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Best New Horror Volume 29 (2019)

Edited by Stephen Jones
(a) Drugstore Indian Press, UK • tp • £14.99
ISBN 978-1-78636-392-3
Best New Horror 29 (20192)

“Heh, Heh, Kiddies! The Clock of Doom is ticking down for the World’s Longest-Running Annual Showcase of Horror and Dark Fantasy! You’ve got to hand it to the publishers—they’ve put together another timely collection of superior supernatural stories by some of the best writers working in the genre today. You are guaranteed not to be wound-up by the work of such authors as Ramsey Campbell, Alison Littlewood, Helen Marshall, Garth Nix, William F. Nolan, Reggie Oliver, Angela Slatter, Steve Rasnic Tem and many others. So, prepare to be struck by the extensive overview of the year and informative Necrology as this edition chimes with everything you love about horror! And remember, you have the word of . . .”
—The Old Hag

  • (b) PS Publishing, UK • hc (signed and slipcased edition, limited to 100 copies) • £60.00 ISBN 978-1-786363-93-0
    Best New Horror Volume 29 (2019)
  • Best New Horror Volume 29 (2019)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS  
INTRODUCTION: HORROR IN 2017 The Editor
SURVIVAL STRATEGIES Helen Marshall
CWTCH Conrad Williams
LAGAN Gemma Files
THE ENTERTAINMENT ARRIVES Alison Littlewood
HIS HEART SHALL SPEAK NO MORE John Linwood Grant
BANISHMENTS Richard Gavin
THE FLOWER UNFOLDS Simon Strantzas
THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE Alison Moore
CARNIVOROUS William F. Nolan
A SONG OF DUST Angela Slatter
BORDER COUNTRY Danny Rhodes
IN STONE Tim Lebbon
SPEAKING STILL Ramsey Campbell
UNDERWATER FERRIS WHEEL Michael Bailey
IN THE COMPLEX Mark Samuels
AFTER SUNSET, IN THE SECOND DRAWING ROOM GARDEN Felice Picano
DISPOSSESSION Nicholas Royle
THE ENDLESS CORRIDOR Reggie Oliver
WHATEVER YOU WANT Steve Rasnic Tem
THE SEVENTEEN-YEAR ITCH Garth Nix
TO DROWN THE WORLD Thana Niveau
NECROLOGY: 2017 Stephen Jones and Kim Newman
USEFUL ADDRESSES  

Reviews

  • “A ‘who’s who in the field’ and as such is well suited to readers who are fans of these authors and who are interested in the incredible work put into the extensive non-fiction elements.”
    — Arley Sorg
    LOCUS, Issue 706, November 2019
  • “From the Introduction to the diversity of the stories to the Necrology at the end, the whole content is outstanding.”
    — Helen Scott
    PHANTASMAGORIA MAGAZINE, Issue #12, Halloween Special 2019
  • “Reading this latest volume in the long-running anthology series from Stephen Jones certainly proved to be a master class in not just written matter of a macabre nature, but in the field of literature as a whole. In short, it’s a cracker that works on several levels . . . Stephen Jones is a master anthologist and editor, still at the top of his game, a man from whom upcoming writers and publishers like myself can most definitely learn a thing or two from, even those with no great interest in the horror field. Buy this book. It’s not just Best New Horror, it’s best new literature.”
    — Trevor Kennedy
    PHANTASMAGORIA MAGAZINE, Issue #9, Spring 2019