The Mammoth Book of the Best of Best New Horror

by Stephen Jones

  “The Slug”

  #3

  WARBURTON, Geoffrey “Merry Roderick”

  #12

  WATSON, Ian “The Eye of the Ayatollah”

  #1

  WATT-EVANS, Lawrence “Dead Babies”

  #6

  “Upstairs”

  #10

  WELLMAN, Manly Wade “The Finger of Halugra”

  #7

  WESTALL, Robert “The Last Day of Miss Dorinda Molyneaux”

  #1

  WHAT, Leslie “The Mutable Borders of Love”

  #16

  WILDER, Cherry “Alive in Venice”

  #2

  “Back of Beyond”

  #7

  “The Curse of Kali”

  #8

  “The House on Cemetery Street”

  #1

  WILHELM, Kate “The Day of the Sharks”

  #4

  WILLIAMS, Conrad “City in Aspic”

  #13

  “Outfangthief” [as Gala Blau]

  #13

  “Tight Wrappers”

  #19

  “The Windmill”

  #9

  WILLIAMS, Liz “All Fish and Dracula”

  #17

  WILLIAMSON, Chet “The Moment the Face Falls”

  #5

  WILSON, F. Paul “Aftershock”

  #11

  “Pelts”

  #2

  WILSON, Gahan “The Marble Boy”

  #5

  “Mister Ice Cold”

  #2

  “The Outermost Borough”

  #17

  WINTER, Douglas E. “Black Sun”

  #6

  “Bright Lights, Big Zombie”

  #4

  “Loop”

  #7

  “The Zombies of Madison County”

  #9

  WOLFE, Gene “A Fish Story”

  #11

  “ Hunter Lake”

  #15

  “Lord of the Land”

  #2

  “Sob in the Silence”

  #18

  Index by Title

  ABSOLUTE LAST OF THE ULTRA-SPOOKY, SUPER-SCARY HALLOWE’EN HORROR NIGHTS, THE David J. Schow

  #14

  ADMIRAL’S HOUSE, THE Marc Lecard

  #19

  ADVENTURES IN FURTHER EDUCATION Peter Atkins

  #10

  AFTERSHOCK F. Paul Wilson

  #11

  ALCHEMY OF THE THROAT, THE Brian Hodge

  #6

  ALIVE IN VENICE Cherry Wilder

  #2

  ALL FISH AND DRACULA Liz Williams

  #17

  ALL FOR SALE Ramsey Campbell

  #13

  ALTERNATIVE, THE Ramsey Campbell

  #6

  AMERICAN DEAD, THE Jay Lake

  #18

  AMERICAN MORONS Glen Hirshberg

  #17

  AND SOME ARE MISSING Joel Lane

  #4

  ANIMA M. John Harrison

  #4

  APE’S WIFE, THE Caitlín R. Kiernan

  #19

  APOCALYPSE NOW, VOYAGER Jay Russell [Russell Schechter]

