Screams from the Dark

A bone-chilling anthology from legendary horror editor, Ellen Datlow, Screams from the Dark contains twenty-nine all-original tales about monsters.

WINNER of the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in an Anthology!
A Shirley Jackson and Locus Award Finalist! A World Fantasy Award Nominee!

From werewolves and vampires, to demons and aliens, the monster is one of the most recognizable figures in horror. But what makes something, or someone, monstrous?

Award-winning and up-and-coming authors like Richard Kadrey, Cassandra Khaw, Indrapramit Das, Priya Sharma, and more attempt to answer this question. These all-new stories range from traditional to modern, from mainstream to literary, from familiar monsters to the unknown ... and unimaginable.

This chilling collection has something to please-and terrify-everyone, so lock your doors, hide under your covers, and try not to scream.

Contributors include: Ian Rogers, Fran Wilde, Gemma Files, Daryl Gregory, Priya Sharma, Brian Hodge, Joyce Carol Oates, Indrapramit Das, Siobhan Carroll, Richard Kadrey, Norman Partridge, Garry Kilworth, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Chikodili Emelumadu, Glen Hirshberg, A. C. Wise, Stephen Graham Jones, Kaaron Warren, Livia Llewellyn, Carole Johnstone, Margo Lanagan, Joe R. Lansdale, Brian Evenson, Nathan Ballingrud, Cassandra Khaw, Laird Barron, Kristi DeMeester, Jeffrey Ford, and John Langan.

Introduction by Ellen Datlow
You Have What I Need by Ian Rogers
The Midway by Fran Wilde
Wet Red Grin by Gemma Files
The Virgin Jimmy Peck by Daryl Gregory
The Ghost of a Flea by Priya Sharma
The Atrocity Exhibitionists by Brian Hodge
"The Father of Modern Gynecology": J. Marion Syms, M.D. (1813-1883) by Joyce Carol Oates
Here Comes Your Man by Indrapramit Das
Siolaigh by Siobhan Carroll
What Is Love But the Quiet Moments After Dinner? by Richard Kadrey
The Island by Norman Partridge
Flaming Teeth by Garry Kilworth
Strandling by Caitlín R. Kiernan
The Special One by Chikodili Emelumadu
Devil by Glen Hirshberg
Crick Crack Rattle Tap by A. C. Wise
Children of the Night by Stephen Graham Jones
The Smell of Waiting by Kaaron Warren
Now Voyager by Livia Llewellyn
The Last Drop by Carole Johnstone
Widow-Light by Margo Lanagan
Sweet Potato by Joe R. Lansdale
Knock, Knock by Brian Evenson
Three Mothers Mountain by Nathan Ballingrud
What is Meat with No God? by Cassandra Khaw
Bitten by Himself by Laird Barron
Burial by Kristi DeMeester
Beautiful Dreamer by Jeffrey Ford
Bloedzuiger by John Langan
About the Authors
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