Best Horror of the Year EPUB

A group of mountain climbers, caught in the dark, fights to survive their descent; An American band finds more than they bargained for in Mexico while scouting remote locations for a photo shoot; A young student's exploration into the origins of a mysterious song leads him on a winding, dangerous path through the US's deep south; A group of kids scaring each other with ghost stories discovers alarming consequences.


The Best Horror of the Year showcases the previous year's best offerings in horror short fiction. This edition includes award-winning and critically acclaimed authors Mark Morris, Kaaron Warren, John Langan, Carole Johnstone, Brian Hodge, and others.


For more than three decades, award-winning editor and anthologist Ellen Datlow has had her finger on the pulse of the latest and most terrifying in horror writing. Night Shade Books is proud to present the tenth volume in this annual series, a new collection of stories to keep you up at night.





TABLE OF CONTENTS:


Introduction: Summation 2017Ellen Datlow

Better You BelieveCarole Johnstone

Liquid AirInna Effress

Holiday RomanceMark Morris

FurtherestKaaron Warren

Where's the Harm?Rebecca Lloyd

Whatever Comes After CalcuttaDavid Erik Nelson

A Human StainKelly Robson

The Stories We Tell about GhostsA. C. Wise

EndoskeletalSarah Read

West of Matamoros, North of HellBrian Hodge

Alligator PointS. P. Miskowski

Dark Warm HeartRich Larson

There and Back AgainCarmen Maria Machado

Shepherd's BusinessStephen Gallagher

You Can Stay All DayMira Grant

Harvest Song, Gathering SongA. C. Wise

The GranfalloonOrrin Grey

Fail-SafePhilip Fracassi

The Starry CrownMarc E. Fitch

EqalussuaqTim Major

Lost in the DarkJohn Langan

Honorable Mentions

About the Authors

Acknowledgment of Copyright

About the Editor