The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 2002, Volume 13

The fourteenth volume in this series is going strong, and with another generous sampling of the past year's best horror fiction, it again earns "merits" from Publishers Weekly. With contributions from such favorites as Ramsey Campbell and Kim Newman, along with the talented likes of Neil Gaiman, China Mieville, Graham Joyce, Paul McCauley, Stephen Gallagher, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Jay Russell, Glen Hirshberg and many more, the hairraising tales in this edition hold nightmares for travelers in alien lands, unveil the mystery and menace lurking in our everyday reality, explore the terrors of the supernatural, and honor horror's classic tradition. As always, editor Stephen Jones provides an illuminating and engaging overview of the past year in horror fiction, as well as an affecting necrology and a guide to contacts among publishers, organizations, booksellers, and magazines in the eerier fields of fiction.

Contents:

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Horror in 2001 by Stephen Jones

Mark of the Beast by Chico Kidd

Crocodile Lady by Christopher Fowler

All for Sale by Ramsey Campbell

The Two Dicks by Paul J. McAuley (as by Paul McAuley)

By Her Hand, She Draws You Down by Douglas Smith

O' Death, Where Is Thy Spatula? by Poppy Z. Brite

Got to Kill Them All by Dennis Etchison

No More A-Roving by Lynda E. Rucker

First, Catch Your Demon by Graham Joyce

Pump Jack by Donald Burleson

Outfangthief by Gala Blau

The Lost District by Joel Lane

Simeon Dimsby's Workshop by Richard A. Lupoff

Our Temporary Supervisor by Thomas Ligotti

Whose Ghosts These Are by Charles L. Grant

Shite-Hawks by Muriel Gray

Off the Map by Michael Chislett

Most of My Friends Are Two-Thirds Water by Kelly Link

City in Aspic by Conrad Williams

Where All Things Perish by Tanith Lee

Struwwelpeter by Glen Hirshberg

Cleopatra Brimstone by Elizabeth Hand

Cats and Architecture by Chico Kidd

Necrology: 2001 (essay) by Stephen Jones and Kim Newman

Useful Addresses (essay)