Screams from the Dark
29 Tales of Monsters and the Monstrous
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Publisher Description
Lock your doors, hide under your covers, and prepare to be terrified by this bone-chilling anthology of twenty-nine all-original tales about monsters from legendary horror editor Ellen Datlow.
WINNER of the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in an Anthology!
A Shirley Jackson and Locus Award Finalist! A World Fantasy Award Nominee!
In Screams from the Dark, award-winning and up-and-coming authors like Richard Kadrey, Cassandra Khaw, Indrapramit Das, Priya Sharma, and more explore what makes something, or someone, truly monstrous. From traditional creatures like werewolves and vampires, to modern demons and aliens, these suspenseful and twisted stories range from mainstream to literary, delivering spooky thrills and creepy chills that will keep you up at night.
With diverse voices and scary styles perfect for fans of horror short stories and dark speculative fiction, Screams from the Dark has something to please—and terrify—everyone. Contributors include Ian Rogers, Fran Wilde, Gemma Files, Daryl Gregory, Joyce Carol Oates, Brian Hodge, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Stephen Graham Jones, Kaaron Warren, Joe R. Lansdale, Nathan Ballingrud, Laird Barron, Jeffrey Ford, John Langan, and more.
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"What is a monster?" Datlow (the Best Horror of the Year series, editor) asks in her introduction to this excellent anthology, which brings together a tremendous variety of answers from the leading voices in horror. Indrapramit Das depicts a home invasion in the searing "Here Comes Your Man," while Stephen Graham Jones delivers a twisty Bigfoot hunt in "Children of the Night." Siobhan Carroll's haunting "Siolaigh" explores an Outer Hebrides island, and Priya Sharma's beautiful "The Ghost of a Flea" travels the murderous streets of London. The great outdoors provides the terror in Glen Hirshberg's "Devil," while A.C. Wise's unforgettable "Click Clack Rattle Tap" delves into the slippery interior horror of postpartum psychosis. Other standouts include Gemma Files's visceral "Wet Red Grin," Daryl Gregory's sweet "The Virgin Jimmy Peck," and Caitlín R. Kiernan's achingly lonely "Strandling." Unfortunately, some of the older titans of horror suffer for being placed next to their younger, more inventive colleagues; neither Joyce Carol Oates nor Jeffrey Ford manage to stick the landing. But even the weaker pieces are connected to the whole by a resonant common thread: whatever the monster, it's always created, encouraged, or worsened by the actions of humans. Any horror fan will be glad to check this out.
