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Christmas and Other Horrors

September 12, 2023 by Ellen Datlow Leave a Comment

ABOUT CHRISTMAS AND OTHER HORRORS

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 from:

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

 

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Best Horror of the Year, Vol 14

January 12, 2023 by Ellen Datlow Leave a Comment

From Ellen Datlow—“the venerable queen of horror anthologies” per the New York Times—comes a new entry in the series that has brought you thrilling stories from Stephen King and Neil Gaiman, the best horror stories available.

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 fourteenth 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.

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.

Table of Contents

  • Summation of the Year 2021—Ellen Datlow
  • Redwater — Simon Bestwick
  • Caker’s Man — Matthew Holness
  • Black Leg — Glen Hirshberg
  • The Offering — Michael Marshall Smith
  • Fox Girl — Lee Murray
  • Shuck — G. V. Anderson
  • The Hunt at Rotherdam — A. C. Wise
  • Dancing Sober in the Dust — Steve Toase
  • The God Bag — Christopher Golden
  • The Strathantine Imps — Steve Duffy
  • The Quizmasters — Gerard McKeown
  • All Those Lost Days — Brian Evenson
  • “Elephant Subjected to the Predations of a Mentalist” – Dir. B.S. Stockton, 1921 And “Ol’ Will’s Birthday Bash and Dither Family Reunion” – Dir. Various, 1952
  • — Jonathan Raab
  • Three Sisters Bog — Eóin Murphy
  • The Steering Wheel Club — Kaaron Warren
  • The King of Stones — Simon Strantzas
  • Stolen Property — Sarah Lamparelli
  • Shards — Ian Rogers
  • Chit Chit — Steve Toase
  • Poor Butcher-Bird — Gemma Files
  • Trap — Carly Holmes
  • I’ll Be Gone By Then — Eric LaRocca
  • Jack-in-the-Box — Robin Furth
  • Tiptoe — Laird Barron
  • Honorable Mentions
  • About the Authors
  • Acknowledgment of Copyright
  • About the Editor

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Screams From the Dark: 29 Tales of Monsters and the Monstrous

August 30, 2021 by Ellen Datlow 2 Comments

Coming from the Tor/Nightfire imprint in April 2022

Table of Contents

  • 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 Syms, 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 Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ
  • 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
  • Bloedzuiger by John Langan

 

 

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When Things Get Dark: Stories Inspired by Shirley Jackson

August 6, 2021 by Ellen Datlow 2 Comments


A chilling anthology in tribute to the genius of Shirley Jackson, collecting today’s best horror writers. Featuring Joyce Carol Oates, Josh Malerman, Paul Tremblay, Richard Kadrey, Stephen Graham Jones, Elizabeth Hand and more.

A collection of all-new 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 JackJackson.

Featuring Joyce Carol Oates, Josh Malerman, Carmen Maria Machado, Paul Tremblay, Richard Kadrey, Stephen Graham Jones, Elizabeth Hand, Kelly Link, Cassandra Khaw, Karen Heuler, Benjamin Percy, John Langan, Laird Barron, Jeffrey Ford, M. Rickert, Seanan McGuire, Gemma Files, and Genevieve Valentine.

Titan Books
September 28, 2021

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Body Shocks: Extreme Tales of Body Horror

July 1, 2021 by Ellen Datlow Leave a Comment

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, Caitlín 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 these 29 tales of body horror selected by World Horror Grandmaster Ellen Datlow, you’ll find the unthinkable, the shocking, and more: 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.

Tachyon Publications
October 19, 2021

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