Ellen Datlow

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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!

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.

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

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

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

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