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The Best Horror of the Year by Ellen Datlow

The Best Horror of the Year

Ellen Datlow

Night Shade Books · Print & ebook · May 1, 2012

A Horror pick for readers exploring The Best Horror of the Year.

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Who it’s for
Lean into a sharp, varied horror sampler with enough edge to keep the pages moving.
Genres
Horror, Short Story Anthologies, Supernatural Horror
Published
Night Shade Books, May 1, 2012

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About this book

The first three volumes of The Best Horror of the Year have been widely praised for their quality, variety, and comprehensiveness. With tales from Laird Barron, Stephen King, John Langan, Peter Straub, and many others, and featuring Datlow’s comprehensive overview of the year in horror, now, more than ever, The Best Horror of the Year provides the petrifying horror fiction readers have come to expect—and enjoy.

Sharp Frights

Lean into a sharp, varied horror sampler with enough edge to keep the pages moving.

Come here for

  • modern horror stories
  • Ellen Datlow’s anthology curation

Expect

  • short-story rhythms
  • a layered, contemporary horror mix

Where it sits

Short Story Anthologies94%
Horror49%
Supernatural Horror40%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Short Story Anthologies
  • Horror
  • Sci-Fi
Authors
Ellen Datlow
Publisher
Night Shade Books
Published
May 1, 2012
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Short Story Anthologies