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.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Introduction by Ellen DatlowYou Have What I Need by Ian RogersThe Midway by Fran WildeWet Red Grin by Gemma FilesThe Virgin Jimmy Peck by Daryl GregoryThe Ghost of a Flea by Priya SharmaThe Atrocity Exhibitionists by Brian Hodge"The Father of Modern Gynecology": J. Marion Syms, M.D. (1813-1883) by Joyce Carol OatesHere Comes Your Man by Indrapramit DasSiolaigh by Siobhan CarrollWhat Is Love But the Quiet Moments After Dinner? by Richard KadreyThe Island by Norman PartridgeFlaming Teeth by Garry KilworthStrandling by Caitlín R. KiernanThe Special One by Chikodili EmelumaduDevil by Glen HirshbergCrick Crack Rattle Tap by A. C. WiseChildren of the Night by Stephen Graham JonesThe Smell of Waiting by Kaaron WarrenNow Voyager by Livia LlewellynThe Last Drop by Carole JohnstoneWidow-Light by Margo LanaganSweet Potato by Joe R. LansdaleKnock, Knock by Brian EvensonThree Mothers Mountain by Nathan BallingrudWhat is Meat with No God? by Cassandra KhawBitten by Himself by Laird BarronBurial by Kristi DeMeesterBeautiful Dreamer by Jeffrey FordBloedzuiger by John LanganAbout the AuthorsAbout the Editor