep the lights on. These twenty nightmares, brought together by two renowned editors of the dark fantastic, are delightful visions sure to send shivers down the spines of horror readers. Table of Contents “Introduction” Nick Mamatas “Knickerbocker Holiday” Richard Bowes “That Girl” Kaaron Warren “Akbar” Kit Reed “The Spring Heel” Steven Pixie “As Red as Red” Caitlin R. Kiernan “Tin Cans” Ekaterina Sedia “Shoebox Train Wreck” John Mantooth “Fifteen Panels Depicting the Sadness of the Baku and the Jotai” Catherynne M. Valente “La Llorona” Carolyn Turgeon “Face Like a Monkey” Carrie Laben “Down Atsion Road” Jeffrey Ford “Return to Mariabronn” Gary A. Braunbeck “Following Double-Face Woman” Erzebet YellowBoy “Oaks Park” M. K. Hobson “For Those in Peril on the Sea” Stephen Dedman “The Foxes” Lily Hoang “The Redfield Girls” Laird Barron “Between Heaven and Hull” Pat Cadigan “Chucky Comes to Liverpool” Ramsey Campbell “The Folding Man” Joe R. Lansdale

Sixteen never-before-published chilling tales that explore every aspect of our darkest holiday, Halloween, co-edited by Ellen Datlow, one of the most successful and respected genre editors, and Lisa Morton, a leading authority on Halloween. In addition to stories about scheming jack-o'-lanterns, vengeful ghosts, otherworldly changelings, disturbingly realistic haunted attractions, masks that cover terrifying faces, murderous urban legends, parties gone bad, cult Halloween movies, and trick or treating in the future, Haunted Nights also offers terrifying and mind-bending explorations of related holidays like All Souls' Day, Dia de los Muertos, and Devil's Night. “With Graveyard Weeds and Wolfbane Seeds” by Seanan McGuire “Dirtmouth” by Stephen Graham Jones “A Small Taste of the Old Countr” by Jonathan Maberry “Wick’s End” by Joanna Parypinski “The Seventeen Year Itch” by Garth Nix “A Flicker of Light on Devil’s Night” by Kate Jonez “Witch-Hazel” by Jeffrey Ford“Nos Galen Gaeaf” by Kelley Armstrong “We’re Never Inviting Amber Again” by S. P. Miskowski “Sisters” by Brian Evenson “All Through the Night” by Elise Forier Edie “A Kingdom of Sugar Skulls and Marigolds” by Eric J. Guignard “The Turn” by Paul Kane“Jack” by Pat Cadigan “Lost in the Dark” by John Langan “The First Lunar Halloween” by John R. Little

Sixteen never-before-published chilling tales that explore every aspect of our darkest holiday, Halloween, co-edited by Ellen Datlow, one of the most successful and respected genre editors, and Lisa Morton, a leading authority on Halloween. In addition to stories about scheming jack-o'-lanterns, vengeful ghosts, otherworldly changelings, disturbingly realistic haunted attractions, masks that cover terrifying faces, murderous urban legends, parties gone bad, cult Halloween movies, and trick or treating in the future, Haunted Nights also offers terrifying and mind-bending explorations of related holidays like All Souls' Day, Dia de los Muertos, and Devil's Night. “With Graveyard Weeds and Wolfbane Seeds” by Seanan McGuire “Dirtmouth” by Stephen Graham Jones “A Small Taste of the Old Countr” by Jonathan Maberry “Wick’s End” by Joanna Parypinski “The Seventeen Year Itch” by Garth Nix “A Flicker of Light on Devil’s Night” by Kate Jonez “Witch-Hazel” by Jeffrey Ford“Nos Galen Gaeaf” by Kelley Armstrong “We’re Never Inviting Amber Again” by S. P. Miskowski “Sisters” by Brian Evenson “All Through the Night” by Elise Forier Edie “A Kingdom of Sugar Skulls and Marigolds” by Eric J. Guignard “The Turn” by Paul Kane“Jack” by Pat Cadigan “Lost in the Dark” by John Langan “The First Lunar Halloween” by John R. Little

Ghosts are everywhere. They wait for you in the backseat of your car, lurk under the pile of laundry in your closet, and star in your waking nightmares. You are haunted. This fiendish anthology drags you into the twisted minds of modern literary masters at their wickedly thrilling best. Joyce Carol Oates, Neil Gaiman, Peter Straub, David Morrell, Connie Willis, and other visionary storytellers fill this rich collection of tales lyrical and strange, monstrous and exhilarating, horrific and transformative... • A sweetly vengeful voice on the radio calls a young soldier out to join a phantom patrol. • A hotel maid who threw her newborn child from a fourth-story window lingers in an interminable state. • An intern in a paranormal research facility delves deeply into the unexplained deaths of two staff members. • A serial killer plans his ultimate artistic achievement: the unveiling of an extremely special instrument in a very private concert. At once familiar and shocking, these riveting stories will haunt you long after you put down your book and turn out the light. Table of Contents “Anna” by F. Paul Wilson “Cargo” by E. Michael Lewis “Eenie, Meenie, Ipsateenie” by Pat Cadigan “Hunger: A Confession” by Dale Bailey “Delta Sly Honey” by Lucius Shepard “Nothing Will Hurt You” by David Morell “The Ammonite Violin (Murder Ballad #4)” by Caitlín R. Kiernan “Haunted” by Joyce Carol Oates “The Have-Nots” by Elizabeth Hand “Closing Time” by Neil Gaiman “Mr. Fiddlehead” by Jonathan Carroll “The Fooly” by Terry Dowling “The Wall” by Paul Walther “The Pennine Tower Restaurant” by Simon Kurt Unsworth “Distress Call” by Connie Willis “The Horn” by Stephen Gallagher “Everybody Goes” by Michael Marshall Smith “Transfigured Night” by Richard Bowes “Hula Ville” by James P. Blaylock “The Bedroom Light” by Jeffrey Ford “Spectral Evidence” by Gemma Files “Where Angels Come In” by Adam L. G. Nevill “Two Houses” by Kelly Link

