The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 22

Edited by Stephen Jones.

The year's best, and darkest, tales of terror, showcasing the most outstanding new short stories and novellas by both contemporary masters of the macabre and exciting newcomers. As ever, this acclaimed anthology also offers the most comprehensive annual overview of horror around the world in all its incarnations; a comprehensive necrology of famous names; and a list of indispensable contact addresses for the dedicated horror fan and writer alike. The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror remains the world's leading annual anthology dedicated solely to presenting the best in contemporary horror fiction.

Contents:

• A Revelation of Cormorants by Mark Valentine
• As Red as Red by Caitlín R. Kiernan
• Autumn Chill (poem) by Richard L. Tierney
• Black Country by Joel Lane
• Christmas with the Dead by Joe R. Lansdale
• City of the Dog by John Langan
• Fallen Boys by Mark Morris
• Featherweight by Robert Shearman
• Fort Clay, Louisiana: A Tragical History by Albert E. Cowdrey
• Just Outside Our Windows, Deep Inside Our Walls by Brian Hodge
• Lavender and Lychgates by Angela Slatter
• Lesser Demons by Norman Partridge
• Losenef Express by Mark Samuels
• Oh I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside by Christopher Fowler
• Out Back by Garry Kilworth
• Substitutions by Michael Marshall Smith
• Telling by Steve Rasnic Tem
• The Lemon in the Pool by Simon Kurt Unsworth
• The Pier by Thana Niveau
• We All Fall Down by Kirstyn McDermott
• What Will Come After by Scott Edelman
• When the Zombies Win by Karina Sumner-Smith
• With the Angels by Ramsey Campbell