The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 24 (Mammoth Books)

by Stephen Jones

  American animation director, producer and storyboard artist Rusty Mills died of colon cancer on December 7, aged 49. His credits include episodes of Animaniacs and Pinky and the Brain, along with the 1995 special Tiny Toons’ Night Ghoulery.

  British special effects cameraman Harry Oakes died on December 11, aged 91. He began his career in the late 1940s as a clapper-loader and then focus-puller for Hammer Films, working on such titles as Man in Black, The Quatermass Experiment, X the Unknown, The Curse of Frankenstein, Quatermass 2, Dracula, The Revenge of Frankenstein, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Mummy, The Terror of the Tongs, Taste of Fear and The Damned. He then worked with Gerry Anderson on the TV series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, U.F.O., Space: 1999, Terrahawks and Space Precinct, along with the films Thunderbirds Are GO, Thunderbird 6 and Doppelgänger (aka Journey to the Far Side of the Sun). Oakes’s other credits include Superman (1978), Dracula (1979), Flash Gordon (1980), Superman III, Legend and Aliens.

  Veteran American TV director Don Medford (Donald Muller) died on December 12, aged 95. The prolific Medford helmed episodes of Tales of Tomorrow (35!), Alfred Hitchcock Presents (both 1960s and 1980s series), The Twilight Zone, the pilot for The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (released theatrically as To Trap a Spy), the pilot for Ghostbreakers (1967), The Invaders and Something is Out There, along with the 1978 TV movie The Clone Master.

  British puppeteer Violet Phelan Philpott (Violet Yeomans) died on December 14, aged 90. In the early 1960s she created the puppets for TV’s The Telegoons, based on the popular BBC Radio series The Goon Show, and in 1972 she created Zippy for the popular ITV children’s series Rainbow.

  American screenwriter and director Danny Steinmann (aka Danny Stone/Peter Foleg), died on December 18, aged 70. Best known for Friday the 13th: A New Beginning, he was an associate producer on the Gene Roddenberry pilot Spectre, and he co-wrote and directed The Unseen under the Foleg alias.

  British producer and writer Gerry Anderson MBE (Gerald Alexander Anderson) died of complications from Alzheimer’s disease on December 26, aged 83. Often in collaboration with his former wife Sylvia Anderson, he co-produced the puppet (Supermarionation) and live-action TV series The Adventures of Twizzle, Torchy the Battery Boy, Four Feather Falls, Supercar, Fireball XL5, Stingray, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, U.F.O., Space: 1999, Terrahawks and Space Precinct. His other credits include the films Thunderbirds Are GO, Thunderbird 6 and Doppelgänger (aka Journey to the Far Side of the Sun).

  Oscar-winning New Zealand sound editor Mike Hopkins (Michael Alexander Hopkins) drowned in a rafting accident on December 30. He was 53. Hopkins’s credits include Death Warmed Up, Mr Wrong, Braindead, The Frighteners, Aberration, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Ring 2, King Kong (2005), Transformers and Fresh Meat.

  USEFUL ADDRESSES

  THE FOLLOWING LISTING of organisations, publications, dealers and individuals is designed to present readers and authors with further avenues to explore. Although I can personally recommend many of those listed on the following pages, neither the publisher nor myself can take any responsibility for the services they offer. Please also note that the information below is only a guide and is subject to change without notice.

  –The Editor

  ORGANISATIONS

  The Australian Horror Writers Association (www.australianhorror.com) is a non-profit organisation that was formed in 2005 as a way of providing a unified voice and a sense of community for Australian (and New Zealand) writers of horror/dark fiction. AHWA aims to become the first point of reference for writers and fans of the dark side of literature in Australia, to spread the acceptance and improve the understanding of what horror is in literature to a wider audience, and in doing so gain a greater readership for established and new writers alike. Email: ahwa@australianhorror.com

  The British Fantasy Society (www.britishfantasysociety.org) was founded in 1971 and publishes the newsletter Prism and the magazines Dark Horizons and New Horizons, featuring articles, interviews and fiction, along with occasional special booklets. The BFS also enjoys a lively online community – there is an email news-feed, a discussion board with numerous links, and a Cyberstore selling various publications. FantasyCon is one of the UK’s friendliest conventions and there are social gatherings and meet-the-author events organised around Britain. For yearly membership details, email: secretary@britishfantasysociety.org You can also join online through the Cyberstore.