This deliciously creepy and loving tribute to the master of modern horror features riveting illustrated stories of his wicked progeny. In the century since the master of horror, H. P. Lovecraft, published his first story, the monstrosities that crawled out of his brain have become legend: the massive, tentacled Cthulhu, who lurks beneath the sea waiting for his moment to rise; the demon Sultan Azathoth, who lies babbling at the center of the universe, mad beyond imagining; the Deep Ones, who come to shore to breed with mortal men; and the unspeakably-evil Hastur, whose very name brings death. These creatures have been the nightmarish fuel for generations of horror writers, and the inspiration for some of their greatest works. This impressive anthology celebrates Lovecraft's most famous beasts in all their grotesque glory, with each story a gripping new take on a classic mythos creature and affectionately accompanied by an illuminating illustration. Within these accursed pages something unnatural slouches from the sea into an all-night diner to meet the foolish young woman waiting for him, while the Hounds of Tindalos struggle to survive trapped in human bodies, haunting pool halls for men they can lure into the dark. Strange, haunting, and undeniably monstrous, this is Lovecraft as you have never seen him before. Table of Contents “Only the End of the World Again” by Neil Gaiman “The Bleeding Shadow” by Joe R. Lansdale “Love is Forbidden, We Croak & Howl” by Caitlín R. Kiernan “Bulldozer” by Laird Barron “A Quarter to Three” by Kim Newman “Inelastic Collisions” by Elizabeth Bear “That of Which We Speak When We Speak of the Unspeakable” by Nick Mamatas “Red Goat Black Goat” by Nadia Bulkin “Jar of Salts” and “Haruspicy” by Gemma Files “Black is the Pit From Pole to Pole” by Howard Waldrop and Steven Utley “I've Come to Speak with You Again” by Karl Edward Wagner “The Sect of the Idiot” by Thomas Ligotti “The Dappled Things” by William Browning Spencer “The Same Deep Waters as You” by Brian Hodge “Remnants” by Fred Chappell “Waiting at the Cross Roads” by Steve Rasnic Tem “Children of the Fang” by John Langan

The stories are legendary, the characters unforgettable, the world horrible and disturbing. Howard Phillips Lovecraft may have been a writer for only a short time, but the creations he left behind after his death in 1937 have shaped modern horror more than any other author in the last two centuries: the shambling god Cthulhu, and the other deities of the Elder Things, the Outer Gods, and the Great Old Ones, and Herbert West, Reanimator, a doctor who unlocked the secrets of life and death at a terrible cost. In Lovecraft Unbound, more than twenty of today’s most prominent writers of literature and dark fantasy tell stories set in or inspired by the works of H. P. Lovecraft. “Introduction (Lovecraft Unbound)” Ellen Datlow “The Crevasse” Dale Bailey and Nathan Ballingrud “The Office of Doom” [Dust Devil]” Richard Bowes “Sincerely, Petrified” Anna Tambour “The Din of Celestial Birds” (1997)” Brian Evenson “The Tenderness of Jackals” Amanda Downum “Sight Unseen” Joel Lane “Cold Water Survival” Holly Phillips “Come Lurk With Me and Be My Love” William Browning Spencer “Houses Under the Sea” (2006)” Caitlín R. Kiernan “Machines of Concrete Light and Dark” Michael Cisco “Leng” Marc Laidlaw “In the Black Mill” (1997)” Michael Chabon “One Day, Soon” Lavie Tidhar “Commencement” (2001)” Joyce Carol Oates “Vernon, Driving” Simon Kurt Unsworth “Recruiter” Michael Shea “Marya Nox” Gemma Files “Mongoose” [Boojum]” Elizabeth Bear and Sarah Monette “Catch Hell” Laird Barron “That of Which We Speak When We Speak of the Unspeakable” Nick Mamatas

From master anthologist Ellen Datlow comes an all-original of weird tales inspired by the strangeness of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There. Between the hallucinogenic, weird, imaginative wordplay and the brilliant mathematical puzzles and social satire, Alice has been read, enjoyed, and savored by every generation since its publication. Datlow asked eighteen of the most brilliant and acclaimed writers working today to dream up stories inspired by all the strange events and surreal characters found in Wonderland. Featuring stories and poems from Seanan McGuire, Catherynne M. Valente, Delia Sherman, Genevieve Valentine, Priya Sharma, Stephen Graham Jones, Richard Bowes, Jeffrey Ford, Angela Slatter, Andy Duncan, C.S.E. Cooney, Matthew Kressel, Kris Dikeman, Jane Yolen, Kaaron Warren, Ysbeau Wilce, and Katherine Vaz. Table of Contents: “Gentle Alice” Kris Dikeman “My Own Invention” Delia Sherman “Lily-White & the Thief of Lesser Night” C. S. E. Cooney “Conjoined” Jane Yolen “Mercury” Priya Sharma “Some Kind of Wonderland” Richard Bowes “Alis” Stephen Graham Jones “All the King’s Men” Jeffrey Ford “Run, Rabbit” Angela Slatter “In Memory of a Summer’s Day” Matthew Kressel “Sentence Like a Saturday” Scanan McGuire “Worrity, Worrity” Andy Duncan “Eating the Alice Cake” Kaaron Warren “The Queen of Hats” Ysabeau S. Wilce “A Comfort, One Way” Genevieve Valentine “The Flame After the Candle” Catherynne M. Valente “Moon, and Memory, and Muchness” Katherine Vaz “Run, Rabbit, Run” Jane Yolen

