A group of mountain climbers, caught in the dark, fights to survive their descent; An American band finds more than they bargained for in Mexico while scouting remote locations for a photo shoot; A young student's exploration into the origins of a mysterious song leads him on a winding, dangerous path through the US's deep south; A group of kids scaring each other with ghost stories discovers alarming consequences.
The Best Horror of the Year showcases the previous year's best offerings in horror short fiction.
List of Stories:
Better You Believe-Carole Johnstone
Liquid Air-Inna Effress
Holiday Romance-Mark Morris
Furtherest-Kaaron Warren
Where's the Harm?-Rebecca Lloyd
Whatever Comes After Calcutta-David Erik Nelson
A Human Stain-Kelly Robson
The Stories We Tell about Ghosts-A. C. Wise
Endosketal-Sarah Read
West of Matamoros, North of Hell-Brian Hodge
Alligator Point-S. P. Miskowski
Dark Warm Heart-Rich Larson
There and Back Again-Carmen Maria Machado
Shepherd's Business-Stephen Gallagher
You Can Stay All Day-Mira Grant
Harvest Song, Gathering Song-A. C. Wise
The Granfalloon-Orrin Grey
Fail-Safe-Philip Fracassi
The Starry Crown-Marc E. Fitch
Eqalussuaq-Tim Major
Lost in the Dark-John Langan
Industry Reviews
Praise for Ellen Datlow and The Best Horror of the Year Series:
"Award-winning editor Ellen Datlow has assembled a tasty collection of twenty one terrifying and unsettling treats. In addition to providing excellent fiction to read, this is the perfect book for discovering new authors and enriching your life through short fiction."-Kirkus Reviews
"For more than three decades, Ellen Datlow has been at the center of horror. Bringing you the most frightening and terrifying stories, Datlow always has her finger on the pulse of what horror fans crave. . . . and the anthologies just keep getting better and better. She's an icon in the industry."-Signal Horizon
"Datlow's The Best Horror of the Year series is one of the best investments you can make in short fiction. The current volume is no exception."-Adventures Fantastic
"As usual, Datlow delivers what she promises, 'the best horror of the year,' whether it's written by the famous (Neil Gaiman) or the should-be famous (Laird Barron and many others)."
-Washington Post
"The quality of the series has always been remarkably high, but this particular volume stands out because assembles a bunch of truly exceptional stories. Obviously, 2017 must have been a great year for short horror fiction, but the editor has to be warmly praised for her unrelenting ability to discover real gems. . . . An anthology not to be missed."-SF Revu
"You just can't have a list of recommended speculative anthologies without including an Ellen Datlow anthology. It's. Not. Possible. The line-up in The Best Horror of the Year Volume Eight is absolutely stupendous, featuring the most frighteningly talented authors in horror fiction."-Tor.com
"Once again, [Ellen Datlow supplies] an invaluable book, featuring excellent short fiction and, in addition, providing as always precious information about what happened in the horror field last year."-Mario Guslandi, British Fantasy Society
Praise for Ellen Datlow and The Best Horror of the Year Series:
"Award-winning editor Ellen Datlow has assembled a tasty collection of twenty one terrifying and unsettling treats. In addition to providing excellent fiction to read, this is the perfect book for discovering new authors and enriching your life through short fiction."-Kirkus Reviews
"For more than three decades, Ellen Datlow has been at the center of horror. Bringing you the most frightening and terrifying stories, Datlow always has her finger on the pulse of what horror fans crave. . . . and the anthologies just keep getting better and better. She's an icon in the industry."-Signal Horizon
"Datlow's The Best Horror of the Year series is one of the best investments you can make in short fiction. The current volume is no exception."-Adventures Fantastic
"As usual, Datlow delivers what she promises, 'the best horror of the year,' whether it's written by the famous (Neil Gaiman) or the should-be famous (Laird Barron and many others)."
-Washington Post
"You just can't have a list of recommended speculative anthologies without including an Ellen Datlow anthology. It's. Not. Possible. The line-up in The Best Horror of the Year Volume Eight is absolutely stupendous, featuring the most frighteningly talented authors in horror fiction."-Tor.com
"Once again, [Ellen Datlow supplies] an invaluable book, featuring excellent short fiction and, in addition, providing as always precious information about what happened in the horror field last year."-Mario Guslandi, British Fantasy Society
