The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror

The acclaimed collection of contemporary horror fiction, this year's Best New Horror again showcases the talents of the finest writers working the field of fear and dark fantasy. Along with his annual review of the year in horror, award-winning editor Stephen Jones has chosen the year's best stories by the old masters and new voices alike.

The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 8 includes blood-curdlers and flesh-crawlers from Ramsey Campbell, Neil Gaiman, Lisa Tuttle, Douglas E. Winter, Paul J. McAuley, Kim Newman, Stephen Gallagher, Graham Masterton, and many others.

Acknowledgements

ix

Introduction: Horror in 1996

1

(48)

STEPHEN JONES

Walking the Dog

49

(37)

TERRY LAMSLEY

Mussolini and the Axeman's Jazz

86

(23)

POPPY Z. BRITE

An Eye For An Eye

109

(15)

NORMAN PARTRIDGE

Underworld

124

(14)

DOUGLAS CLEGG

The Curse of Kali

138

(16)

CHERRY WILDER

The Film

154

(6)

RICHARD CHRISTIAN MATHESON

Of a Cat, But Her Skin

160

(15)

STORM CONSTANTINE

Hopscotch

175

(12)

DONALD R. BURLESON

Ghost in the Machine

187

(6)

STEVE RASNIC TEM

The Moon Never Changes

193

(11)

JOEL LANE

Butcher's Logic

204

(11)

ROBERTA LANNES

Kites and Kisses

215

(7)

D. F. LEWIS

Last Train to Arnos Grove

222

(9)

MARNI GRIFFIN

The King of Rain

231

(27)

MARK CHADBOURN

Hardball

258

(11)

IAIN SINCLAIR

Gas Station Carnivals

269

(17)

THOMAS LIGOTTI

Ghost Music A Memoir by George Beaune

286

(19)

THOMAS TESSIER

That Blissful Height

305

(35)

GREGORY FROST

Skin Deep

340

(17)

NICHOLAS ROYLE

Hell Hath Enlarged Herself

357

(25)

MICHAEL MARSHALL SMITH

Unforgotten

382

(19)

CHRISTOPHER FOWLER

A Plague on Both Your Houses

401

(34)

SCOTT EDELMAN

Final Cut

435

(8)

KARL EDWARD WAGNER

The Break

443

(46)

TERRY LAMSLEY

Necrology: 1996

489

(21)

STEPHEN JONES

KIM NEWMAN

Useful Addresses

510

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The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror

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