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Edited by Ellen Datlow
The Lovecraft Reread
The Opposite of a Skeleton in the Closet: Alyssa Wong’s “What My Mother Left Me”
Horror Book Bundle Sweepstakes!
Start spooky season off right with ten scary reads that will keep you up at night! Our October Horror Book Bundle includes Tinfoil Butterfly by Rachel Eve Moulton, The Boatman’s Daughter by Andy Davidson, Five Midnights by Ann Dávila Cardinal, In The Woods by Carrie Jones and Steven E. Wedel, Sabbath by Nick Mamatas, The Monster of Elendhaven by Jennifer Giesbrecht, The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher, Wounds by Nathan Ballingrud, and Echoes: The Saga Anthology of Ghost Stories edited by Ellen Datlow.
The Pauper Prince and the Eucalyptus Jinn
Contemporary Fantasy, Fantasy || A fantasy novella about a disenchanted young Pakistani professor who grew up and lives in the United States, but is haunted by the magical, mystical tales his grandfather told him of a princess and a Jinn who lived in Lahore when the grandfather was a boy.
Dog
The Thyme Fiend
The Walk
“The Walk,” by Dennis Etchison, is a neat little horror story about the dog eat dog world of Hollywood in which a director and writer have very different ideas of how their collaboration should proceed.
This Chance Planet
Fantasy, Urban Fantasy || “This Chance Planet” by Elizabeth Bear is a near future science fiction story about a young Russian waitress with ambitions to become an engineer and her musician boyfriend, who wants her to gestate a liver for money so his band can tour. Plus, there’s a dog.
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La Signora
Dark Fantasy, Fantasy || "La Signora," by Bruce McAllister, is a dark fantasy about a teenage American living in an ancient Italian fishing village with his parents. He's invited by his friends to go night-fishing on one special night, and although he knows his parents would disapprove, he goes anyway.
A Short History of the Twentieth Century, or, When You Wish Upon A Star
Historical, Science Fiction || In honor of Tor.com's sixth birthday, please enjoy this original rocket story. "A Short History of the Twentieth Century, or, When You Wish Upon a Star", by Kathleen Ann Goonan, is about the daughter of a rocket scientist in the post 1950s who wants to go to the moon, despite being discouraged because "girls don't do that." A novelette that's science fiction by association.
Sleep Walking Now and Then
Horror, Science Fiction || "Sleep Walking Now and Then," by Richard Bowes, is a weird, futuristic novelette about an interactive theater production in The Big Arena (aka New York City) and the mystery surrounding its inspiration.
The Color of Paradox
Science Fiction, Time Travel || "The Color of Paradox," by A.M. Dellamonica, is a science fiction story about one of a series of time travelers sent back to the past in order to buy more time for the human race, which in the future is on the verge of extinction.
Chapter Six
Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic, Horror || "Chapter Six," by Stephen Graham Jones, is an anthropological zombie story about Crain, a grad student, who has a theory of mankind's evolution. As he and his former professor scavenge on bone marrow left behind by the local zombie horde, he makes his well-reasoned argument.
The Insects of Love
Dark Fantasy, Fantasy || "The Insects of Love," by Genevieve Valentine, is a dream-like science fiction/fantasy puzzle about two sisters and several possible realities. The only certainty is that one sister gets a tattoo and disappears into the desert. The surviving sister is obsessed with insects and believes her sister has left her clues as to her disappearance.
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