Praise for Ellen Datlow Ellen Datlow is the queen of the dark anthologyediting for over 30 yearsincluding such titles as Best Horror of the Year, Hauntings, and Supernatural Noir, in addition to having worked at Omni and Tor.com. This anthology, born out of a Kickstarter and published by ChiZine, is a collection of some of the most talented horror and speculative fiction authors writing today, including Laird Barron, Brian Evenson, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Joe Lansdale, and many others. Recommended for: fans of horror who want to explore the best dark writing being published today. Buzzfeed
Twenty previously unpublished tales of horror have been collected here by master anthologist Datlow (currently editor of Night Shade Books Best Horror of the Year series). The contributors range from well-known horror and dark fantasy authors such as Caitlín R. Kiernan, Brian Evenson, Laird Barron, and Garth Nix, but there are also four newcomers selected from a submissions pile of over 1,000 hopeful, unsolicited writers. One of the best stories is Nathan Ballingruds The Atlas of Hell, about a wise guy who goes to collect from a thief and runs into an occult artifact. Another is the creepy governess gothic Suffer Little Children by Robert Shearman. VERDICT This is a satisfying collection for horror fans, including a wide range of styles and themes. On a side note, Datlow encountered resistance when she wished to put together an unthemed horror anthology, so she and ChiZine turned to Kickstarter for crowd-sourced funding to publish the book. Library Journal