Best New Horror 13

The fourteenth volume in this series is going strong, and with another generous sampling of the past year's best horror fiction, it again earns "merits" from Publishers Weekly. With contributions from such favorites as Ramsey Campbell and Kim Newman, along with the talented likes of Neil Gaiman, China Mieville, Graham Joyce, Paul McCauley, Stephen Gallagher, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Jay Russell, Glen Hirshberg and many more, the hairraising tales in this edition hold nightmares for travelers in alien lands, unveil the mystery and menace lurking in our everyday reality, explore the terrors of the supernatural, and honor horror's classic tradition. As always, editor Stephen Jones provides an illuminating and engaging overview of the past year in horror fiction, as well as an affecting necrology and a guide to contacts among publishers, organizations, booksellers, and magazines in the eerier fields of fiction.Contents:AcknowledgementsIntroduction: Horror in 2001 by Stephen JonesMark of the Beast by Chico KiddCrocodile Lady by Christopher FowlerAll for Sale by Ramsey CampbellThe Two Dicks by Paul J. McAuley (as by Paul McAuley)By Her Hand, She Draws You Down by Douglas SmithO' Death, Where Is Thy Spatula? by Poppy Z. BriteGot to Kill Them All by Dennis EtchisonNo More A-Roving by Lynda E. RuckerFirst, Catch Your Demon by Graham JoycePump Jack by Donald BurlesonOutfangthief by Gala BlauThe Lost District by Joel LaneSimeon Dimsby's Workshop by Richard A. LupoffOur Temporary Supervisor by Thomas LigottiWhose Ghosts These Are by Charles L. GrantShite-Hawks by Muriel GrayOff the Map by Michael ChislettMost of My Friends Are Two-Thirds Water by Kelly LinkCity in Aspic by Conrad WilliamsWhere All Things Perish by Tanith LeeStruwwelpeter by Glen HirshbergCleopatra Brimstone by Elizabeth HandCats and Architecture by Chico KiddNecrology: 2001 (essay) by Stephen Jones and Kim NewmanUseful Addresses (essay)