Paula Guran Bücher

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 2018'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 . . .

Join twenty-five masterful authors and talented newcomers with more than 400 pages of the disturbing, unnerving, haunting, and strange. This outstanding annual exploration of the year’s best dark fiction delivers tales of deathly possession, the weirdly surreal, mysterious melancholy, and frighteningly plausible futures. Confront your own humanity and the fears that stir you—from the darkly supernatural and painfully familiar to the disquieting terror of the unknown.

Short fantasy and science fiction from Neil Gaiman, George R. R. Martin, Joyce Carol Oates and many more

"An outstanding anthology of original stories inspired by H.P. Lovecraft from authors who do not merely imitate, but reimagine, re-energize, and renew his concepts in ways relevant to today's readers. Fresh new fiction that explores our modern fears and nightmares. From the depths of R'lyeh to the heights of the Mountains of Madness, some of today's best weird fiction writers -- both established award-winning authors and exciting new voices -- THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF CTHULHU collects tales of cosmic horror that traverse terrain created by Lovecraft and create new eldritch geographies to explore ..."--Amazon.com

The supernatural, the surreal, and the all-too real .. . tales of the dark. Such stories have always fascinated us, and modernauthors carry on the disquieting traditions of the past while inventingimaginative new ways to unsettle us. Chosen from a wide variety of venues, thesestories are as eclectic and varied as shadows. This volume of 2017's best darkfantasy and horror offers more than five hundred pages of tales from some oftoday's finest writers of the fantastique-sure to delight as well as disturb . ..

"Quests from the Infinite Staircase embraces the magic of the most beloved Dungeons & Dragons adventures of all time, updated for the game's fifth edition"--