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A collection of the best horror stories of 1994 includes contributions by Terry Lamsley, Norman Partridge, Richard Christian Matheson, Garry Kilworth, and Kim Newman

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Here is the latest edition of the world's premier annual showcase of horror and dark fantasy fiction. It features some of the very best short stories and novellas by today's masters of the macabre - including Neil Gaiman, Brian Keene, Elizabeth Massie, Glen Hirshberg, Peter Atkins and Tanith Lee. "The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror" also features the most comprehensive yearly overview of horror around the world, lists of useful contact addresses and a fascinating necrology. It is the one book that is required reading for every fan of macabre fiction.Praise for the series: 'Well-crafted celebration of a continuously inventive genre' - "SFX Magazine". 'The must-have annual anthology for horror fans' - "Time Out". 'An essential volume for horror readers' - "Locus". 'In an age where genre fiction is often just reheated pastiche, the "Best New Horror" series continues to break from the herd, consistently raising the bar of quality and ingenuity' - Rue Morgue. 'Brilliantly edited and most instructively introduced by legendary anthologist Stephen Jones' - "Realms of Fantasy". 'One of horror's best' - "Publishers Weekly".