After 22 years of pulling the horror content for the now-discontinued Year's Best Fantasy and Horror series, Datlow (Lovecraft Unbound ) goes solo with this stellar ...

This strong anthology of 17 contemporary horror tales addresses the concept of vampirism from a variety of angles, though the uniformity of theme does eventually become wearying. Talented contributors ...

Edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling. Tor, $15.99 trade paper (352p) ISBN 978-0-7653-3227-1 Datlow and Windling (After) collect 18 stories of elegant beauty and gothic murk in this anthology of ...

Permanent Midnight is a weekly Complex Pop Culture column where senior staff writer, and resident genre fiction fanatic, Matt Barone will put the spotlight on the best new indie horror/sci-fi/weirdo ...

Dolls, puppets, and other human simulacra are objects of fear and wonder in this eclectic anthology of 17 excellent original stories that Datlow (Nightmare Carnival) selected for their ability to ...

Datlow continues her annual series with this excellent anthology of horror stories in a variety of styles. Standouts include Angela Slatter’s “The Winter Children,” a short but sweet twist on the idea ...

Datlow (Lovecraft Unbound) and Mamatas (Spicy Slipstream Stories) collect 20 original stories based on ghost legends from around the world. A few famous figures appear (such as the mysterious ...

Datlow’s 10th-anniversary volume of horror shorts is a stunning and flawless collection that showcases the most terrifyingly beautiful writing of the genre. This anthology opens with its strongest ...

There are remarkably few places that publish new short horror fiction nowadays — and there are also relatively few anthologies that don’t have a rigid theme, like zombies or witchcraft. Enter editor ...

Fans of both subtle horror and explicit gore will find something to enjoy in this uneven anthology of 24 stories. Unsurprisingly, the best work comes from some very familiar names. In "Down to a ...

Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling are two of the best and most respected editors in the business. They don’t just sit at desks, painstakingly reviewing manuscripts for flaws or areas in need of ...