  The Friends of Arthur Machen (www.arthurmachen.org.uk) is a literary society whose objectives include encouraging a wider recognition of Machen’s work and providing a focus for critical debate. Members get a hardcover journal, Faunus, twice a year, and also the informative newsletter Machenalia. For membership details, contact Treasurer Jon Preece: machenfoam@yahoo.co.uk

  The Friends of the Merril Collection (www.friendsofmer ril.org/) is a volunteer organisation that provides support and assistance to the largest public collection of science fiction, fantasy and horror books in North America. Details about annual membership and donations are available from the website or by contacting The Friends of the Merril Collection, c/o Lillian H. Smith Branch, Toronto Public Library, 239 College Street, 3rd Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5T 1R5, Canada. Email: ltoolis@tpl.toronto.on.ca

  The Horror Writers Association (www.horror.org) is a world-wide organisation of writers and publishing professionals dedicated to promoting the interests of writers of Horror and Dark Fantasy. It was formed in the early 1980s. Interested individuals may apply for Active, Affiliate or Associate membership. Active membership is limited to professional writers. HWA publishes a monthly online Newsletter, and sponsors the annual Bram Stoker Awards.

  World Fantasy Convention (www.worldfantasy.org) is an annual convention held in a different (usually American) city each year, oriented particularly towards serious readers and genre professionals.

  World Horror Convention (www.worldhorrorsociety.org) is a smaller, more relaxed, event. It is aimed specifically at horror fans and professionals, and held in a different city (usually American) each year.

  SELECTED SMALL PRESS PUBLISHERS

  The Alchemy Press (www.alchemypress.wordpress.com), Cheadle, Staffordshire ST10 1PF, UK.

  Alliteration Ink (alliterationink.com), PO Box 20598, Dayton, OH 45420, USA.

  Bad Moon Books/Eclipse (www.badmoonbooks.com), 1854 W. Chateau Avenue, Anaheim, CA 92804-4527, USA.

  Bards and Sages Publishing (www.bardsandsages.com), 201 Leed Avenue, Bellmawr, NJ 08031, USA.

  Bibliofear, 13 Macclesfield Road, London SE25 4RY, UK.

  Big Time Books (www.bigtimebooks.com).

  Blood Bound Books (www.bloodboundbooks.net). Email: editor@bloodboundbooks.net

  Bold Strokes Books, Inc. (www.boldstrokesbooks.com), PO Box 249, Valley Falls, NY 12185, USA. Email:publisher@boldstrokesbooks.com

  Books of the Dead Press (www.booksofthedead.com). Email: besthorror@gmail.com

  Cemetery Dance Publications (www.cemeterydance.com),132-B Industry Lane, Unit #7, Forest Hill, MD 21050, USA. Email: info@cemeterydance.com

  ChiZine Publications (www.chizinepub.com). Email: info@chizinepub.com

  Chômu Press (info@chomupress.com), 70 Hill Street, Richmond, Surrey TW9 1TW, UK. Email: info@chomu press.com

  Curiosity Quills Press (curiosityquills.com) PO Box 2540, Dulles, VA 20101, USA. Email: info@curiosityquills.com.

  Damnation Books LLC (www.damnationbooks.com), PO Box 3931, Santa Rosa, CA 95402-9998, USA. Email:admin@damnationbooks.com

  Dark Minds Press (www.darkmindspress.com), 31 Gristmill Close, Cheltenham GL51 0PZ, UK. Email: mail@darkmindspress.com

  Dark Regions Press/Black Labyrinth (www.darkregions.com), 300 E. Hersey Street STE 10A, Ashland, OR 97520, USA. Email: cmorey@darkregions.com

  Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. (www.grantbooks.com), 19 Surrey Lane, PO Box 187, Hampton Falls, NH 03844, USA.

