Best Horror of the Year

A group of mountain climbers, caught in the dark, fights to survive their descent; An American band finds more than they bargained for in Mexico while scouting remote locations for a photo shoot; A young student's exploration into the origins of a mysterious song leads him on a winding, dangerous path through the US's deep south; A group of kids scaring each other with ghost stories discovers alarming consequences.The Best Horror of the Year showcases the previous year's best offerings in horror short fiction. This edition includes award-winning and critically acclaimed authors Mark Morris, Kaaron Warren, John Langan, Carole Johnstone, Brian Hodge, and others.For more than three decades, award-winning editor and anthologist Ellen Datlow has had her finger on the pulse of the latest and most terrifying in horror writing. Night Shade Books is proud to present the tenth volume in this annual series, a new collection of stories to keep you up at night.TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction: Summation 2017Ellen DatlowBetter You BelieveCarole JohnstoneLiquid AirInna EffressHoliday RomanceMark MorrisFurtherestKaaron WarrenWhere's the Harm?Rebecca LloydWhatever Comes After CalcuttaDavid Erik NelsonA Human StainKelly RobsonThe Stories We Tell about GhostsA. C. WiseEndoskeletalSarah ReadWest of Matamoros, North of HellBrian HodgeAlligator PointS. P. MiskowskiDark Warm HeartRich LarsonThere and Back AgainCarmen Maria MachadoShepherd's BusinessStephen GallagherYou Can Stay All DayMira GrantHarvest Song, Gathering SongA. C. WiseThe GranfalloonOrrin GreyFail-SafePhilip FracassiThe Starry CrownMarc E. FitchEqalussuaqTim MajorLost in the DarkJohn LanganHonorable MentionsAbout the AuthorsAcknowledgment of CopyrightAbout the Editor