num_pages: 440
description: [Horror fiction] shows us that the control we believe we have is purely illusory and that every moment we teeter on chaos and oblivion. Clive BarkerFor more than three decades Ellen Datlow has been at the center of horror. Bringing you the most frightening and terrifying stories Datlow always has her finger on the pulse of what horror readers crave. Now with the eighth volume of the series Datlow is back again to bring you the stories that will keep you up at night.Encompassed in the pages of The Best Horror of the Year have been such illustrious writers as:Neil GaimanKim Stanley RobinsonStephen KingLinda NagataLaird BarronMargo LanaganAnd many othersWith each passing year science technology and the march of time shine light into the craggy corners of the universe making the fears of an earlier generation seem quaint. But this light creates its own shadows. The Best Horror of the Year chronicles these shifting shadows. It is a catalog of terror fear and unpleasantness as articulated by todays most challenging and exciting writers.Runtime: 16 hours 21 minutes.
language: English
title: The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Nine
publisher: Night Shade