The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 11
Edited by Stephen Jones.
Contents:
- Introduction: Horror in 1999 by Stephen Jones
- Halloween Street by Steve Rasnic Tem
- Others (excerpt) by James Herbert
- Growing Things by T. E. D. Klein
- Unhasped by David J. Schow
- The Emperor's Old Bones by Gemma Files
- The Entertainment by Ramsey Campbell
- Harlequin Valentine by Neil Gaiman
- The Stunted House by Terry Lamsley
- Just Like Eddy by Kim Newman
- The Long Hall on the Top Floor by Caitlín R. Kiernan
- Lulu by Thomas Tessier
- The Ballyhooly Boy by Graham Masterton
- Welcome by Michael Marshall Smith
- Burden by Michael Marano
- Naming the Dead by Paul J. McAuley (as by Paul McAuley)
- Aftershock by F. Paul Wilson
- A Fish Story by Gene Wolfe
- Jimmy by David Case
- White by Tim Lebbon
- Pork Pie Hat by Peter Straub
- Tricks & Treats: One Night on Halloween Street by Steve Rasnic Tem
- Necrology: 1999 (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 thirty-one 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.
Related series Best of Best New Horror