The World Fantasy Award, British Fantasy Award and International Horror Guild Award-winning series. The world's
premier annual horror anthology series continues to receive acclaim, winning the 2002 British Fantasy Award
for Best Anthology, being nominated for the 2002 World Fantasy Award, and receiving a prestigious
starred review in Publishers Weekly. This latest volume of the bumper showcase devoted exclusively to excellence in macabre fiction features the very best short stories and novellas by today's finest exponents of horror fiction. Also containing the most comprehensive overview of the year, lists of useful contact addresses and a fascinating necrology, this is the only book every horror fan needs on their shelf.
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |
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| INTRODUCTION: HORROR IN 2002 |
The Editor |
| OCTOBER IN THE CHAIR |
Neil Gaiman |
| DETAILS |
China Miéville |
| THE WRETCHED THICKET OF THORN |
Don Tumasonis |
| THE ABSOLUTE LAST OF THE ULTRA-SPOOKY, SUPER-SCARY HALLOWE'EN HORROR NIGHTS |
David J. Schow |
| STANDARD GAUGE |
Nicholas Royle |
| LITTLE DEAD GIRL SINGING |
Stephen Gallagher |
| NESTING INSTINCTS |
Brian Hodge |
| THE TWO SAMS |
Glen Hirshberg |
| HIDES |
Jay Russell |
| THE UNBEHELD |
Ramsey Campbell |
| ILL MET BY DAYLIGHT |
Basil Copper |
| CATSKIN |
Kelly Link |
| 20TH CENTURY GHOST |
Joe Hill |
| EGYPTIAN AVENUE |
Kim Newman |
| THE BOY BEHIND THE GATE |
James Van Pelt |
| NOR THE DEMONS DOWN UNDER THE SEA |
Caitlín R. Kiernan |
| THE COVENTRY BOY |
Graham Joyce |
| THE PROSPECT CARDS |
Don Tumasonis |
| THE CAGE |
Jeff VanderMeer |
| DR. PRETORIUS AND THE LOST TEMPLE |
Paul McAuley |
| NECROLOGY: 2002 |
Stephen Jones & Kim Newman |
| USEFUL ADDRESSES |
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Winner of the 2004 British Fantasy Award
Reviews
"In his indispensable overview of horror in 2002, Jones speaks of 'the diversity of taste and erudition that binds our community'. This volume, like volumes past, exuberantly celebrates that diversity."
—PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, OCTOBER 13 2003 (Starred Review)
"An essential volume for horror readers, in part because of Jones's encyclopedic ancillary material—introduction, story notes, necrology, even a list of useful addressesmdash;and in part because of his genially uncomplicated view of horror as a genre with unambiguous traditions and undiminished vitality."
—Gary K. Wolfe
LOCUS #512, September 2003
"Needless to say this volume deserves to be on everyone's shelf."
—Steve Lockley
PRISM, November 2003
