Cold Season

Literature & Fiction

Alison Littlewood

Genre Fiction

Jo Fletcher

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Thrillers & Suspense

Some fairy tales are born of dreams . . . and some are born of nightmares. Chrissie Farrell is young, beautiful and about to be crowned Queen of the Dance. But on the evening of her triumph she is abducted and murdered, her body left for the police to find. With no other clues, the disturbing way in which Chrissie's body has been posed has PC Cate Corbin at a loss - until university lecturer Alice Hyland is called in. An expert on fairy tales, Alice quickly notices a connection between the murder and an obscure version of Snow White . When a second body is found, Alice is dragged further into the investigation - and only then realises that she is becoming a suspect. Now Alice must fight, not just to prove her innocence, but to protect herself: because the body count is growing and it's looking like she might be next . . . 'I loved Path of Needles . Dark but satisfying, like the best chocolate' Elly Griffiths, bestselling author of The Dark Angel

Path of Needles: A spine-tingling thriller of gripping suspense

Jo Fletcher Books

What is lurking in the corners of Mire House? Chillingly atmospheric, The Unquiet House is perfect for fans of Stephen King. Struggling to recover from the catastrophic loss of both of her parents, Emma Dean desperately needs a fresh start. When she inherits an old house in the depths of the Yorkshire countryside, she realises that this could be her chance. Mire House is dreary, dark and cold - yet when Emma walks inside, she feels an immediate sense of belonging. It isn't long before Charlie Mitchell, grandson of the original owner, appears, claiming he wants to seek out his family. But Emma suspects he's more interested in the house than his long-lost relations. And when she starts seeing ghostly figures, Emma begins to wonder: is Charlie trying to scare her away, or are there darker secrets lurking in the corners of Mire House? 'Reads like a timeless classic of the genre' - Guardian

Unquiet House

Contemporary

Nominated for a British Fantasy Award 2016: Best Anthology The Home of Horror British Fantasy Award winning editor Johnny Mains ferries Salt's Best series into the dankest recesses of horror with tales written by the UK's top ghouls. 'His own face, reflected in the smoked glass of the kitchen cabinet, looked about a hundred years old ...' - The Third Time, Helen Grant '...used his straw to drink up the rest of the redness, which he found more delicious than milkshake ...' - Alistair, Mark Samuels 'It was maybe a little strange to cast an English actor as a serial killer from the backwoods of Kentucky, but everyone knew the Brits were good at playing evil ...' - Something Sinister In Sunlight, Lisa Tuttle 'Other methods included cutting all the legs off first, then finally the head. This could only be attempted with the more ratty dogs ...' - Dog, Reece Shearsmith With stories from: Steven J. Dines, Helen Grant, Christopher Harman, Andrew Hook, Jane Jakeman, Graham Joyce, Stephen Laws, Alison Littlewood, Rebecca Lloyd, Helen Marshall, Gary McMahon, Alison Moore, Rosalie Parker, Sara Pascoe, John Llewellyn Probert, R.B. Russell, Mark Samuels, Priya Sharma, Reece Shearsmith, Lisa Tuttle, Simon Kurt Unsworth and Conrad Williams 'Johnny Mains is an admirable figure, the Herbert van Thal of our age' - The Independent 'Mains' knowledge of fantastical fiction is enormous' - Robin Ince 'Mains is the Minister For Horror' - Charlie Higson

