Skip to content

The Best Horror of the Year Volume 5

The Best Horror of the Year Volume 5

Horror
Pages
385
Published
2013
Language
English

Synopsis

Dive into the chilling depths of the year's finest horror with this essential collection. Featuring twenty-eight standout stories published in 2012, it showcases the best new voices and established masters of the genre. This volume also includes a comprehensive essay, offering a look back at the year's significant contributions across horror novels, anthologies, and more. It's a must-read for any fan of frights and dark fiction.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

DarkTenseCreepyMysterious

Genres

Horror

Authors

L
Laird Barron

Laird Samuel Barron (born 1970) is an American author and poet, much of whose work falls within the horror, noir, and dark fantasy genres. He has also been the Managing Editor of the online literary magazine Melic Review. He lives in Upstate New York. Source: [Laird Barron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laird_Barron) on Wikipedia.

L
Lucy Taylor

Lucy Taylor is a celebrated voice in horror, with stories featured in collections like The Best Horror of the Year Volume 5 and Body Shocks. Her work also appears in Dark Love and Crossing the Border, making her a must-read for fans of the genre.

M
Margo Lanagan

Margo Lanagan is a writer whose work often explores the darker corners of fantasy and horror. She's the editor of The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, a collection that showcases some of the most compelling stories in those genres.

R
Ramsey Campbell

Ramsey Campbell (born in Liverpool) is an English horror fiction writer, editor and critic who has been writing for well over fifty years. Two of his novels have been filmed, both for non-English-speaking markets. - Wikipedia