  DreamHaven Books (www.dreamhavenbooks.com), 2301 East 38th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55406, USA.

  Ea
rthling Publications (www.earthlingpub.com), PO Box 413, Northborough, MA 01532, USA. Email: earthling pub@yahoo.com

  Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing/Hades Publications, Inc. (www.hadespublications.com), PO Box 1714, Calgary, Alberta T2P 2L7, Canada. Email: publisher@hadespublications.com

  Enigmatic Press (www.maynard-sims.com), 3 Cutlers Close, Bishops Stortford, Herts CM23 4FW, UK.

  Eternal Press (www.eternalpress.biz),PO Box 3931, Santa Rosa, CA 95402-9998, USA.

  Ex Hubris Imprints (www.pstdarkness.wordpress.com). Email: postscripts2darkness@gmail.com

  FableCroft (fablecroft.com.au).

  Fedogan & Bremer Publishing (fedoganandbremer.com), 3918 Chicago Street, Nampa, Idaho 83686, USA.

  Guntlet Publications (www.gauntletpress.com), 5307 Arroyo Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80922, USA. Email: info@gauntletpress.com

  Gray Friar Press (www.grayfriarpress.com), 9 Abbey Terrace, Whitby, North Yorkshire Y021 3HQ, UK. Email: gary.fry@virgin.net

  Hieroglyphic Press, 25 Chanctonbury Road, Burgess Hill, West Sussex RH15 9EX, UK. Email: evans_lichamleas@yahoo.com

  Hippocampus Press (www.hippocampuspress.com), PO Box 641, New York, NY 10156, USA. Email: info@hippocampuspress.com

  The House of Murky Depths (www.murkydepths.com).

  IDW Publishing (www.idwpublishing.com), 5080 Santa Fe Street, San Diego, CA 92109, USA.

  Jurassic London (www.pandemonium-fiction.com), 153 South Lambeth Road, London SW8 1XN, UK. Email:jared@jurassic-london.com

  Megazanthus Press (www.nemonymous.com).

  McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers (www.mcfarlandpub.com), Box 611, Jefferson, NC 28640, USA.

  Miskatonic River Press (www.miskatonicriverpress.com), 944 Reynolds Road, Suite 188, Lakeland, Florida 33801, USA. Email: keeper@miskatonicriverpress.com

  Mortbury Press (mortburypress.webs.com/), Shiloh, Nantglas, Llandrindod Wells, Powys LD1 6PD, UK. Email:mortburypress@yahoo.com

  Mythos Books, LLC (www.mythosbooks.com), 351 Lake Ridge Road, Poplar Buff, MO 63901, USA.

  NewCon Press (www.newconpress.co.uk).

  Noose and Gibbet Publishing/Karōshi Books (www.nooseandgibbetpublishing.com). Email: info@nooseandgib betpublishing.com

  Nightjar Press (nightjarpress.wordpress.com), 38 Belfield Road, Manchester M20 6BH, UK.

  Night Shade Books (www.nightshadebooks.com), 1661 Tennessee Street, #3H, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA. Email: night@nightshadebooks.com

  Nodens Books (www.nodensbooks.com), PO Box 493, Marcellus, MI 49067, USA.

  Omnium Gatherum (omniumgatherumedia.com).

  Prime Books (www.prime-books.com), PO Box 83464, Gaithersburg, MD 20883, USA. Email: prime@prime books.com

  PS Publishing Ltd/PS Artbooks Ltd (www.pspublishing.co.uk), Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK. Email: editor@pspublishing.co.uk

  The RAS Press, 1745 W. Kenneth Road, Glendale, CA 91201, USA.

  The Red Penny Papers (redpennypapers.com).