Best British Horror

Helen Grant

Helen Marshall

Gary McMahon

Rosalie Parker

Alison Moore

Graham, Joyce

Stephen Laws

Jane Jakeman

Rebecca Lloyd

Andrew Hook

Sara Pascoe

Steven J. Dines

Christopher Harman

Salt Publishing

In this latest edition of THE WORLD S LONGEST-RUNNING ANNUAL SHOWCASE OF HORROR AND DARK FANTASY you will find cutting-edge stories by such authors as Helen Marshall, Conrad Williams, Ramsey Campbell, Angela Slatter, Reggie Oliver and Than Niveau, amongst many others, along with the usual Introduction: Horror in 2017 and Necrology of those who have left us. CONTENTS Introduction: Horror in 2017 THE EDITOR Survival Strategies HELEN MARSHALL Cwtch CONRAD WILLIAMS Lagan GEMMA FILES The Entertainment Arrives ALISON LITTLEWOOD His Heart Shall Speak No More JOHN LINWOOD GRANT Banishments RICHARD GAVIN The Flower Unfolds SIMON STRANTZAS The Voice of the People ALISON MOORE Carnivorous WILLIAM F. NOLAN A Song of Dust ANGELA SLATTER Border Country DANNY RHODES In Stone TIM LEBBON Speaking Still RAMSEY CAMPBELL Underwater Ferris Wheel MICHAEL BAILEY In the Complex MARK SAMUELS After Sunset, in the Second Drawing Room Garden FELICE PICANO Dispossession NICHOLAS ROYLE The Endless Corridor REGGIE OLIVER Whatever You Want STEVE RASNIC TEM The Seventeen-Year Itch GARTH NIX To Drown the World THANA NIVEAU Necrology: 2017 STEPHEN JONES &amp; KIM NEWMAN

Best New Horror #29 [Trade Paperback]

Stephen Jones

Steve Rasnic Tem

William F. Nolan

Tim Lebbon

Angela Slatter

Simon Strantzas

Reggie Oliver

Garth, Nix

Ramsey, Campbell

Drugstore Indian Press

ABOUT THE BOOK  Wandering lonely through the snow streets of New York I stumbled on a thrift store that sold postcards by the yard I bought a mile and shipped them home so I could read Ten thousand ten-word tragedies, the lives these strangers lead To remind myself the things I need   Inspired by Frank Turner and his songs especially that evocative verse from Mittens the editors were delighted to learn that he really did find that box of postcards in a New York thrift store. Frank was kind enough to send us the box, and from it we chose a series of postcards and forwarded them to the writers in this book. Gaining inspiration from the postcards and their 'ten word tragedies', the contributors wrote an amazingly eclectic selection of tales moving, funny, horrific, bizarre, and delightful, these are the lives these strangers lead.   CONTENTS  I Am Here Michael Marshall Smith London Safe Stuart Neville The War Within Kelley Armstrong The New Boyfriend Scott Smith From the Living Room of Cottage 6 Josh Malerman Beat the Card Home Stephen Volk She Forgot The All, She Could Not Remember Anything But Longing Kelly Braffet Give Me Two Michael Koryta The Letter from Elsie Matt Bechtel I Hate to Leave This Delilah S. Dawson Howard Sturgis and the Letters and the Van and What He Found When He Went Back to His House Paul Tremblay The House in My Heart Rachel Autumn Deering Fort Lauderdale Rio Youers Broken For You Alyson Noel The Lions Keith Buckley The Same as the Air Alison Littlewood Lowcountry Tidings Dan Chaon Taproot Mike Carey Royal Gorge Frank Turner