In this thrilling collection of original stories, some of today’s hottest paranormal authors delight, thrill, and captivate readers with otherworldly tales of magic and mischief. In Jim Butcher’s ”Curses”, Harry Dresden investigates how to lift a curse laid by the Fair Folk on the Chicago Cubs. In Patricia Briggs’ “Fairy Gifts,”, a vampire is called home by magic to save the Fae who freed him from a dark curse. In Melissa Marr’s “Guns for the Dead”, the newly dead Frankie Lee seeks a job in the afterlife on the wrong side of the law. In Holly Black’s “Noble Rot”, a dying rock star discovers that the young woman who brings him food every day has some strange appetites of her own.Featuring original stories from 20 authors, this dark, captivating, fabulous, and fantastical collection is not to be missed! Contents: Curses / by Jim Butcher -- How the pooka came to New York City / by Delia Sherman -- On the slide / by Richard Bowes -- The Duke of Riverside / by Ellen Kushner -- Oblivion by Calvin Klein / by Christopher Fowler -- Fairy gifts / by Patricia Briggs -- Picking up the pieces / by Pat Cadigan -- Underbridge / by Peter S. Beagle -- Priced to sell / by Naomi Novik -- The bricks of Gelecek / by Matthew Kressel -- Weston walks / by Kit Reed -- The projected girl/ by Lavie Tidhar -- The way station / by Nathan Ballingrud -- Guns for the dead / by Melissa Marr -- And go like this / by John Crowley -- Noble rot / by Holly Black -- Daddy longlegs of the evening / by Jeffrey Ford -- The skinny girl / by Lucius Shepard -- The Colliers' Venus (1893) / by Caitlín R. Kiernan -- King pole, gallows pole, bottle tree / by Elizabeth Bear.

From horror’s most acclaimed editor comes the most groundbreaking horror of the new millennium. In Nightmares, editor extraordinaire Ellen Datlow has skillfully reprised her classic anthology Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror.In these twenty-four chilling tales, you will find iconic authors—including Richard Kadrey, Garth Nix, Caitlín R. Kiernan, and Gene Wolfe—reminding us that evil will simply not go away. Two inexperienced thieves discover a residence that makes Home Alone seem like a playground romp. Concerned parents struggle with morality while their cruel child courts fairy revenge. The Ash Mouth Man might be just a legend to girls who wish to waste away—but is he worth just one kiss?

The companion volume to the provocative Alien Sex anthology, Off Limits pushes boundaries with twenty stimulating tales of otherworldly encountersThis second volume of the Alien Sex anthology series brings together authors Neil Gaiman, Robert Silverberg, Samuel R. Delany, Joyce Carol Oates, Elizabeth Hand, and many others to explore the mysteries of sex, alien and human alike. From an alien spy who falls in love with one of the earthlings he's monitoring, to a woman whose souvenir dream-catcher calls to her bedroom more than she bargained for, to a genetically engineered sex object aboard a space station, these thought-provoking tales of alien sex open up new worlds for fantastical exploration. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Ellen Datlow, including rare photos from the editor's personal collection.

“Gaslamp Fantasy,” or historical fantasy set in a magical version of the nineteenth century, has long been popular with readers and writers alike. A number of wonderful fantasy novels, including Stardust by Neil Gaiman, Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke, and The Prestige by Christopher Priest, owe their inspiration to works by nineteenth-century writers ranging from Jane Austen, the Brontës, and George Meredith to Charles Dickens, Anthony Trollope, and William Morris. And, of course, the entire steampunk genre and subculture owes more than a little to literature inspired by this period. Queen Victoria’s Book of Spells is an anthology for everyone who loves these works of neo-Victorian fiction, and wishes to explore the wide variety of ways that modern fantasists are using nineteenth-century settings, characters, and themes. These approaches stretch from steampunk fiction to the Austen-and-Trollope inspired works that some critics call Fantasy of Manners, all of which fit under the larger umbrella of Gaslamp Fantasy. The result is eighteen stories by experts from the fantasy, horror, mainstream, and young adult fields, including both bestselling writers and exciting new talents such as Elizabeth Bear, James Blaylock, Jeffrey Ford, Ellen Kushner, Tanith Lee, Gregory Maguire, Delia Sherman, and Catherynne M. Valente, who present a bewitching vision of a nineteenth century invested (or cursed!) with magic. The Line-up: “Queen Victoria’s Book of Spells” by Delia Sherman “The Fairy Enterprise” by Jeffrey Ford “From the Catalogue of the Pavilion of the Uncanny and Marvelous, Scheduled for Premiere at the Great Exhibition (Before the Fire)” by Genevieve Valentine “The Memory Book” by Maureen McHugh “La Reine D’Enfer” by Kathe Koja “Briar Rose” by Elizabeth Wein “The Governess” by Elizabeth Bear “Smithfield” by James P. Blaylock “The Unwanted Women of Surrey” by Kaaron Warren “Charged” by Leanna Renee Hieber “Mr. Splitfoot” by Dale Bailey “Phosphorus” by Veronica Schanoes “We Without Us Were Shadows” by Catherynne M. Valente “The Vital Importance of the Superficial” by Ellen Kushner and Caroline Stevermer “The Jewel in the Toad Queen’s Crown” by Jane Yolen “A Few Twigs He Left Behind” by Gregory Maguire “Their Monstrous Minds” by Tanith Lee “Estella Saves the Village” by Theodora Goss

""Once upon a time ..." So begin the classic fairy tales that enthralled and terrified us as children. Now, in their third critically acclaimed collection of original fairy tales for adults, World Fantasy Award-winning editors Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling bring us twenty-one new stories by some of the top names in literature today. Joyce Carol Oates, Gahan Wilson, Gene Wolfe, Tanith Lee, Neil Gaiman -- these are but a few of the accomplished literary sorcerers who have gathered here to remold our timeless myths into more sensuous and disturbing forms. Like the fabled ruby slippers, there is powerful magic here. Rich witches in trendy resorts cast evil spells ... beautiful princesses age and wither in sleeping worlds ... terrible beasts reside beneath flawless skin. Dark, disturbing, delightful, each story was written expressly for this superb collection of distinctly grown-up fantasy -- a brilliant companion volume to Datlow and Windling's acclaimed anthologies, "Snow White, Blood Red and "Black Thorn, White Rose. The "Snow White, Blood Red" Collection #1. Snow White, Blood Red #2. Black Thorn, White Rose #3. Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears #4. Black Swan, White Raven #5. Silver Birch, Blood Moon #6. Black Heart, Ivory Bones

