Dark Terrors 6: The Gollancz Book of Horror

Dark Terrors #6

by Sutton David Jones Stephen (Editor), David A. Sutton (Editor)

The world's premier anthology of horror and dark fantasy stories by the hottest names in the field

Genres: Horror, Short Stories, Anthologies, Fiction

512 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2002

Reviews

[Jay Rothermel · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent anthology. As always with these editors, a wide-ranging net is cast to collect good writers and good writing.

[Bill Borre]

TOC

‘Dead Snow’ by Trey Barker
‘The Dinosaur Hunter’ by Stephen Baxter
‘A Habit of Hating’ by John Burke
‘The Retrospective’ by Ramsey Campbell
‘There Lies the Danger . . .’ by Basil Copper
‘Under My Skin’ by Les Daniels
‘Job 37’ by Gemma Files
‘We’re Going Where the Sun Shines Brightly’ by Christopher Fowler
‘A Hollywood Ending’ by Mick Garris
‘The Two Sams’ by Glen Hirshberg
‘Handwriting of the God’ by Chico Kidd
‘The Road of Pins’ by Caitlín R. Kiernan
‘Your Shadow Knows You Well’ by Nancy Kilpatrick
‘Eglantine’s Time’ by Jay Lake
‘The Receivers’ by Joel Lane
‘Black’ by Tim Lebbon
‘Aversion Therapy’ by Samantha Lee
‘The Burgers of Calais’ by Graham Masterton
‘Slaves of Nowhere’ by Richard Christian Matheson
‘The Death of Splatter’ by Lisa Morton
‘Sweetness and Light’ by Joe Murphy
‘Mother, Personified’ by Yvonne Navarro
‘A Drug on the Market’ by Kim Newman
‘Moving History’ by Geoff Nicholson
‘The Cure’ by Tony Richards
‘Plot Twist’ by David J. Schow
‘A Long Walk, for the Last Time’ by Michael Marshall Smith
‘The Prospect Cards’ by Don Tumasonis
‘In the Hours After Death’ by Jeff Vandermeer
‘The Boy Behind the Gate’ by James Van Pelt
‘Haifisch’ by Conrad Williams

"Under My Skin" by Les Daniels - Jack kills Bill when Bill offers him a part in an ape film that dies at the end. Jack lights the house on fire and tries to salvage Bill's ape suit but it attacks him and causes him to fall down the stairs where he burns to death.

"The Two Sams" by Glen Hirshberg - wc
"Aversion Therapy" by Samantha Lee - wc
"The Death of Splatter" by Lisa Morton - wc
"Sweetness and Light" by Joe Murphy - wc
"Mother, Personified" by Yvonne Navarro - wc
"Moving History" by Geoff Nicholson - wc
"The Cure" by Tony Richards - wc
"Hide and Seek" by Nicholas Royle - wc

[Darren Phasey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this book. There are a lot of good stories,some funny,some thought provoking. If you like horror you won't be disappointed. The stories are selected by Stephen Jones who also edits The mammoth book of best new horror series.

[Kirsty · Rating 3 out of 5]

Excellent stories by Christopher Fowler, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Kim Newman and Don Tumasonis.

[Spinwallah · Rating 3 out of 5]

hide and seek by nicholas royle is brilliant