Ten-Word Tragedies

Kelley Armstrong

Mike Carey

Paul Tremblay

MICHAEL MARSHALL SMITH

Alyson Noël

Frank Turner

Josh Malerman

Rio Youers

Dan Chaon

Stephen Volk

Kelly Braffet

Christophen Golden

Rachel Autumn Deering

PS Publishing

ABOUT THIS BOOK 
In this latest edition of THE WORLD S LONGEST-RUNNING ANNUAL SHOWCASE OF HORROR AND DARK FANTASY you will find cutting-edge stories by such authors as Ramsey Campbell, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Alison Littlewood, Graham Masterton, Michael Marshall Smith, Damien Angelica Walters, Reggie Oliver and Than Niveau, amongst many others. You'll also find the usual Introduction: Horror in 2018 and Necrology of those who have left us. TABLE OF CONTENTS\nIntroduction of Horror in 2018 STEPHEN JONES 
The House PETER BELL 
Smiling Man SIMON KURT UNSWORTH 
Holiday Reading ROSALIE PARKER 
Resonant Evil GRAHAM MASTERTON 
Redriff MICHAEL CHISLETT 
The Blink NICHOLAS ROYLE 
The Deep Sea Swell JOHN LANGAN 
Sisters Rise CHRISTOPHER HARMAN 
The Run of the Town RAMSEY CAMPBELL 
The Marvellous Talking Machine ALISON LITTLEWOOD 
Who s Got the Button? JAMES WADE 
The Typewriter RIO YOUERS 
The Keepers of the Lighthouse KEN MACKENZIE 
The Hungry Grass TRACY FAHEY 
Ghostly Studies, Dr. Grace, and The Diodati Society DANIEL McGACHEY 
It Never Looks Like Drowning DAMIEN ANGELICA WALTERS 
The Window of Erich Zann MICHAEL MARSHALL SMITH 
Posterity MARK SAMUELS 
Octoberland THANA NIVEAU 
Porson s Piece REGGIE OLIVER 
He Sings of Salt and Wormwood BRIAN HODGE 
Virginia Story CAITLÍN R. KIERNAN 
The Virgin Mary Well PETER BELL 
Necrology STEPHEN JONES & KIM NEWMAN

Best New Horror #30 [Trade Paperback]

Peter Bell

Tracy Fahey

Thana Niveau

kim-newman

Graham, Masterton

No More Heroes

STEPHEN PALMER

Michael Cobley

Una McCormack

Storm Constantine

Maura McHugh

Adam Roberts

Keith Brooke

Ian Whates

Allen, Ashley

Vaughan Stanger

Gavin G. Smith

Bryony Pearce

Ren Warom

Neil Williamson

Jaine Fenn

Martin Sketchley

Donna Scott

ABOUT THIS BOOK 
In this latest edition of THE WORLD’S LONGEST-RUNNING ANNUAL SHOWCASE OF HORROR AND DARK FANTASY you will find cutting-edge stories by such authors as Ramsey Campbell, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Alison Littlewood, Jonathan Carroll, Michael Marshall Smith, Angela Slatter, Reggie Oliver and Richard Christian Matheson, amongst many others. You'll also find the usual Introduction: Horror in 2019 and Necrology of those who have left us. 
CONTENT 
Introduction: Horror in 2019 ― THE EDITOR 
Zombie-ish ― SCOTT BRADFIELD 
Wake the Dead ― MAURA MCHUGH 
Mercy Brown ― CAITLÍN R. KIERNAN 
Mama Bruise ― JONATHAN CARROLL 
The Same As the Air ― ALISON LITTLEWOOD 
Getting Through ― RAMSEY CAMPBELL 
The Children of Medea ― STEPHEN BACON 
The Water of Dhu’l Nun ― DON WEBB 
Under the Frenzy of the Fourteenth Moon ― RON WEIGHELL 
The Promise of Saints ― ANGELA SLATTER 
Crawlspace Oracle ― RICHARD GAVIN 
Downriver ― MICHAEL CHISLETT 
Death in All Its Ripeness ― MARK SAMUELS 
Shrapnel ― RICHARD CHRISTIAN MATHESON 
Precipice ― DALE BAILEY 
Antripuu ― SIMON STRANTZAS 
A Crown of Leaves ― KRISTI DeMEESTER 
A Stay at the Shores ― STEVE RASNIC TEM 
The Old Man of the Woods ― REGGIE OLIVER 
Iron City ― TANITH LEE 
Slough ― GLEN HIRSHBERG 
A Species of the Dead ― D.P. WATT 
The Burning Woods ― MICHAEL MARSHALL SMITH 
Necrology: 2019 ― STEPHEN JONES & KIM NEWMAN 
Useful Addresses

Best New Horror #31

Don Webb

Caitlin, R., Kiernan

Scott Bradfield

Stephen Bacon

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