A bone-chilling anthology from legendary horror editor, Ellen Datlow, Screams from the Dark contains twenty-nine all-original tales about monsters.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?Award-winning and up-and-coming authors like Richard Kadrey, Cassandra Khaw, Indrapramit Das, Priya Sharma, and more attempt to answer this question. These all-new stories range from traditional to modern, from mainstream to literary, from familiar monsters to the unknown … and unimaginable.This chilling collection has something to please—and terrify—everyone, so lock your doors, hide under your covers, 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, Caitlín 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. Table of Contents “Introduction” by Ellen Datlow “You Have What I Need” by Ian Rogers “The Midway by” Fran Wilde “Wet Red Grin” by Gemma Files “The Virgin Jimmy Peck” by Daryl Gregory “The Ghost of a Flea” by Priya Sharma “The Atrocity Exhibitionists” by Brian Hodge “’The Father of Modern Gynecology’: J. Marion Syins, M.D. (1813-1883)” by Joyce Carol Oates “Here Comes Your Man” by Indrapramit Das “Siolaigh” by Siobhan Carroll “What Is Love But the Quiet Moments After Dinner?” by Richard Kadrey “The Island” by Norman Partridge “Flaming Teeth” by Garry Kilworth “Strandling” by Caitlín R. Kiernan “The Special One” by Chikọdili Emelumadu “Devil” by Glen Hirshberg “Crick Crack Rattle Tap” by A. C. Wise “Children of the Night” by Stephen Graham Jones “The Smell of Waiting” by Kaaron Warren “Now Voyager” by Livia Llewellyn “The Last Drop” by Carole Johnstone “Three Mothers Mountain” by Nathan Ballingrud “Widow-Light” by Margo Lanagan “Sweet Potato” by Joe R. Lansdale “Knock, Knock” by Brian Evenson “What Is Meat with No God?” by Cassandra Khaw “Bitten by Himself” by Laird Barron “Burial” by Kristi DeMeester “Beautiful Dreamer” by Jeffrey Ford “Blodsuger” by John Langan

The four previous volumes in Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling's anthology series of fairly tales retold with a distinctively modern edge have been hailded by reviewers as "brilliant," "provocative," and "disturbing." In this triumphant new collection of original fiction, twenty-one of today's leading writers spin the cherished fables of childhood into glittering gold--offering magical tales for adults, as seductive as they are sophisticated.A jealous prince plots the destruction of his hated brother's wedding by inventing a "magic" suit of clothing visible only to the pure at heart...A young girl's strange fairy tale obsession results in a brutal murder... An embittered mother cares for her dying son who is trapped in a thicket that guards a sleeping beauty... In a bleak and desolate industrial wasteland, a group of violent outcasts lays the tattered myths of one Millenium to rest, and gives terrifying birth to those of the next. Erotic, compelling, witty, and altogether extraordinary, these stories lay bare our innermost demons and desires--imaginatively transforming our youthful fantasies into things darker, slyer, and more delightfully subversive. The "Snow White, Blood Red" Collection #1. Snow White, Blood Red #2. Black Thorn, White Rose #3. Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears #4. Black Swan, White Raven #5. Silver Birch, Blood Moon #6. Black Heart, Ivory Bones

Once upon a time, fairy tales were for children... But no longer. You hold in your hands a volume of wonders -- magical tales of trolls and ogres, of bewitched princesses and kingdoms accursed, penned by some of the most acclaimed fantasists of our day. But these are not bedtime stories designed to usher an innocent child gently into a realm of dreams. These are stories that bite -- lush and erotic, often dark and disturbing mystical journeys through a phantasmagoric landscape of distinctly adult sensibilities... where there is no such thing as "happily ever after." The "Snow White, Blood Red" Collection #1. Snow White, Blood Red #2. Black Thorn, White Rose #3. Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears #4. Black Swan, White Raven #5. Silver Birch, Blood Moon #6. Black Heart, Ivory Bones

A collection of some of the best original short fiction published on Tor.com in 2014. Includes stories by Charlie Jane Anders, Dale Bailey, Kelly Barnhill, Richard Bowes, Marie Brennan, Adam Christopher, John Chu, A. M. Dellamonica, Ruthanna Emrys, Max Gladstone, Kathleen Ann Goonan, Nicola Griffith, Maria Dahvana Headley, Pasi Ilmari Jaskääläinen, Yoon Ha Lee, Ken Liu, Seanan Mcguire, Daniel José Older, Mary Rickert, John Scalzi, Veronica Schanoes, Genevieve Valentine, Jo Walton, Kai Ashante Wilson, Ray Wood, and Isabel Yap.

A collection of some of the best original science fiction and fantasy short fiction published on Tor.com in 2016. Includes stories by Charlie Jane Anders, Nina Allan, Tara Isabella Burton, Monica Byrne, Rebecca Campbell, P. Djèlí Clark, Indrapramit Das, Alix E. Harrow, N. K. Jemisin, Margaret Killjoy, Cixin Liu, Melissa Marr, David Nickle, Laurie Penny, Daniel Polansky, Lettie Prell, Delia Sherman, Angela Slatter, Caighlan Smith, Lavie Tidhar, Rajnar Vajra, Genevieve Valentine, Carrie Vaughn, and Alyssa Wong.

A hit man who kills with coincidence... A detective caught in a war between two worlds... A man whose terrible appetites hide an even darker secret…Dark Horse once again teams up with Hugo and Bram Stoker award-winning editor Ellen Datlow (Lovecraft Unbound) to bring you this masterful marriage of the darkness without and the darkness within. Supernatural Noir is an anthology of original tales of the dark fantastic from twenty modern masters of suspense, including Brian Evenson, Joe R. Lansdale, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Nick Mamatas, Gregory Frost, Jeffrey Ford, and many more. Table of Contents “Introduction” by Ellen Datlow “The Dingus” Gregory Frost “The Getaway” Paul G. Tremblay “Mortal Bait” Richard Bowers “Little Shit” Melanie Tem “Ditch Witch” Lucious Shepard “The Last Triangle” Jeffrey Ford “The Carrion Gods in Their Heaven” Laid Barron “The Romance” Elizabeth Bear “Dead Sister” Joe R. Lansdale “Comfortable in Her Skin” Lee Thomas “But for Scars” Tom Piccirilli “The Blisters on My Feet” Nate Southard “The Absent Eye” Brian Evenson “The Maltese Unicorn” Caitlín R. Kiernan “Dreamer of the Day” Nick Mamatas “In Paris, In the Mouth of Kronos” John Langan

Featuring contributions from such noted authors as Neil Gaiman, Tanith Lee, Christopher Rowe, and Jane Yolen, an extraordinary volume contains a vast array of unique stories drawn from classic fairy tales, including Sleeping Beauty, Arabian Nights, and Little Red Riding Hood. Reprint.