  #16

  AQUARIUM Steve Rasnic Tem

  #2

  ARCHWAY Nicholas Royle

  #1

  ARKANGEL Christopher Fowler

  #20

  AT A WINDOW FACING WEST Kim Antieau

  #2

  AT EVENTIDE Kathe Koja

  #12

  AT FIRST JUST GHOSTLY Karl Edward Wagner

  #1

  AT HOME IN THE PUBS OF OLD LONDON Christopher Fowler

  #12

  AVIATRIX Peter Atkins

  #4

  BACCHAE, THE Elizabeth Hand

  #3

  BACK OF BEYOND Cherry Wilder

  #7

  BAD NEWS Richard Laymon

  #1

  BALL ROOM, THE China Miéville, Emma Bircham and Max Schaefer

  #17

  BALLYHOOLY BOY, THE Graham Masterton

  #11

  BARS ON SATAN’S JAILHOUSE, THE Norman Partridge

  #7

  BEGINNINGS OF SORROW, THE Pinckney Benedict

  #20

  BEHIND THE CLOUDS: IN FRONT OF THE SUN Christopher Harman

  #19

  BELLS WILL SOUND FOREVER, THE Thomas Ligotti

  #9

  BEREAVEMENT PHOTOGRAPHER, THE Steve Rasnic Tem

  #15

  BEST NEW HORROR Joe Hill

  #17

  BETWEEN THE COLD MOON AND THE EARTH Peter Atkins

  #18

  BIG FISH, THE Kim Newman

  #5

  BITTER GROUNDS Neil Gaiman

  #15

  BLACK AND GREEN AND GOLD David Herter

  #17

  BLACK SUN Douglas E. Winter

  #6

  BLADE AND BONE Terry Lamsley

  #6

  BLANCA Thomas Tessier

  #1

  BLISSFUL HEIGHT, THE Gregory Frost

  #8

  BLOOD SKY William F. Nolan

  #3

  BONDAGE Kathe Koja

  #10

  BONE-CARVER’S TALE, THE Jeff VanderMeer

  #7

  BONE ORCHARDS Paul J. McAuley

  #12

  BOSS IN THE WALL: A TREATISE ON THE HOUSE DEVIL, THE Avram Davidson & Grania Davis

  #10

  BOY BEHIND THE GATE, THE James Van Pelt

  #14

  BRAILLE ENCYCLOPEDIA, THE Grant Morrison

  #3

  BREAK, THE Terry Lamsley

  #8

  BREAKING UP Ramsey Cambell

  #16

  BREAKING UP Alex Quiroba

  #1

  BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG ZOMBIE Douglas E. Winter

  #4

  BROTHERS, THE Rick Cadger

  #5

  BUNGALOW HOUSE, THE Thomas Ligotti

  #7

  BURDEN Michael Marano

  #11

  BUSTED IN BUTTOWN David J. Schow

  #3

  BUTCHER’S LOGIC Roberta Lannes

  #8

  BY HER HAND, SHE DRAGS YOU DOWN Douglas Smith

  #13

  CAGE, THE Jeff VanderMeer

  #14

  CALICO BLACK, CALICO BLUE Joel Knight

  #19

  CAMPING WAINWRIGHTS, THE Ian R. MacLeod

  #20

  CARNAL HOUSE Steve Rasnic Tem

  #1

  CASTLE IN THE DESERT Kim Newman

  #12

  CATS AND ARCHITECTURE Chico Kidd

  #13

  CATSKIN Kelly Link

  #14

  CEDAR LANE Karl Edward Wagner

  #2

  CELL CALL Marc Laidlaw

  #15

  CENTIPEDE, THE Susan Davis

  #15

  CHILD OF THE STONES Paul McAuley

  #15

  CHILDREN OF MONTE ROSA, THE Reggie Oliver

  #19

  CHRISTMAS FOREVER Christopher Fowler

  #9

  CHUI CHAI S.P. Somtow [Somtow Sucharitkul]

  #3

  CHURCH ON THE ISLAND, THE Simon Kurt Unsworth

  #19

  CITY IN ASPIC Conrad Williams

  #13

  CLEOPATRA BRIMSTONE Elizabeth Hand

  #13

  CLIMBING DOWN FROM HEAVEN Terry Lamsley

  #12

  CLOCKWORK HORROR, THE F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre

  #18

  CLOSED CIRCUIT Laurence Staig

  #1

  COLDER THAN HELL Edward Bryant

  #3

  COLD SNAP Kim Newman

  #19

  COMING HOME Mark Morris

  #12

  CONTINUITY ERROR Nicholas Royle

  #18

  CO-OP, THE Melanie Tem

  #2

  COPPOLA’S DRACULA Kim Newman

  #9

  COVENTRY BOY, THE Graham Joyce

  #14

  CRADLE Alan Brennert

 
#7

  CRAWL, THE Stephen Laws

  #9

  CROCODILE LADY Christopher Fowler

  #13

  CUBIST’S ATTORNEY, THE Peter Atkins

  #17

  CURSE OF KALI, THE Cherry Wilder

  #8

  DANCING MEN Glen Hirshberg

  #15

  DANCING ON A BLADE OF DREAMS Roberta Lannes

  #4

  DARKER ANGELS S.P. Somtow [Somtow Sucharitkul]

