Hauntings

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This fiendish anthology, complied by the horror genres most acclaimed editor, drags you into the twisted minds of modern literary masters at their fiendish best. Visionary storytellers fill this collection of tales lyrical and strange, monstrous and exhilarating, horrific and transformative.
*A sweetly vengeful voice on the radio calls a young soldier out to join a phantom patrol.
*A hotel maid who threw her newborn child from a fourth-story window lingers in an interminable state.
*An intern in a paranormal research facility delves deeply into the unexplained deaths of two staff members.
*A serial killer plans his ultimate artistic achievement: the unveiling of an extremely special instrument in a very private concert.
At once familiar and shocking, these riveting stories will haunt you long after you put down your book and turn out the light.

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"This diverse 25-story anthology is a superb sampling of some of the most significant short horror works published between 1985 and 2005. Editor extraordinaire Datlow ( Poe ) includes classic stories from horror icons." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review With her keen eye for craftsmanship, prolific anthologist Datlow always delivers first-class entertainment, whether her genre-at-hand is sf, fantasy, or, in this case, horror." -- Booklist "Anytime you sample a collection edited by veteran anthologist Ellen Datlow (Snow White, Blood Red; Teeth; Supernatural Noir), you know that you are in for a treat." -- Shroud Magazine "That delicious sense of tantalization, of maybe and what if, impelled me through page after page, encountering intriguing characters, spine-shivering settings, and bits and pieces (sometimes literally ... of corpses) that challenged presuppositions." -- www.HellNotes.com "[Ellen Datlow] has this crazy knack of consistently putting together stellar anthologies and Hauntings is no different." -- www.HorrorTalk.com "Worth a space on any bookshelf." -- Kirkus "With her keen eye for craftsmanship, prolific anthologist Datlow always delivers first-class entertainment, whether her genre-at-hand is sf, fantasy, or, in this case, horror." -- Booklist "Ms Datlow has assembled a formidable community of eminent genre artists working at the very heights of their literary powers to create this outstanding dark fantasy anthology. This is the best of the best; don't miss it!" --Count Gore De Vol, Creature Feature "Take a gander at Ellen Datlow's stellar collection Hauntings and learn what being haunted really means...There is no better way to combat the upcoming summer heat than with a fabulous collection of chills." --Peggy Hailey, Revolutions SF

Author Bio

Ellen Datlow has edited over 50 anthologies. She lives in New York City.