The Monstrous

Edited by Ellen Datlow. Cover art, "Her Will (The Other Side)", by Reiko Murakami.

“Superstar editor Datlow makes no missteps...” - Publishers Weekly

From the best horror editor in the business comes a landmark horror anthology. Take a terrifying journey with literary masters of suspense, visiting a place where the other is somehow one of us. These electrifying tales redefine monsters from mere things that go bump-in-the-night to inexplicable, deadly reflections of our day-to-day lives. Whether it’s a seemingly-devoted teacher, an obsessive devotee of swans, or a diner full of evil creatures simply seeking oblivion, the monstrous is always there - and much closer than it appears.

Contents:

• “A Natural History of Autumn” by Jeffrey Ford
• “Ashputtle” by Peter Straub
• “Giants in the Earth” by Dale Bailey
• “The Beginning of the Year Without Summer” by Caitlín R. Kiernan
• “A Wish from a Bone” by Gemma Files
• “The Last, Clean, Bright Summer” by Livia Llewellyn
• “The Totals” by Adam-Troy Castro
• “The Chill Clutch of the Unseen” by Kim Newman
• “Down Among the Dead Men” by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois
• “Catching Flies” by Carole Johnstone
• “Our Turn Too Will One Day Come” by Brian Hodge
• “Grindstone” by Stephen Graham Jones
• “Doll Hands” by Adam L. G. Nevill
• “How I Met the Ghoul” by Sofia Samatar
• “Jenny Come to Play” by Terry Dowling
• “Miss Ill-Kept Runt” by Glen Hirshberg
• “Chasing Sunset” by A. C. Wise
• “The Monster Makers” by Steve Rasnic Tem
• “Piano Man” by Christopher Fowler
• “Corpsemouth” by John Langan (original to the anthology)