  #5

  DARK LAND, THE Michael Marshall Smith

  #3

  DAY OF THE SHARKS, THE Kate Wilhelm

  #4

  DEAD, THE Simon Ings & M. John Harrison

  #4

  DEAD BABIES Lawrence Watt-Evans

  #6

  DEAD BOY AT YOUR WINDOW, THE Bruce Holland Rogers

  #10

  DEAD BOY FOUND Christopher Barzak

  #15

  DEAD LOVE YOU, THE Jonathan Carroll

  #2

  DEADMAN’S ROAD Joe R. Lansdale

  #19

  DEAD ORCHARDS, THE Ian MacLeod

  #6

  DECORATIONS, THE Ramsey Campbell

  #17

  DEPARTED, THE Clive Barker

  #4

  DESTINATION NIHIL BY EDMUND BERTRAND Mark Samuels

  #20

  DETAILER, THE Dennis Etchison

  #12

  DETAILS China Miéville

  #14

  DEVIL OF DELERY STREET, THE Poppy Z. Brite

  #16

  DEVIL’S SMILE Glen Hirshberg

  #18

  DID THEY GET YOU TO TRADE? Karl Edward Wagner

  #4

  DIGGING DEEP Ramsey Campbell

  #18

  DIVERTIMENTO Gregory Frost

  #2

  DOG PARK, THE Dennis Etchison

  #5

  DONKEY AT THE MYSTERIES, THE Reggie Oliver

  #20

  DREAMS OF DR LADYBANK, THE Thomas Tessier

  #3

  DRIPPING OF SUNDERED WINESKINS, THE Brian Hodge

  #9

  DR PRETORIUS AND THE LOST TEMPLE Paul McAuley

  #14

  DR PRIDA’S DREAM-PLAGUED PATIENT Michael Bishop

  #18

  DYING WORDS David J. Schow

  #9

  EASING THE SPRING Sally Roberts Jones

  #5

  EGYPTIAN AVENUE Kim Newman

  #14

  EMPEROR’S OLD BONES, THE Gemma Files

  #11

  EMPTINESS SPOKE ELOQUENT Caitlín R. Kiernan

  #9

  EMPTY STATIONS Nicholas Royle

  #12

  ENTERTAINMENT, THE Ramsey Campbell

  #11

  EVERYBODY GOES Michael Marshall Smith

  #10

  EYE FOR AN EYE, AN Norman Partridge

  #8

  EXHIBIT, THE Martin Plumbridge

  #5

  EXORCIZING ANGELS Simon Clark & Tim Lebbon

  #15

  EXTINCTIONS IN PARADISE Brian Hodge

  #7

  FALLING OFF THE WORLD Tim Lebbon

  #20

  FEAR THE DEAD Ramsey Campbell

  #15

  FEMININE ENDINGS Neil Gaiman

  #20

  FILM, THE Richard Christian Matheson

  #8

  FINAL CUT Karl Edward Wagner

  #8

  FINGER OF HALUGRA, THE Manly Wade Wellman

  #7

  FIREBIRD J.L. Comeau

  #2

  FIRST, CATCH YOUR DEMON Graham Joyce

  #13

  FIRST TIME, THE K.W. Jeter

  #2

  FISHERMAN, THE David A. Sutton

  #19

  FISH STORY, A Gene Wolfe

  #11

  FLESH OF LEAVES, BONES OF DESIRE Charlee Jacob

  #12

  FLOUR WHITE AND SPINDLE THIN L.H. Maynard & M.P.N. Sims

  #16

  FOOD MAN Lisa Tuttle

  #7