The first bite is only the beginning. Twenty of today's favorite writers explore the intersections between the living, dead, and undead. Their vampire tales range from romantic to chilling to gleeful—and touch on nearly every emotion in between. Neil Gaiman's vampire-poet in "Bloody Sunrise" is brooding, remorseful, and lonely. Melissa Marr's vampires make a high-stakes game of possession and seduction in "Transition." And in "Why Light?" Tanith Lee's lovelorn vampires yearn most of all for the one thing they cannot have—daylight. Drawn from folk traditions around the world, popular culture, and original interpretations, the vampires in this collection are enticingly diverse. But reader The one thing they have in common is their desire for blood. . . .

What do werewolves, vampires, and the Little Mermaid have in common? They are all shapechangers. In The Beastly Bride , acclaimed editors Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling bring together original stories and poems from a stellar lineup of authors including Peter S. Beagle, Ellen Kushner, Jane Yolen, Lucius Shepard, and Tanith Lee, as well as many new, diverse voices. Terri Windling provides a scholarly, yet accessible introduction, and Charles Vess?s decorations open each story. From Finland to India, the Pacific Northwest to the Hamptons, shapechangers are part of our magical landscape?and The Beastly Bride is sure to be one of the most acclaimed anthologies of the year.

A doctor makes a late-night emergency call to an exclusive California riding school; a professor inherits a mysterious vase... and a strange little man; a struggling youth discovers canine horrors lurking beneath the streets of Albany; a sheriff ruthlessly deals with monstrosities plaguing his rural town; a pair of animal researchers makes a frightening discovery at a remote site; a sweet little girl entertains herself... by torturing faeries; a group of horror aficionados attempts to track down an unfinished film by a reclusive cult director; a man spends a chill night standing watch over his uncle's body; a girl looks to understand her place in a world in which zombies have overrun the earth; a murderous pack of nuns stalks a pair of Halloween revelers...What frightens us, what unnerves us? What causes that delicious shiver of fear to travel the lengths of our spines? It seems the answer changes every year. Every year the bar is raised; the screw is tightened. Ellen Datlow knows what scares us; the seventeen stories included in this anthology were chosen from magazines, webzines, anthologies, literary journals, and single author collections to represent the best horror of the year.Legendary editor Ellen Datlow (Lovecraft Unbound, Tails of Wonder and Imagination), winner of multiple Hugo, Bram Stoker, and World Fantasy awards, joins Night Shade Books in presenting The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Three.

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. Now, with the tenth volume of the series, Datlow is back again to bring you the stories that will keep you up at night.Encompassed in the pages of The Best Horror of the Year have been such illustrious writers as: Neil GaimanKim Stanley RobinsonStephen KingLinda NagataLaird BarronMargo LanaganAnd many othersWith 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.

Darkness, both literal and psychological, holds its own unique fascination. Despite our fears, or perhaps because of them, readers have always been drawn to tales of death, terror, madness, and the supernatural, and no more so than today when a wildly imaginative new generation of dark dreamers is carrying on in the tradition of Poe and Lovecraft and King, crafting exquisitely disturbing literary nightmares that gaze without flinching into the abyss—and linger in the mind long after. Multiple award-winning editor Ellen Datlow knows the darkest corners of fiction and poetry better than most. Once again, she has braved the haunted landscape of modern horror to seek out the most chilling new works by both legendary masters of the genre and fresh young talents. Here are twisted hungers and obsessions, human and otherwise, along with an unsettling variety of spine-tingling fears and fantasies. The cutting edge of horror has never cut deeper than in this comprehensive showcase of the very best the field has to offer. Enter at your own risk.

The first three volumes of The Best Horror of the Year have been widely praised for their quality, variety, and comprehensiveness.With tales from Laird Barron, Stephen King, John Langan, Peter Straub, and many others, and featuring Datlow’s comprehensive overview of the year in horror, now, more than ever, The Best Horror of the Year provides the petrifying horror fiction readers have come to expect—and enjoy. The Little Green God of Agony - Stephen King Stay - Leah Bobet The Moraine - Simon Bestwick Blackwood's Baby - Laird Barron Looker - David Nickle The Show - Priya Sharma Mulberry Boys - Margo Lanagan Roots and All - Brian Hodge Final Girl Theory - A. C. Wise Omphalos - Livia Llewellyn Dermot - Simon Bestwick Black Feathers - Alison J. Littlewood Final Verse - Chet Williamson In the Absence of Murdock - Terry Lamsley You Become the Neighborhood - Glen Hirshberg In Paris, In the Mouth of Kronos - John Langan Little Pig - Anna Taborska The Ballad of Ballard and Sandrine - Peter Straub

