The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 7
British Fantasy Award nominee 1997.
Edited by Stephen Jones.
Contents:
- Introduction: Horror in 1995 by Stephen Jones
- Tirkiluk by Ian R. MacLeod
- The Most Boring Woman in the World by Christopher Fowler
- Extinctions in Paradise by Brian Hodge
- Food Man by Lisa Tuttle
- More Tomorrow by Michael Marshall Smith
- Going Under by Ramsey Campbell
- Survivor by Dave Smeds
- The Stones by Patrick Thompson
- Back of Beyond by Cherry Wilder
- A Hundred Wicked Little Witches by Steve Rasnic Tem
- The Finger of Halugra by Manly Wade Wellman
- The Toddler by Terry Lamsley
- Not Here, Not Now by Stephen Gallagher
- The Bungalow House by Thomas Ligotti
- Cradle by Alan Brennert
- The Sixth Dog by Jane Rice
- Scaring the Train by Terry Dowling
- La Serenissima by David Sutton
- The Bars on Satan's Jailhouse by Norman Partridge
- The Bone-Carver's Tale by Jeff VanderMeer
- Queen of Knives by Neil Gaiman
- The True History of Doctor Pretorius by Paul J. McAuley
- The Grey Madonna by Graham Masterton
- Loop by Douglas E. Winter
- The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires (novella version) by Brian Stableford
- Lacuna by Nicholas Royle
- Necrology: 1995 (essay) by Stephen Jones and Kim Newman
- Useful Addresses (essay) by Stephen Jones
Stephen Jones
Stephen Jones (born 1953) is an acclaimed editor of numerous award-winning horror anthologies, and the author of several book-length studies of horror and fantasy films as well as an account of Lovecraft's early British publications. Jones has edited anthologies such as the Best New Horror series, Dark Terrors, The Mammoth Book of Vampires, The Mammoth Book of Zombies, The Mammoth Book of Dracula, The Mammoth Book of Frankenstein, The Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories by Women, The Vampire Stories of R. Chetwynd-Hayes and The Conan Chronicles, 1 and The Conan Chronicles, 2 by Robert E. Howard. Jones has also been co-editor of several books with Kim Newman, such as Horror: 100 Best Books and Horror: Another 100 Best Books with 200 essays on seminal horror books by acclaimed writers of this genre. Jones also edited Dancing with the Dark, a collection of stories of allegedly real life encounters with the paranormal by established horror writers. Jones has been the recipient of a Hugo award and many Bram Stoker Awards.
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.
