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

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?

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

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 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. . . .

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.

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.

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.

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

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

"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

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 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.