An Air Force Loadmaster is menaced by strange sounds within his cargo; a man is asked to track down a childhood friend... who died years earlier; doomed pioneers forge a path westward as a young mother discovers her true nature; an alcoholic strikes a dangerous bargain with a gregarious stranger; urban explorers delve into a ruined book depository, finding more than they anticipated; residents of a rural Wisconsin town defend against a legendary monster; a woman wracked by survivor's guilt is haunted by the ghosts of a tragic crash; a detective strives to solve the mystery of a dismembered girl; an orphan returns to a wicked witch's candy house; a group of smugglers find themselves buried to the necks in sand; an unanticipated guest brings doom to a high-class party; a teacher attempts to lead his students to safety as the world comes to an end around them... What frightens us, what unnerves us? What causes that delicious shiver of fear to travel the lengths of our spines? It seems the answer changes every year. Every year the bar is raised; the screw is tightened. Ellen Datlow knows what scares us; the twenty-one stories and poems included in this anthology were chosen from magazines, webzines, anthologies, literary journals, and single author collections to represent the best horror of the year. Legendary editor Ellen Datlow (Poe: New Tales Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe), winner of multiple Hugo, Bram Stoker, and World Fantasy awards, joins Night Shade Books in presenting The Best Horror of the Year, Volume One. Table of Contents: “Summation 2008” Ellen Datlow “Cargo” E. Michael Lewis “If Angels Fight” Richard Bowes “The Clay Party” Steve Duffy “Penguins of the Apocalypse” William Browning Spencer “Esmeralda” Glen Hirshberg “The Hodag” Trent Hergenrader “Very Low-Flying Aircraft” Nicholas Royle “When the Gentlemen Go” Margaret Ronald “The Lagerstatte” Laird Barron “Harry and the Monkey” Euan Harvey “Dress Circle” Miranda Siemienowicz “The Rising River” Daniel Kaysen “Sweeney among the Straight Razors” JoSelle Vanderhooft “Loup-garou” R. B. Russell “Girl in Pieces” Graham Edwards “It Washed Up” Joe R. Lansdale “The Thirteenth Hell” Mike Allen “The Goosle” Margo Lanagan “Beach Head” Daniel LeMoal “The Man from the Peak” Adam Golaski “The Narrows” Simon Bestwick

“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.”—H. P. LovecraftThis statement was true when H. P. Lovecraft first wrote it at the beginning of the twentieth century, and it remains true at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The only thing that has changed is what is unknown.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, edited by Ellen Datlow, chronicles these shifting shadows. It is a catalog of terror, fear, and unpleasantness, as articulated by today’s most challenging and exciting writers.The best horror writers of today do the same thing that horror writers of a hundred years ago did. They tell good stories—stories that scare us. And when these writers tell really good stories that really scare us, Ellen Datlow notices. She’s been noticing for more than a quarter century. For twenty-one years, she coedited The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror, and for the last six years, she’s edited this series. In addition to this monumental cataloging of the best, she has edited hundreds of other horror anthologies and won numerous awards, including the Hugo, Bram Stoker, and World Fantasy awards.More than any other editor or critic, Ellen Datlow has charted the shadowy abyss of horror fiction. Join her on this journey into the dark parts of the human heart . . . either for the first time . . . or once again.Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors.

For more than four 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. Now, with the sixteenth volume of the series, Datlow is back again to bring you the stories that will keep you up at night. Encompassed in the pages of The Best Horror of the Year have been such illustrious writers as: Neil Gaiman, Stephen King, Stephen Graham Jones, Joyce Carol Oates, Laird Barron, Mira Grant, and many others.

Celebrities take refuge in a white-walled mansion as plague and fever sweep into Cannes; a killer finds that the living dead have no appetite for him; a television presenter stumbles upon the chilling connection between a forgotten animal act and the Whitechapel Murders; a nude man unexpectedly appears in the backgrounds of film after film; mysterious lights menace the crew of a small plane; a little girl awakens to discover her nightlight--and more--missing; two sisters hunt vampire dogs in the wild hills of Fiji; lovers get more than they bargained for in a decadent discotheque; a college professor holds a classroom mesmerized as he vivisects Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death"...What frightens us, what unnerves us? What causes that delicious shiver of fear to travel the lengths of our spines? It seems the answer changes every year. Every year the bar is raised; the screw is tightened. Ellen Datlow knows what scares us; the seventeen stories included in this anthology were chosen from magazines, webzines, anthologies, literary journals, and single author collections to represent the best horror of the year.Legendary editor Ellen Datlow (Poe: New Tales Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe), winner of multiple Hugo, Bram Stoker, and World Fantasy awards, joins Night Shade Books in presenting The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Two.Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors. Table of Contents: "Summation 2009" Ellen Datlow “Lowland Sea” Suzy McKee Charnas “The End of Everything” Steve Eller “Mrs. Midnight” Reggie Oliver “each thing i show you is a piece of my death” Gemma Files & Stephen J. Barringer “The Nimble Men” Glen Hirshberg “What Happens When You Wake Up in the Night” Michael Marshall Smith “Wendigo” Melinda Morrissette “In the Porches of My Ears” Norman Prentiss “Lonegan's Luck” Stephen Graham Jones “The Crevasse” Dale Bailey & Nathan Ballingrud “The Lion's Den” Steve Duffy “Lotophagi” Edward Morris “The Gaze Dogs of Nine Waterfall Kaaron Warren “Dead Loss” Carole Johnstone “Strappado” Laird Barron “The Lammas Worm” Nina Allan “Technicolor” John Langan “Honorable Mentions”

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. 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 Neil Gaiman Kim Stanley Robinson Stephen King Linda Nagata 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.Encompassed in the pages of The Best Horror of the Year have been such illustrious writers Neil Gaiman Kim Stanley Robinson Stephen KingFor 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 Neil Gaiman Kim Stanley Robinson Stephen King Linda Nagata 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. Linda Nagata 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.

A collection of stories and poems about tricksters in all parts of the world by a variety of authors.

