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The Best Horror of the Year Volume Seventeen -TOC

November 18, 2025 by Ellen Datlow Leave a Comment

I’ve handed in everything to my editor but my summary for The Best Horror of The Year Volume Seventeen.
Congratulations, especially to the 13 (!) writers whose work has never previously been published in my YBFH or Best Horror of the year series.


Table of Contents

The Cleaner Victoria Dalpe
Summer Bonus Lee Murray
Like Furies Ephinany Ferrell
Body Worlds Tom Johnstone
An Act of Sorrow James Cooper
Fancy Dad David Nickle
Only Children Gemma Files
The Rock Statue Mark Falkin
In Flickering Light Dan Coxon
Davidson’s Son Charles Wilkinson
The Boy in the Closet Douglas Ford
Blessed Mary Stephen Volk
Mrs Crace Cliff McNish
A Lullaby of Anguish Marie Croke
Drive Brian Evenson
Archies Paul Tremblay
Sunk Richard Thomas
Less Exalted Tastes Gemma Amor
The Ribbon Rule Mae Jimenez
The Night Birds Premee Mohamed
Pages From a Diary Steve Kilbey
Broken Back Man Lucie McKnight Hardy
I Love the Very Flesh Off You Robert Shearman

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