![]() ![]() The tenth volume of the series is an excellent and wide-ranging collection one that features writers plying their craft in a variety of contexts and a pleasing multiplicity of styles. Her “Best Horror” collections have, for ten years, brought new names to the forefront of horror and provided readers with new stories from names they know and love (names that have, over the years, included Neil Gaiman, Linda Nagata, and Stephen King). In over 25 years of editing, Ellen Datlow has proven herself to be a talented editor in fiction generally, but her role in steering the “Best Horror of the Year” series is especially noteworthy. ![]() In an era of ruthless self-promotion, one should be ever wary of self-applied superlatives like “best” or “greatest.” That said, some bragging rights are more deserved than others, and when it comes to collections of horror fiction, the “Best” series from Night Shade Books has inconsistently but regularly delivered. The Best Horror of the Year, Volume 10, edited by Ellen Datlow (2018), is available from Night Shade books or through Amazon. ![]()
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