The credits have rolled, but the lights are still off. Something is lurking on the other side of the screen. There are dark secrets, starving monsters, and haunted survivors who refuse to be left on the cutting room floor. But that’s okay, right? After all, everybody loves the movies…. Here are twenty-three terrifying tales, dark reflections of the silver screen from both sides of the camera. James Dean gets a second chance at life—and death. The Wicked Witch is out of Oz and she’s made some unlucky friends. When God decides reality needs an editor, what—and who—gets cut? These award-winning, bestselling authors will take you to the darkest depths of the theater and beyond. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction by Genevieve Valentine Preface by Ellen Datlow "The Cutter" by Edward Bryant "The Hanged Man of Oz" by Steve Nagy "Deadspace" by Dennis Etchison "Cuts" by F. Paul Wilson "Final Girl Theory" by A. C. Wise "Lapland, or Film Noir" by Peter Straub "The Thousand Cuts" by Ian Watson "Occam’s Ducks" by Howard Waldrop "Dead Image" by David Morrell "The Constantinople Archives" by Robert Shearman "each thing I show you is a piece of my death" by Gemma Files & Stephen J. Barringer "Cinder Images" by Gary McMahon "The Pied Piper of Hammersmith" by Nicholas Royle "Filming the Making of the Film of the Making of Fitzcarraldo" by Garry Kilworth "Onlookers" by Gary A. Braunbeck "Recreation" by Lucy Snyder "Bright Lights, Big Zombie" by Douglas E. Winter "She Drives the Men to Crimes of Passion!" by Genevieve Valentine "Even the Pawn" by Joel Lane "Tenderizer" by Stephen Graham Jones "Ardor" by Laird Barron "Final Girl II: the Frame" by Daphne Gottlieb "Illimitable Dominion" by Kim Newman

WINNER OF THE 2018 BRAM STOKER AWARD FOR BEST ANTHOLOGY Stranded on a desert island, a young man yearns for objects from his past. A local from a small coastal town in England is found dead as the tide goes out. A Norwegian whaling ship is stranded in the Arctic, its crew threatened by mysterious forces. In the nineteenth century, a ship drifts in becalmed waters in the Indian Ocean, those on it haunted by their evil deeds. A surfer turned diver discovers there are things worse than drowning under the sea. Something from the sea is creating monsters on land. In The Devil and the Deep, award-winning editor Ellen Datlow shares an all-original anthology of horror that covers the depths of the deep blue sea, with brand new stories from New York Times bestsellers and award-winning authors such as Seanan McGuire, Christopher Golden, Stephen Graham Jones, and more.

It’s only water, so why should we fear large bodies of it, such as the sea or the ocean? However, when you’re all alone, you realize how scary a place it can be. In Devil and the Deep, award-winning editor Ellen Datlow shares an original anthology of horror that covers the depths of the deep blue sea. Whether its tales of murderous pirates who stalk the waters in search of treasure and blood, creatures that haunt the depths below—ones we’ve only seen in our nightmares, or storms that can swallow you whole, the open water can be a dangerous and terrifying place. With new stories from New York Times-bestsellers and award-winning authors such as Seanan McGuire, Christopher Golden, Stephen Graham Jones, and more, Devil and the Deep guarantees you’ll think twice before going back into the water.

The Doll Collection is exactly what it sounds like: a treasured toy box of all-original dark stories about dolls of all types, including everything from puppets and poppets to mannequins and baby dolls.Featuring everything from life-sized clockwork dolls to all-too-human Betsy Wetsy-type baby dolls, these stories play into the true creepiness of the doll trope, but avoid the clichés that often show up in stories of this type.Master anthologist Ellen Datlow has assembled a list of beautiful and terrifying stories from bestselling and critically acclaimed authors. The collection is illustrated with photographs of dolls taken by Datlow and other devoted doll collectors from the science fiction and fantasy field. The result is a star-studded collection exploring one of the most primal fears of readers of dark fiction everywhere. Table of Contents: “Skin and Bone” Tim Lebbon “Heroes and Villains” Stephen Gallagher “The Doll-Master” Joyce Carol Oates “Gaze” Gemma Files “In Case of Zebras” Pat Cadigan “There Is No Place for Sorrow in the Kingdom of the Cold” Seanan McGuire “Goodness and Kindness” Carrie Vaughn “Daniel’s Theory About Dolls” Stephen Graham Jones “After and Back Before” Miranda Siemienowicz “Doctor Faustus” Mary Robinette Kowal “Doll Court” Richard Bowes “Visit Lovely Cornwall on the Western Railway Line” Genevieve Valentine ‘Ambitious Boys Like You” Richard Kadrey “Miss Sibyl-Cassandra” Lucy Sussex “The Permanent Collection” Veronica Schanoes “Homemade Monsters” John Langan “Word Doll” Jeffrey Ford

Faeries, or creatures like them, can be found in almost every culture the world over--benevolent and terrifying, charming and exasperating, shifting shape from country to country, story to story, and moment to moment. In The Faery Reel, acclaimed anthologists Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling have asked some of today's finest writers of fantastic fiction for short stories and poems that draw on the great wealth of world faery lore and classic faery literature. These authors, including Neil Gaiman (American Gods; Coraline), Gregory Maguire (Mirror Mirror), Patricia A. McKillip (Ombria in Shadow), Charles de Lint (The Blue Girl), Holly Black (The Spiderwick Chronicles), and Kelly Link (Stranger Things Happen), have contributed stories and poems that are varied, unexpected, and wonderfully absorbing reading. Charles Vess's lovely decorations bring each piece to life; as an added bonus, Terri Windling provides a fascinating, thoughtful essay on the history of faery literature. This companion to the World Fantasy Award-winner and Locus best-seller The Green Man is edgy, provocative, and thoroughly magical. Like the faeries themselves.

One of our most universal myths is that of the Green Man, the spirit who stands for Nature in its most wild and untamed form. Through the ages and around the world, the Green Man and other nature spirits have appeared in stories, songs, and artwork, as well as many beloved fantasy novels, including Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. Now Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, the acclaimed editors of over thirty anthologies, have gathered some of today's finest writers of magical fiction to interpret the spirits of nature in short stories and poetry. Folklorist and artist Charles Vess brings his stellar eye and brush to the decorations, and Windling provides an introduction exploring Green Man symbolism and forest myth. The Green Man is required reading, not only for fans of fantasy fiction but for those interested in mythology and the mysteries of the wilderness.

