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The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2010

Kyle Murchison Booth • Book 4

by Paula Guran, Kelley Armstrong, Holly Black, Ramsey Campbell, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Joe R. Lansdale, Stewart O'Nan, Sarah Pinborough, Norman Prentiss, Barbara Roden, Lucius Shepard, Peter Straub, Michael Shea, Kelly Link, Ekaterina Sedia, Catherynne M. Valente, Gerard Houarner, Gemma Files, Kurt Dinan, Elizabeth Bear, Roby Davies, Maura McHugh, Dale Bailey, Deborah Biancotti, Gary McMahon, Holly Phillips, John Mantooth, Marc Laidlaw, Margo Lanagan, Michael Marshall Smith, Nadia Bulkin, Nathan Ballingrud, Paul Tremblay, Peter Atkins, Sarah Monette, Seth Fried, Stephen Graham Jones, Steve Duffy, Steve Rasnic Tem, Suzy McKee Charnas, John Langan

Darkness lurks everywhere — in small-town picnics, behind dumpsters where harpies dwell, and in The Nowhere where lost things go — across stories that find horror in the mundane.

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Darkness lurks everywhere — in small-town picnics, behind dumpsters where harpies dwell, and in The Nowhere where lost things go — across stories that find horror in the mundane.

Zombies: The Recent Dead

by Paula Guran, Steve Duffy, Max Brooks, Nik Houser, Andy Duncan, David J. Schow, Joe R. Lansdale, Neil Gaiman, Alice Sola Kim, Gary A. Braunbeck, Francesca Lia Block, Tobias S. Buckell, David Wellington, Tim Waggoner, Kit Reed, Brian Keene, Kelly Link, Gary McMahon, Scott Edelman, Kevin Veale, Michael Marshall Smith, Tim Lebbon, David Prill

Twenty-three authors reimagine zombies as everything from Romero's living dead to dancing thrillers, proving these monsters adapt to any apocalyptic permutation.

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Twenty-three authors reimagine zombies as everything from Romero's living dead to dancing thrillers, proving these monsters adapt to any apocalyptic permutation.

The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, Volume Two

The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror • Book 2

by Paula Guran

From the supernatural to the all-too-real, this anthology proves modern horror writers are finding imaginative new ways to unsettle readers.

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From the supernatural to the all-too-real, this anthology proves modern horror writers are finding imaginative new ways to unsettle readers.

Vampires: The Recent Undead

The Morganville Vampires: Extras #9 (Dead Man Stalking )

by Paula Guran, Albert E. Cowdrey, J.A. Konrath, Jeanne C. Stein, Karen Russell, Kelley Armstrong, Kim Newman, Mary Turzillo, Michael Marshall Smith, Nancy Kilpatrick, Nisi Shawl, Barbara Roden, Rachel Caine, Stephen Dedman, Susan Sizemore, Tanith Lee, Tanya Huff, Tina Rath, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Carrie Vaughn, Charlaine Harris, Charles de Lint, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Conrad Williams, Holly Black, John Langan

From Charlaine Harris to Kelley Armstrong, twenty-six authors sink their teeth into vampire fiction that transcends traditional horror boundaries. The collection spans romance, mystery, humor, and science fiction with equal bite.

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From Charlaine Harris to Kelley Armstrong, twenty-six authors sink their teeth into vampire fiction that transcends traditional horror boundaries. The collection spans romance, mystery, humor, and science fiction with equal bite.

Zombies: More Recent Dead

by Paula Guran, Mike Carey, Neil Gaiman, Kathleen Tierney, Stephen Graham Jones, Joe R. Lansdale, Jonathan Maberry, Carrie Vaughn, Carrie Ryan, Matthew Johnson

Literary horror's finest writers use zombies to explore survival, society, and what makes us human in the first place. The anthology avoids shambling clichés by focusing on character-driven stories that happen to feature the undead.

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Literary horror's finest writers use zombies to explore survival, society, and what makes us human in the first place. The anthology avoids shambling clichés by focusing on character-driven stories that happen to feature the undead.

Blood Sisters: Vampire Stories by Women

by Paula Guran

Female writers have shaped vampire fiction since Dracula's publication, reimagining the undead through uniquely feminine perspectives. This anthology celebrates their contributions to supernatural literature.

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Female writers have shaped vampire fiction since Dracula's publication, reimagining the undead through uniquely feminine perspectives. This anthology celebrates their contributions to supernatural literature.