  Salt Publishing (www.saltpublishing.com), 12 Norwich Road, Cromer, Norfolk NR27 0AX, UK.

  Sarob Press (sarobpress.blogspot.com), La Blinière, 53250, Neuilly-le-Vendin, France.

  Savoy (www.savoy.abel.co.uk), 446 Wilmslow Road, Withington, Manchester M20 3BW, UK. Email: office@savoy.abel.co.uk

  Science Fiction Trails, PO Box 3000 PMB 132, Edwards, CO 81632, USA.

  Screaming Dreams Publishing (www.screamingdreams.com), 113–116 Bute Street, Cardiff Bay, Cardiff CF10 5EQ, UK. Email: steve@screamingdreams.com

  Shadowfall Publications (www.shadowfall publications.com).

  Shadow Publishing (www.shadowpublishing.webeasysite.co.uk/), 194 Station Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7TE, UK. Email: david.sutton986@btinternet.com

  Spectral Press (spectralpress.wordpress.com), 5 Serjeants Green, Neath Hill, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK14 6HA, UK. Email: spectralpress@gmail.com

  Spectre Press, 56 Mickle Hill, Sandhurst, Berkshire GU47 8QU, UK. Email: jon.harvey@talktalk.net

  Spinetinglers Publishing (www.richardmoule.wordpress.com), 22 Vestry Road, Co. Down, BT23 6HJ, UK.

  Stony Meadow Publishing/Dark Moon Books (wwwstonymeadowpublishing.com/www.darkmoonbooks.com), 13039 Glen Ct., Chino Hills, CA 91709-1135, USA.

  Subterranean Press (www.subterraneanpress.com), PO Box 190106, Burton, MI 48519, USA. Email: subpress@gmail.com

  Tartarus Press (tartaruspress.com), Coverley House, Carlton-in-Coverdale, Leyburn, North Yorkshire DL8 4AY, UK. Email: tartarus@pavilion.co.uk

  Ticonderoga Publications (www.ticonderogapublications.com), PO Box 29, Greenwood, WA 6924, Australia.

  Written Backwards (www.nettirw.com). Email: written@nettirw.com

  SELECTED MAGAZINES

  Albedo One (www.albedo1.com) is Ireland’s magazine of science fiction, fantasy and horror. The editorial address is Albedo One, 2 Post Road, Lusk, Co. Dublin, Ireland. Email: bobn@yellowbrickroad.ie

  Ansible is a highly entertaining monthly SF and fantasy newsletter/gossip column edited by David Langford. It is available free electronically by sending an email to: ansible-request@dcs.gla.ac.uk with a subject line reading “subscribe”, or you can receive the print version by sending a stamped and addressed envelope to Ansible, 94 London Road, Reading, Berks RG1 5AU, UK. Back issues, links and book lists are also available online.

  Black Static (www.ttapress.com) is the UK’s premier horror fiction magazine, produced bi-monthly by the publishers of Interzone. Six- and twelve-issue subscriptions are available, along with a new lifetime subscription, from TTA Press, 5 Martins Lane, Witcham, Ely, Cambs CB6 2LB, UK, or from the secure TTA website. Email: blackstatic@ttapress.com

  Cemetery Dance Magazine (www.cemeterydance.com) is edited by Richard Chizmar and includes fiction up to 5,000 words, interviews, articles and columns by many of the biggest names in horror. For subscription information contact: Cemetery Dance Publications, PO Box 623, Forest Hill, MD 21050, USA. Email: info@cemeterydance.com

  Dark Discoveries (www.darkdiscoveries.com) sets out to unsettle, edify and involve with fiction, interviews and non-fiction and is published irregularly. JournalStone Publications, 199 State Street, San Mateo, CA 94401, USA. Email: info@darkdiscoveries.com

  The Ghosts & Scholars M. R. James Newsletter (www.pardoes.info/roanddarroll/GS.html) is a scholarly journal published roughly twice a year. It is dedicated to the classic ghost story and, as the title implies, to M. R. James in particular. Two-issue subscriptions are available from Haunted Library Publications, c/o Flat One, 36 Hamilton Street, Hoole, Chester CH2 3JQ, UK. Email: pardos@globalnet.co.uk

  The Horror Zine (www.thehorrorzine.com) is a monthly online magazine edited by Jeani Rector that features fiction, poetry, interviews and reviews.