For more than a decade, readers have turned to The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror to find the most rewarding fantastic short stories. Ellen Datlow, Kelly Link and Gavin Grant continue their critically acclaimed and award-winning tradition with another stunning collection of stories. The fiction and poetry here is culled from an exhaustive survey of the field—nearly four dozen stories, ranging from fairy tales to gothic horror, from magical realism to dark tales in the Grand Guignol-style. Rounding out the volume are the editors' invaluable overviews of the year in fantasy and horror and Year's Best sections—on comics, by Charles Vess, and on anime and manga, by Joan D. Vinge and on film and television by Edward Bryant. This is an indispensable reference as well as the best reading available in fantasy and horror. *Terry Bisson *Kevin Brockmeier *Dan Chaon *Peter Crowther *Theodora Goss *Daphne Gottlieb *Glen Hirshberg *Brian Hodge *Nina Kiriki Hoffman *Kij Johnson *Paul LaFarge *Thomas Ligotti *Sara Maitland *Maureen F. McHugh *Steve Rasnic Tem *Benjamin Rosenbaum *Michael Marshall Smith *Michael Swanwick *Karen Traviss *Megan Whalen Turner

For more than a decade, readers have turned to The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror to find the most rewarding fantastic short stories. Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling continue their critically acclaimed and award-winning tradition with another stunning collection of stories. The fiction and poetry here is culled from an exhaustive survey of the field, nearly four dozen stories ranging from fairy tales to gothic horror, from magical realism to dark tales in the Grand Guignol style. Rounding out the volume are the editors' invaluable overviews of the year in fantasy and horror, and a long list of Honorable Mentions, making this an indispensable reference as well as the best reading available in fantasy and horror. Contents Summation 1999: Fantasy, Terri Windling Summation 1999: Horror, Ellen Datlow Horror and Fantasy in the Media: 1999, Edward Bryant Comics: 1999, Seth Johnson Obituaries: 1999, James Frenkel Darkrose and Diamond, Ursula K. Le Guin The Chop Girl, Ian R. MacLeod The Girl Detective, Kelly Link The Transformation, N. Scott Momaday Carabosse, Delia Sherman Harlequin Valentine, Neil Gaiman Toad, Patricia A. McKillip The Dinner Party, Robert Girardi Heat, Steve Rasnic Tem The Wedding at Esperanza, Linnet Taylor Redescending, Ursula K. Le Guin You Don't Have to be Mad . . .Kim Newman The Paper-Thin Garden, Thomas Wharton The Anatomy of a Mermaid, Mary Sharratt The Grammarian's Five Daughters, Eleanor Arnason The Tree Is My Hat, Gene Wolfe Welcome, Michael Marshall Smith The Pathos of Genre, Douglas E. Winter Shatsi, Peter Crowther Keepsakes and Treasures: A Love Story, Neil Gaiman What You Make It, Michael Marshall Smith The Parwat Ruby, Delia Sherman Odysseus Old, Geoffrey Brock The Smell of the Deer, Kent Meyers Chorion and the Pleiades, Sarah Van Arsdale Crosley, Elizabeth Engstrom n0 Naming the Dead, Paul J. McAuley The Stork-Men, Juan Goytisolo The Disappearance of Elaine Coleman, Steven Millhauser White, Tim Lebbon Dear Floods of Her Hair, James Sallis Mrs. Santa Decides to Move to Florida, April Selley Tanuki, Jan Hodgman At Reparata, Jeffrey Ford Skin So Green and Fine, Wendy Wheeler Old Merlin Dancing on the Sands of Time, Jane Yolen Sailing the Painted Ocean, Denise Lee Grandmother, Laurence Snydal Small Song, Gary A. Braunbeck The Emperor's Old Bones, Gemma Files The Duke of Wellington Misplaces His Horse, Susanna Clarke Halloween Street, Steve Rasnic Tem The Kiss, Tia V. Travis The Beast/The Hedge, Bill Lewis Pixel Pixies, Charles de Lint Falling Away, Elizabeth Birmingham Honorable Mentions: 1999

This groundbreaking anthology inaugurates an exciting new annual tradition—a giant collection of the greatest fantasy and supernatural stories published in 1987.

Everyone thinks they know the real story behind the villains in fairy tales - evil, no two ways about it. But the villains themselves beg to differ. In Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling's new anthology for younger readers, you'll hear from the Giant's wife ("Jack and the Beanstalk"), Rumplestiltskin, the oldest of the Twelve Dancing Princesses, and many more. A stellar lineup of authors, including Garth Nix, Holly Black, Neil Gaiman and Nancy Farmer, makes sure that these old stories do new tricks!

16 stories by Suzy McKee Charnas, Ted Chiang, Avram Davidson, Karen Joy Fowler, Paul McAuley, Brian Stableford, and others. The theme of this anthology is "endangered species", loosely interpreted to include in some cases the human race. The contents are four excellent reprints and a dozen new stories, including a new novella from Ted Chiang, one of the hottest young story writers in SF.

Legendary editor, Ellen Datlow, collects today’s best horror writers in tribute to the genius of Shirley Jackson. Featuring Joyce Carol Oates, Josh Malerman, Paul Tremblay, Richard Kadrey, Stephen Graham Jones, Elizabeth Hand and more. A collection of new and exclusive short stories inspired by, and in tribute to, Shirley Jackson. Shirley Jackson is a seminal writer of horror and mystery fiction, whose legacy resonates globally today. Chilling, human, poignant and strange, her stories have inspired a generation of writers and readers. This anthology, edited by legendary horror editor Ellen Datlow, will bring together today’s leading horror writers to offer their own personal tribute to the work of Shirley Jackson. Table of Contents “Introduction” Ellen Datlow “Funeral Birds” M. Rickert “For Sale By Owner” Elizabeth Hand “In the Deep Woods; The Light is Different There” Seanan McGuire “A Hundred Miles and a Mile” Carmen Maria Machado “Quiet Dead Things” Cassandra Khaw “Something Like Living Creatures” John Langan “Money of the Dead” Karen Heuler “Hag” Benjamin Percy “Take Me, I Am Free” Joyce Carol Oates “A Trip to Paris” Richard Kadrey “The Party” Paul Tremblay “Refinery Road” Stephen Graham Jones “The Door in the Fence” Jeffrey Ford “Pear of Anguish” Gemma Files “Special Meal” Josh Malerman “Sooner or Later, Your Wife Will Drive Home” Genevieve Valentine “Tiptoe” Laird Barron “Skinder's Veil” Kelly Link