Best of Best New Horror Volume 1
Contents
Editor s Foreword
Introduction: Bettering the Best RAMSEY CAMPBELL
1. No Sharks in the Med [1989] BRIAN LUMLEY
2. The Man Who Drew Cats [1990] MICHAEL MARSHALL SMITH
3. The Same in any Language 1991] RAMSEY CAMPBELL
4. Norman Wisdom and the Angel of Death [1992] CHRISTOPHER FOWLER
5. Mefisto in Onyx [1993] HARLAN ELLISON®
6. The Temptation of Dr. Stein [1994] PAUL J. McAULEY
7. Queen of Knives [1995] NEIL GAIMAN
8. The Break [1996] TERRY LAMSLEY
9. Emptiness Spoke Eloquent [1997] CAITLÍN R. KIERNAN
10. Mr. Clubb and Mr. Cuff [1998] PETER STRAUB
11. Index to the First Ten Years of Best New Horror
I: Index by Contributor
II: Index by Title
III: Contents of Previous Omnibus Editions
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 of Best New Horror
Best of Best New Horror consists of two books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
Main series Best New Horror