Best New Horror 15

This edition of The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror comes with another generous sampling of the past year's best horror fiction, earning acclamations from the likes of Kirkus Reviews and 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 hair-raising 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. Like all of the other volumes in this series, award-winning editor Stephen Jones once again brings us the best new horror, revisiting momentous events and chilling achievements on the dark side of fantasy in 2004.Contents:AcknowledgementsIntroduction: Horror in 2003 by Stephen JonesFear the Dead by Ramsey CampbellThe Hanged Man of Oz by Steve NagyMara by Michael ChislettCell Call by Marc LaidlawIn the Tunnels by Pauline E. DungateHunger: A Confession by Dale BaileySeven Feet by Christopher FowlerThe Centipede by Susan DavisThe Goat Cutter by Jay LakeMaybe Next Time by Michael Marshall SmithStory Time with the Bluefield Strangler by John FarrisHunter Lake by Gene WolfeMr. Sly Stops for a Cup of Joe by Scott Emerson BullThe Bereavement Photographer by Steve Rasnic TemKissing Carrion by Gemma FilesThe White Hands by Mark SamuelsWaycross by Caitlín R. KiernanLucy, In Her Splendor by Charles Coleman FinlayDead Boy Found by Christopher BarzakThe Haunting by Joyce Carol OatesDancing Men by Glen HirshbergBitter Grounds by Neil GaimanChild of the Stones by Paul J. McAuley (as by Paul McAuley)The Silence of the Falling Stars by Mike O'DriscollExorcizing Angels by Simon Clark and Tim LebbonNecrology: 2003 (essay) by Stephen Jones and Kim NewmanUseful Addresses(essay) by Stephen Jones