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Best New Horror
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A Twenty-Year Celebration of BEST NEW HORROR
For the past two decades the annual MAMMOTH BOOK OF BEST NEW HORROR series has been the major showcase for superior short stories and novellas of horror and dark fantasy. This World Fantasy Award, British Fantasy Award and International Horror...
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Summary edit
Two decades of dark fiction. Stories by Clive Barker, Harlan Ellison, Neil Gaiman, Stephen King, Peter Straub, and many more.
Characters/People edit
- Danny: Add a description of this character.
- Mr Clubb
- Geoff
- Janie
- Gwen
- Mr Cuff
- Dr Stein
- Spiros
- Rosalie
- Welles
- Helen Ralston
- Mina
- Mr Selkirk
- Hayden
- Jayne
- Tom
- Grandad
- Alec
- Charlie
- Mrs Rampage
- Boris
- Muswell
- Dr Pretorious
- Clarissa
- Mrs Marchant
- Kate
- Gorrall
- Petula
- Marguerite
- Babbas
- Jack
- Gilligan
- George
- Steven
- Walter
- Jonathan
- Selwyn
- Billy
- Rudy
- Martin
- Allan
- Haeckel
- Dracula
- Annie
- John Alucard
- Lucy
- Blake
Setting & Locations edit
- London
- Charlotte
- Glasgow
- New York
- Paris
- America
- Hollywood
- Camden Town
- Necrology
- Alabama
- Scotland
- Venice
- Edinburgh
- England
- France
- Greece
- Brand
- Elounda
- Uk
- High Street
- California
- Decatur
- Atlantic
- China
- Wittenberg
- Cyprus
- Highgate
- Huntsville
- White Hands
- Texas
- Los Angeles
- Canada
- Romania
- Britain
- Achladi
- Brooklyn
First Sentence edit
Okay, let's get something straight from the beginning -- despite what the title of this books says, this volume does not necessarily represent the twenty finest stories that have ever appeared in the BEST NEW HORROR series over the past two decades.
Table of Contents edit
Acknowledgments
Editor's Foreword
Introduction: Bettering the Best, by Ramsey Campbell
(1989) No Sharks in the Med, by Brian Lumley
(1990) The Man Who Drew Cats, by Michael Marshall Smith
(1991) The Same in Any Language, by Ramsey Campbell
(1992) Norman Wisdom and the Angel of Death, by Christopher Fowler
(1993) Mefisto in Onyx, by Harlan Ellison
(1994) The Temptation of Dr. Stein, by Paul J. McAuley
(1995) Queen of Knives, by Neil Gaiman
(1996) The Break, by Terry Lamsley
(1997) Emptiness Spoke Eloquent, by Caitlin R. Kiernan
(1998) Mr Clubb and Mr Cuff, by Peter Straub
(1999) White, by Tim Lebbon
(2000) The Other Side of Midnight: Anno Dracula, 1981, by Kim Newman
(2001) Cleopatra Brimstone, by Elizabeth Hand
(2002) 20th Century Ghost, by Joe Hill
(2003) The White Hands, by Mark Samuels
(2004) My Death, by Lisa Tuttle
(2005) Haeckel's Tale, by Clive Barker
(2006) Devil's Smile, by Glen Hirshberg
(2007) The Church on the Island, by Simon Kurt Unsworth
(2008) The New York Times at Special Bargain Rates, by Stephen King
Index to Twenty Years of Best New Horror
I. Index by Contributor
II. Index by Title
III. Contents of Previous Omnibus Editions
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Best New Horror. (standard series)
This book is in Mammoth Book of the Best New Horror. (standard series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Stephen Jones (Editor)
- Simon K. Unsworth (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Joe Roberts (Cover Artist)
- Stephen Jones (Foreword)
- Ramsey Campbell (Introduction) - Bettering the Best
- Brian Lumley (Contributor) - No Sharks in the Med (short story)
- Michael Marshall Smith (Contributor) - The Man Who Drew Cats (short story)
- Ramsey Campbell (Contributor) - The Same in Any Language (short story)
- Christopher Fowler (Contributor) - Norman Wisdom and the Angel of Death (short story)
- Harlan Ellison (Contributor) - Mefisto in Onyx (short story)
- Paul J. McAuley (Contributor) - The Temptation of Dr. Stein (short story)
- Neil Gaiman (Contributor) - Queen of Knives (short story)
- Terry Lamsley (Contributor) - The Break (short story)
- Caitlin R. Kiernan (Contributor) - Emptiness Spoke Eloquent (short story)
- Peter Straub (Contributor) - Mr Clubb and Mr Cuff (short story)
- Tim Lebbon (Contributor) - White (short story)
- Kim Newman (Contributor) - The Other Side of Midnight: Anno Dracula, 1981 (short story)
- Elizabeth Hand (Contributor) - Cleopatra Brimstone (short story)
- Joe Hill (Contributor) - 20th Century Ghost (short story)
- Mark Samuels (Contributor) - The White Hands (short story)
- Lisa Tuttle (Contributor) - My Death (short story)
- Clive Barker (Contributor) - Haeckel's Tale (short story)
- Glen Hirshberg (Contributor) - Devil's Smile (short story)
- Stephen King (Contributor) - The New York Times at Special Bargain Rates (short story)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Constable & Robinson Ltd.
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 978-1-84901-304-8
Page Count: 746
Publisher: Constable & Robinson Ltd.
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 978-1-84901-304-8
Page Count: 746
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- Dewey: 813
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