  Locus (www.locusmag.com) is the monthly newspaper of the SF/fantasy/horror field. Contact: Locus Publications, PO Box 13305, Oakland, CA 94661, USA. Subscription information with other rates and order forms are also available on the website. Email: locus@locusmag.com. You can also now subscribe to a digital edition at: weightlessbooks.com/genre/nonfiction/locus-12-month-subscription

  Locus Online (www.locusmag.com/news) is an excellent online source for the latest news and reviews.

  The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (www.fandsf.com) has been publishing some of the best imaginative fiction for more than sixty years. Edited by Gordon Van Gelder, and now published bi-monthly, single copies or an annual subscription are available by US cheques or credit card from: Fantasy & Science Fiction, PO Box 3447, Hoboken, NJ 07030, USA, or you can subscribe via the website.

  Morpheus Tales (www.morpheustales.com) is billed as “the UK’s darkest and most controversial fiction magazine” with quarterly print issues and reviews appearing on the website and myspace versions (www.myspace.com/morpheustales).

  [Nameless]: A Biannual Journal of the Macabre, Esoteric and Intellectual . . . (www.namelessmag.com) features fiction, articles and reviews in an on-demand paperback format. Cycatrix Press, 16420 SE McGillivary Blvd., Ste. 103-1010,
Vancouver, WA 98683, USA. Email: binfo@namelessmag.com

  The Paperback Fanatic (www.thepaperbackfanatic.com) is an attractive full colour magazine devoted to sleaze and exploitation authors, artists and publishers. It is available by subscription only. Email: thepaperbackfanatic@sky.com

  Rabbit Hole is a semi-regular newsletter about Harlan Ellison® that also offers exclusive signed books by the author. A subscription is available from The Harlan Ellison® Recording Collection, PO Box 55548, Sherman Oaks, CA 91413-0548, USA.

  Rue Morgue (www.rue-morgue.com), is a glossy monthly magazine edited by Dave Alexander and subtitled “Horror in Culture & Entertainment”. Each issue is packed with full colour features and reviews of new films, books, comics, music and game releases. Subscriptions are available from: Marrs Media Inc., 2926 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON M6P 1Y8, Canada, or by credit card on the website. Email: info@rue-morgue.com. Rue Morgue also runs the Festival of Fear: Canadian National Horror Expo in Toronto. Every Friday you can log on to a new show at Rue Morgue Radio at www.ruemorgueradio.com and your horror shopping online source, The Rue Morgue Marketplace, is at www.ruemorguemarketplace.com

  Shadows & Tall Trees (www.undertowbooks.com) is published occasionally. Editor Michael Kelly’s trade paperback magazine is open to previously unpublished submissions of quiet, literary horror fiction. Email: undertowbooks@gmail.com

  Space and Time: The Magazine of Fantasy, Horror, and Science Fiction (www.spaceandtimemagazine.com) is published quarterly. Single issues and subscriptions are available from the website or from the new address: Space and Time Magazine, 458 Elizabeth Avenue #5348, Somerset, NJ 08873, USA. In the UK and Europe, copies can be ordered from BBR Distributing, PO Box 625, Sheffield S1 3GY, UK.

  Subterranean Press Magazine (www.supterraneanpress.com/magazine).

  Supernatural Tales (suptales.blogspot.com) is a twice-yearly fiction magazine edited by David Longhorn, which is moving to PoD format. Supernatural Tales, 291 Eastbourne Avenue, Gateshead NE8 4NN, UK. Email: davidlonghorn@hotmail.com