The latest annual of the world's premier collection of horror, terror, and dark fantasy again showcases the talents of the finest writers working the field. Along with his annual review of the year in horror, award-winning editor Stephen Jones has chosen the year's best stories by old masters and new voices alike.
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The eighth installment of this annual anthology series is so impressive, it should kindle new hope in the hearts of the most skeptical of horror fans. Maybe the boom-and-bust cycle of the '80s and '90s is finally over. Stephen Jones even says, at the end of his nearly 50-page summary of the horror field in 1996, "I believe that horror fiction is set for a renaissance as the new millennium approaches." As usual, Best New Horror includes a hearty sample of writers from the U.K., Australia, and Europe, as well as the U.S. The 24 tales include a dozen or more real winners, only one or two that may not satisfy some readers, and a good range from serious to madcap, quietly creepy to overtly bizarre. Only one story overlaps with Datlow and Windling's Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 10: Terry Lamsley's "Walking the Dog" (which deserves the exposure). And there's even a last tale, aptly titled "Final Cut," from the late great Karl Edward Wagner.
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Jones, who also edited The Mammoth Book of Dracula (Carroll & Graf, 1997), has selected what he considers the 24 best horror stories of 1996 from a cast of international authors, mostly British, including Poppy Z. Brite, Ramsey Campbell, Graham Masterson, and Cherry Wilder. Instead of emphasizing shock or gore, most of the tales are written in a quiet Bradburyesque style. In Donald R. Burleson's "Hopscotch," a woman returning to her old neighborhood plays a dangerous game of hopscotch in a dark alley. Jones's introductory overview covers the year's horror scene: novels, anthologies, mainstream and small presses, magazines, reference books, films, television, and conventions. For larger horror and short story collections.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Well, the writing was a little bit buggery. That's okay. The stories were on odd subject, but that's the basis of horror. Unfortunately, the stories weren't scary! The language was so foggy that, by the time you deciphered what had happened, it wasn't frightening at all. "Hopscotch" was creepy, i'll give it that. And "The Film" was a story not too short of brilliant, as far as the idea goes. But they just weren't scary. Maybe I'm callused to horror being such a fan, but I can't necessarily agree that this is the best new horror for last year.
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