The Best New Horror 5
Edited by Stephen Jones and Ramsey Campbell.
Contents:
- Introduction by Ramsey Campbell and Stephen Jones
- Later by Michael Marshall Smith
- When the Red Storm Comes (aka When the Red Storm Comes: Or, The History of a Young Lady's Awakening to Her Nature) by Sarah Smith
- The Exhibit by Martin Plumbridge
- Leavings by Kathe Koja
- Human Remains by Edward Bryant
- Flying Into Naples by Nicholas Royle
- The Sixth Sentinel by Poppy Z. Brite
- The Brothers by Rick Cadger
- The Owen Street Monster by J. L. Comeau
- One Size Eats All by T. E. D. Klein
- Mulligan's Fence by Donald R. Burleson
- How She Dances by Chaz Brenchley (as by Daniel Fox)
- Passages by Karl Edward Wagner
- Easing the Spring by Sally Roberts Jones
- Safe at Home by Steve Rasnic Tem and Melanie Tem
- Mother of the City by Christopher Fowler
- Justice by Elizabeth Hand
- The Big Fish by Kim Newman
- In the Desert of Deserts by Thomas Tessier
- Two Returns by Terry Lamsley
- The Moment the Face Falls by Chet Williamson
- Darker Angels by S. P. Somtow
- The Timbrel Sound of Darkness by Kathe Koja and Barry N. Malzberg
- The Tsalal by Thomas Ligotti
- In the Still, Small Hours by Charles L. Grant (as by Charles Grant)
- Ice House Pond by Steve Rasnic Tem
- The Dog Park by Dennis Etchison
- The Marble Boy by Gahan Wilson
- Mefisto in Onyx by Harlan Ellison
- Necrology: 1993 (essay) by Kim Newman and Stephen Jones
Ramsey Campbell
John Ramsey Campbell (born 1946) is a British horror writer.
Since Ramsey Campbell first came to prominence in the mid-1960s, critics have cited Campbell as one of the leading writers in his field: T. E. D. Klein has written that "Campbell reigns supreme in the field today", while S. T. Joshi stated, "future generations will regard him as the leading horror writer of our generation, every bit the equal of Lovecraft or Blackwood."
Best New Horror
Best New Horror consists of twenty-six primary books, and includes one additional book that complement the series but is not considered mandatory reads. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.