  FORBIDDEN BRIDES OF THE FACELESS SLAVES IN THE NAMELESS HOUSE OF THE NIGHT OF DREAD DESIRE Neil Gaiman

  #16

  FOREVER GRAMMA Mick Garris

  #12

  FOUR FAMINES AGO Yvonne Navarro

  #9

  FROM AROUND HERE Tim Pratt

  #19

  FRONT-PAGE McGUFFIN AND THE GREATEST STORY NEVER TOLD Peter Crowther

  #20

  GAS STATION CARNIVALS Thomas Ligotti

  #8

  GENTLEMAN FROM MEXICO, A Mark Samuels

  #19

  GHOST IN THE MACHINE Steve Rasnic Tem

  #8

  GHOST VILLAGE, THE Peter Straub

  #4

  GLAMOUR, THE Thomas Ligotti

  #4

  GLYPHOTECH Mark Samuels

  #17

  GOAT CUTTER, THE Jay Lake

  #15

  GOING UNDER Ramsey Campbell

  #7

  GOT TO KILL THEM ALL Dennis Etchison

  #13

  GRAZING THE LONG ACRE Gwyneth Jones

  #9

  GREY MADONNA, THE Graham Masterton

  #7

  GROTTO, THE Kathryn Ptacek

  #12

  GROWING THINGS T.E.D. Klein

  #11

  GROWLIMB, THE Michael Shea

  #16

  GUIGNOIR Norman Partridge

  #3

  GULLS Tim Pratt

  #17

  HAECKEL’S TALE Clive Barker

  #17

  HALLOWEEN STREET Steve Rasnic Tem

  #11

  HANDOVER, THE Michael Marshall Smith

  #12

  HANGED MAN OF OZ, THE Steve Nagy

  #15

  HARDBALL Iain Sinclair

  #8

  HARLEQUIN VALENTINE Neil Gaiman

  #11

  HARVEST Norman Partridge

  #6

  HAUNTING, THE Joyce Carol Oates

  #15

  HELL HATH ENLARGED HERSELF Michael Marshall Smith

  #8

  HIDES Jay Russell [Russell Schechter]

  #14

  HIS MOUTH WILL TASTE OF WORMWOOD Poppy Z. Brite

  #2

  HOMECOMING, THE Nicholas Royle

  #6

  HOPSCOTCH Donald R. Burleson

  #8

  HORN, THE Stephen Gallagher

  #1

  HOUSE ON CEMETERY STREET, THE Cherry Wilder

  #1

  HOUSES UNDER THE SEA Caitlín R. Kiernan

  #18

  HOW SHE DANCES Daniel Fox [Chaz Brenchley]

  #5

  HOW TO GET AHEAD IN NEW YORK Poppy Z. Brite

  #4

  HUMAN REMAINS Edward Bryant

  #5

  HUNDRED WICKED LITTLE WITCHES, A Steve Rasnic Tem

  #7

  HUNGER: A CONFESSION Dale Bailey

  #15

  HUNGER AND ECSTASY OF VAMPIRES Brian Stableford

  #7

  HUNGER OF THE LEAVES, THE Joel Lane

  #12

  HUNTER LAKE Gene Wolfe

  #15

  ICE HOUSE POND Steve Rasnic Tem

  #5

  IF I SHOULD WAKE BEFORE I DIE Brian Hodge

  #17

  I HAVE A SPECIAL PLAN FOR THIS WORLD Thomas Ligotti

  #12

  I LIVE WITH YOU AND YOU DON’T KNOW IT Carol Emshwiller

  #17

  ILL MET BY DAYLIGHT Basil Copper

  #14

  IMPERMANENT MERCIES Kathe Koja

  #3

  INCIDENT ON A RAINY NIGHT IN BEVERLY HILLS David J. Schow