The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: Ten Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction by Suzy McKee Charnas, Nathan Ballingrud, Brian Evenson, Livia Llewellyn, Lucy Taylor, Mira Grant, Ellen Datlow, Simon Bestwick, Stephen Graham Jones, Peter Straub, Steve Rasnic Tem, Carole Johnstone, Gemma Files, Stephanie Crawford, Siobhan Carroll, Brian Hodge, Ramsey Campbell, Adam Golaski, Cody Goodfellow, Laird Barron, Tanith Lee, Glen Hirshberg, Jane Jakeman, Dan Chaon, Duane Swierczynski, John Langan, Neil Gaiman, E. Michael Lewis

432 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction horror short stories dark mysterious slow-paced

Description

A group of mountain climbers, caught in the dark, fight to survive their descent; in the British countryside, hundreds of magpies ascend into the sky, higher and higher, until they seem to vanish into the heavens; a professor and his student track...

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Community Reviews Summary of 44 reviews

Moods

dark 100%
mysterious 83%
tense 50%
adventurous 16%
challenging 16%
emotional 16%
funny 16%

Pace

medium 60%
fast 40%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 50% | N/A: 50%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | N/A: 50%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 25%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 50% | N/A: 50%

Average rating

3.6

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