The Latest Volume of the World's Premier Annual Showcase of Horror and Dark Fantasy Fiction. Showcasing the very best, and
most terrifying, short stories and novellas of horror and the supernatural by both contemporary masters of horror and
exciting newcomers. As always, the new volume of this long-running and multiple award-winning anthology series
also offers a detailed overview of the year in horror, a comprehensive necrology of notable names and a
directory of useful contact details for dedicated horror fans and writers. Now well into its third
decade, The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror continues to be the world's leading annual anthology
dedicated solely to showcasing the best in contemporary horror fiction.
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |
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| INTRODUCTION: HORROR IN 2009 |
The Editor |
| WHAT WILL COME AFTER |
Scott Edelman |
| SUBSTITUTIONS |
Michael Marshall Smith |
| A REVELATION OF CORMORANTS |
Mark Valentine |
| OUT BACK |
Garry Kilworth |
| FORT CLAY, LOUISIANA: A TRAGIC HISTORY |
Albert E. Cowdrey |
| JUST OUTSIDE OUR WINDOWS, DEEP INSIDE OUR WALLS |
Brian Hodge |
| FALLEN BOYS |
Mark Morris |
| THE LEMON IN THE POOL |
Simon Kurt Unsworth |
| THE PIER |
Thana Niveau |
| FEATHERWEIGHT |
Robert Shearman |
| BLACK COUNTRY |
Joel Lane |
| LAVENDER AND LYCHGATES |
Angela Slatter |
| CHRISTMAS WITH THE DEAD |
Joe R. Lansdale |
| LOSENEF EXPRESS |
Mark Samuels |
| OH I DO LIKE TO BE BESIDE THE SEASIDE |
Christopher Fowler |
| WE ALL FALL DOWN |
Kirstyn McDermott |
| LESSER DEMONS |
Norman Partridge |
| TELLING |
Steve Rasnic Tem |
| AS RED AS RED |
Caitlín R. Kiernan |
| WITH THE ANGELS |
Ramsey Campbell |
| AUTUMN CHILL |
Richard L. Tierney |
| CITY OF THE DOG |
John Langan |
| WHEN THE ZOMBIES WIN |
Karina Sumner-Smith |
| NECROLOGY: 2010 |
Stephen Jones and Kim Newman |
| USEFUL ADDRESSES |
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Reviews
"The anthology features a number of tales that, for some reason, I had previously missed and that I was glad to enjoy thanks to Jones' acute selection . . . Needless to add: definitely a book to buy."
—Mario Guslandi
SF SITE, February 2012
"The all-horror year's best anthology presents 23 stories by the most compelling voices in horror today."
—LOCUS #611, December 2011
"Has some familiar names on strong form."
Barry Forshaw
CRIME TIME, October 20, 2011
