Индейский трикстер, хитрец Койот… змеевласая горгона Медуза, одним взглядом обращавшая людей в камень… Святой Грааль из легенд о короле Артуре… Фрейя, скандинавская богиня любви и красоты… затонувший город Кер-Ис, некогда выстроенный на морском побережье Франции… Рагнарёк, сказание об уничтоженном и возрожденном мире… Аргонавты, плывущие на поиски золотого руна… Логически продолжая свою предыдущую антологию, «За темными лесами», легендарный редактор-составитель Пола Гуран представляет читателям лучшие современные произведения лауреатов престижных премий, авторов бестселлеров, всем известных сказителей – Нила Геймана, Чарльза де Линта, Танит Ли, Питера Страуба, Кэтрин М. Валенте, – а также...

The supernatural, the surreal, and the all-too real… tales of the dark. Such stories have always fascinated us, and modern authors carry on the disquieting traditions of the past while inventing imaginative new ways to unsettle us. Chosen from a wide variety of venues, these stories are as eclectic and varied as shadows. This volume of 2017’s best dark fantasy and horror offers more than five hundred pages of tales from some of today’s finest writers of the fantastique—sure to delight as well as disturb…

В давние-предавние времена истории, названные позже "волшебными сказками", взращивались затем, чтобы развлекать не детей, но взрослых, и лишь затем были укрощены, подстрижены и превращены в менее шипастые цветы для детворы. Но на самом-то деле они не утратили колкости, по-прежнему подстегивавшей, будоражившей воображение читателей всех возрастов. Многие годы писатели то и дело одалживали из этих историй разные разности, прививая их черенки к ветвям собственных произведений, отыскивая в стародавних символах новое содержание. Вдобавок, в последние несколько десятилетий они намеренно пересказывали старые сказки на множество новых ладов, придавая им новые обличья — восхитительные и мрачные,...

An electrifying anthology of new horror stories by award-winning masters of the genre. Twenty-one brand-new stories of the ominous and terrifying from some of the horror genre’s most talented writers. In ‘The Dead Thing’ Paul Tremblay draws us into the world of a neglected teenage girl and her younger brother and the evil that lurks at the heart of their family. In Gemma Files’ ‘Bulb’ a woman calls in to a podcast to tell the terrifying story of why she has escaped off-grid. And Rio Youers’ ‘The Typewriter’ tells in diary form of the havoc wreaked by a malevolent machine. Infinitely varied and beautifully told, New Fears 2 is an unmissable collection of horror fiction.

A boy's eleventh birthday heralds the arrival of a bizarre new entourage, a suicidal diva just can't seem to die, and a washed up wrestler goes toe-to-toe with a strange new foe. All of these queer marvels and more can be found at the Nightmare Carnival! Hugo and Bram Stoker award-winning editor Ellen Datlow (Lovecraft Unbound, Supernatural Noir) presents a new anthology of insidious and shocking tales in the horrific and irresistible Nightmare Carnival! Dark Horse is proud to bring you this masterwork of terror from such incredible creative talents as Terry Dowling, Joel Lane, Priya Sharma, Dennis Danvers, and Nick Mamatas!

“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” — H. P. Lovecraft This statement was true when H. P. Lovecraft first wrote it at the beginning of the twentieth century, and it remains true at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The only thing that has changed is what is unknown. With 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, edited by Ellen Datlow, chronicles these shifting shadows. It is a catalog...

The first three volumes of The Best Horror of the Year have been widely praised for their quality, variety, and comprehensiveness. With tales from Laird Barron, Stephen King, John Langan, Peter Straubb, and many others, and featuring Datlow’s comprehensive overview of the year in horror, now, more than ever, The Best Horror of the Year provides the petrifying horror fiction readers have come to expect — and enjoy.