Description

The fantastic seventh book in the horror anthology series which Booklist called "Highly recommended for longstanding horror fans and those readers who may not think horror is for them."

Ghost Lights is the seventh volume in the non-themed horror series of original stories, showcasing the very best short fiction that the genre has to offer, and edited by Mark Morris. This new anthology contains 20 original horror stories, 15 of which have been commissioned from some of the top names in horror, and 5 selected from the hundreds of stories sent to Flame Tree during a short open submissions window. A delicious feast of the familiar and the new, the established and the emerging.

Previous titles in the series, all still in print, are: After Sundown, Beyond the Veil, Close to Midnight, Darkness Beckons, Elemental Forces and Fever Dreams.

Contents List:

BREAKUP SONG by Rachel Harrison

HELLISH NIGHT by Stephen Volk

HOME EXTERMINATORS by Montanna Rayne Harling

LEG STRETCH by Josh Malerman

THE WOMAN IN THE BOX by Mo Perkins

A COLD MOON IN DECEMBER by Christa Carmen

THE APIARY by Eric LaRocca

MONSTER IN THE WATER by Stephen D. Koester

WATERLOO TEETH by Laura Purcell

THE PASSING PLACES by Ally Wilkes

THE GHOSTS WE CREATE by David Farrow

THE FINAL SLIDE by Ramsey Campbell

THE MAN WILL CREEP by Angela Sylvaine

THE LINNHE QUEEN by Sally Hughes

CLOSED CIRCUIT by Eliza Clark

LOON VOICES by Michael Rowe

BLURRED AND FROZEN by Carl Tait

THE BALCONY by Robert Shearman

KITTENS by Keith Rosson

BLOOD MOON by C.J. Tudor

About the author(s)

Mark Morris has written and edited almost forty novels, novellas, short story collections and anthologies. His recent work includes the official movie tie-in novelizations of The Great Wall and (co-written with Christopher Golden) The Predator, the Obsidian Heart trilogy (The Wolves of London, The Society of Blood and The Wraiths of War), the anthologies New Fears (winner of the British Fantasy Award for Best Anthology) and New Fears 2 and many more.

Ramsey Campbell has been given more awards than any other writer in the field, including the Grand Master Award of the World Horror Convention, the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Horror Writers Association, the Living Legend Award of the International Horror Guild and the World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award.

Stephen Volk created BBCTV’s notorious ‘Halloween hoax’ Ghostwatch, ITV’s paranormal drama series Afterlife and the crime/supernatural thriller Midwinter of the Spirit based on the book by Phil Rickman. He is a two-time British Fantasy Award winner and the author of multiple screenplays and four collections of short stories.

Ally Wilkes’s debut novel, All the White Spaces, was a Bram Stoker Award finalist, and her second novel, Where the Dead Wait, was one of Esquire’s best horror books of 2023. Her short fiction has been published in numerous magazines and anthologies. Ally now lives in Greenwich, London.

Reviews

Praise for the series:

"This rich and masterful collection of horror highlights both up-and-coming and established authors in an interesting twist on the standard anthology [...] Highly recommended for longstanding horror fans and those readers who may not think horror is for them. There is something for everyone in this one."

Booklist

Praise for the first books in the series:

“Beautifully written pieces that lean into the intuitive and fantastic.” — Publishers Weekly

"This rich and masterful collection of horror highlights both up-and-coming and established authors in an interesting twist on the standard anthology [...] Highly recommended for longstanding horror fans and those readers who may not think horror is for them. There is something for everyone in this one." — Booklist

"There is no end to the talent Mark Morris has brought together here. Fans of the genre will be pleased to see new work from such favorites as Nathan Ballingrud and Gemma Files, among others. So if you’re ready for a long fall night, pick up a copy of this massive anthology and fall into the mysterious worlds Beyond the Veil." — Phantastiqa

"This is a short story collection that does exactly what it sets out to, delight and scare. With stories from well-known authors in the genre as well as a few from emerging voices, After Sundown has something for everyone. Highly recommended." — The British Fantasy Society

"An entertaining, slickly written, mainstream, fun, something-for-every-horror-fan anthology.” — HorrorTree

“There’s a refreshing lack of pretentiousness about these stories. The authors span several continents so there’s a decent array of themes and styles. Each tale had a very distinct voice, with a superb variety that perfectly illustrates what a broad church the genre covers. I had a blast reading this book. It really has reinvigorated my interest in the horror genre.” — Stephen Bacon, author & critic

“I'm impressed with the imagination and variety coming from the writers. Beyond the Veil, from Flame Tree Press, is another happy clump of ickiness...and I mean that in a good way.” — The Happy Horror Writer

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