The World's Longest-Running Annual Showcase of Horror and Dark Fantasy. Here is the annual selection of some of the very finest, and most
disturbing, short stories of horror and the supernatural published in the past year by both contemporary masters of horror and exciting
newcomers. The latest volume of the record-breaking and multiple award-winning anthology series also offers an in-depth Introduction
covering the year in horror, an informative Necrology of notable names who are no longer with us, and a useful contact directory that
is an indispensable resource for every dedicated horror fan and writer. The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror is
the world's leading annual anthology dedicated solely to showcasing the very best in contemporary horror fiction in all its many frightening forms.
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |
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| INTRODUCTION: HORROR IN 2012 |
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| WITCH WORK |
Neil Gaiman |
| THE DISCORD OF BEING |
Alison Littlewood |
| NECROSIS |
Dale Bailey |
| THE HUNT: BEFORE, AND AFTER THE AFTERMATH |
Joe R. Lansdale |
| THE COTSWOLD OLIMPICKS |
Simon Kurt Unsworth |
| WHERE THE SUMMER DWELLS |
Lynda E. Rucker |
| THE CALLERS |
Ramsey Campbell |
| THE CURTAIN |
Thana Niveau |
| THE FALL OF THE KING OF BABYLON |
Mark Valentine |
| NIGHTSIDE EYE |
Terry Dowling |
| THE OLD AND THE NEW |
Helen Marshall |
| WAITING AT THE CROSSROADS MOTEL |
Steve Rasnic Tem |
| HIS ONLY AUDIENCE |
Glen Hirshberg |
| MARIONETTES |
Claire Massey |
| BETWEEN FOUR YEWS |
Reggie Oliver |
| SLICK BLACK BONES AND SOFT BLACK STARS |
Gemma Files |
| THE OTHER ONE |
Evangeline Walton |
| SLOW BURN |
Joel Lane |
| CELEBRITY FRANKENSTEIN |
Stephen Volk |
| BLUE CRAYON, YELLOW CRAYON |
Robert Shearman |
| OCTOBER DREAMS |
Michael Kelly |
| THE EYES OF WATER |
Alison Littlewood |
| NECROLOGY: 2012 |
Stephen Jones and Kim Newman |
| USEFUL ADDRESSES |
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Reviews
"It is not likely that even the most dedicated reader of horror fiction will have found all of these stories in a year of diligent reading, and the thoroughness with which Jones has tracked down and made them available does much to support the 'best' boast of his book's title."
—Stefan Dziemianowicz
LOCUS Issue 640, May 2014
"This is the bible of horror short stories. There are several "Best Of" horror annuals, but this is the best . . . If you enjoy short stories then this is the definitive horror collection of the year."
—Adrian Brady
MORPHEUS TALES SUPPLEMENT #23
"Now in its twenty-fourth year, The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror makes for great reading. Its stories are just the right length, never outstaying their welcome, while frequently clever, creepy, funny and scary."
—Joel Harley
STARBURST, 25 November 2013
Photo © 2013 Mandy Slater
Neil Giaman and Stephen Jones sign The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror #24
at the Mammoth book signing at World Fantasy Convention 2013, November 2
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Photo © 2013 Mandy Slater
The Mammoth book signing at World Fantasy Convention 2013, November 2
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