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Best New Horror #29: Best New Horror, #29
Best New Horror #29: Best New Horror, #29
Best New Horror #29: Best New Horror, #29
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Best New Horror #29: Best New Horror, #29

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In this latest edition of THE WORLD'S LONGEST-RUNNING ANNUAL SHOWCASE OF HORROR AND DARK FANTASY you will find cutting-edge stories by such authors as Helen Marshall, Conrad Williams, Ramsey Campbell, Angela Slatter, Reggie Oliver and Than Niveau, amongst many others, along with the usual Introduction: Horror in 2017 and Necrology of those who have left us.

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PublisherPS Publishing
Release dateJul 13, 2022
ISBN9781786362469
Best New Horror #29: Best New Horror, #29
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Stephen Jones

Stephen Jones is one of Britain’s most acclaimed horror and dark fantasy writers and editors. He is a Hugo Award nominee and the winner of four World Fantasy Awards, three International Horror Guild Awards, five Bram Stoker Awards, twenty-one British Fantasy Awards and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Horror Writers Association. He has more than 160 books to his credit, including The Lovecraft Squad and Zombie Apocalypse! series, and twenty-eight volumes of Best New Horror anthologies. Visit his web site at www.stephenjoneseditor.com or follow him on Facebook at stephenjones-editor. He lives in London, England.

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