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Datlow, Ellen .

The best horror of the year. Volume eight / edited by Ellen Datlow. - New York Night Shade Books 2016 - xli, 313 pages ; 23 cm

We are all monsters here / Universal horror / Slaughtered lamb / In a cavern, in a canyon / Between the pilings / Snow / Indian giver / My boy builds coffins / The woman in the hill / The underground economy / The rooms are high / All the day you'll have good luck / Lord of the sand / Wilderness / Fabulous beasts / Descent / Hippocampus / Black dog / The 21st century shadow / The stagnant breath of change / Kelley Armstrong -- Stephen Graham Jones -- Tom Johnstone -- Laird Barron -- Steve Rasnic Tem -- Dale Bailey -- Ray Cluley -- Gary McMahon -- Tamsyn Muir -- Jon Langan -- Reggie Oliver -- Kate Jonez -- Stephen Bacon -- Letitia Trent -- Priya Sharma -- Carmen Maria Machado -- Adam Nevill -- Neil Gaiman -- Stephanie M. Wytovich -- Brian Hodge.

For over 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 eighth 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 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.

ISBN: 9781597808538 1597808539

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Horror tales, American.
Horror tales, English.
Short stories.
Horror tales, American.
Horror tales, English.
Short stories.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Horror fiction.
Horror fiction.
Short stories.