Inferno : new tales of terror and the supernatural

As stated in her introduction to Inferno, Ellen Datlow asked her favorite authors for stories that would "provide the reader with a frisson of shock, or a moment of dread so powerful it might cause the reader outright physical discomfort; or a sensation of fear so palpable that the reader feels compelled to turn on the bright lights and play music or seek the company of others to dispel the fear." Mission accomplished. Datlow has produced a collection filled with some of the most powerful voices in the field: Pat Cadigan, Terry Dowling, Jeffrey Ford, Christopher Fowler, Glen Hirshberg, K. W. Jeter, Joyce Carol Oates, and Lucius Shepard, to name a few. Each author approaches fear in a different way, but all of the stories' characters toil within their own hell. An aptly titled anthology, Inferno will scare the pants off readers and further secure Ellen Datlow's standing as a preeminent editor of modern horror.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. Fiction,Horror As stated in her introduction to Inferno , Ellen Datlow asked her favorite authors for stories that would "provide the reader with a frisson of shock, or a moment of dread so powerful it might cause the reader outright physical discomfort; or a sensation of fear so palpable that the reader feels compelled to turn on the bright lights and play music or seek the company of others to dispel the fear." Mission accomplished. Datlow has produced a collection filled with some of the most powerful voices in the field: Pat Cadigan, Terry Dowling, Jeffrey Ford, Christopher Fowler, Glen Hirshberg, K. W. Jeter, Joyce Carol Oates, and Lucius Shepard, to name a few. Each author approaches fear in a different way, but all of the stories' characters toil within their own hell. Winner of the Shirley Jackson Award for Best Anthology, Inferno will scare the pants off readers and further secure Ellen Datlow's standing as a preeminent editor of modern horror. Table of Contents The Monsters of Heaven Nathan Ballingrud The Forest Laird Barron Inelastic Collisions Elizabeth Bear Hushabye Simon Bestwick The Keeper P. D. Cacek Stilled Lite Pat Cadigan The Suits at Auderlene Terry Dowling Bethanys Wood Paul Finch The Bedroom Light Jeffrey Ford The Uninvited Christopher Fowler Misadventure Stephen Gallagher Lives John Grant The Janui Tree Glen Hirshberg Riding Bitch K. W. Jeter Face The Ontario Review, Inc. 13 OClock Mike ODriscoll Ghorla Mark Samuels The Ease With Which We Freed the Beast Lucius Shepard An Apiary of White Bees Lee Thomas Perhaps the Last Conrad Williams

As stated in her introduction to Inferno, Ellen Datlow asked her favorite authors for stories that would “provide the reader with a frisson of shock, or a moment of dread so powerful it might cause the reader outright physical discomfort; or a sensation of fear so palpable that the reader feels compelled to turn on the bright lights and play music or seek the company of others to dispel the fear.”

Mission accomplished. Datlow has produced a collection filled with some of the most powerful voices in the field: Pat Cadigan, Terry Dowling, Jeffrey Ford, Christopher Fowler, Glen Hirshberg, K. W. Jeter, Joyce Carol Oates, and Lucius Shepard, to name a few. Each author approaches fear in a different way, but all of the stories’ characters toil within their own hell. Winner of the Shirley Jackson Award for Best Anthology, Inferno will scare the pants off readers and further secure Ellen Datlow’s standing as a preeminent editor of modern horror.

This collection of 20 stories from Datlow will compel readers to turn on every light in the house or seek the company of others to dispel the fear they instill. The original tales included are from such authors as Pat Cadigan, Jeffrey Ford, Glen Hirshberg, Joyce Carol Oates, and others who each approach fear in a different way and introduces characters who toil within their own private hell An anthology of twenty original tales of horror and the macabre features contributions from such distinguished authors in the field as Joyce Carol Oates, Pat Cadigan, K. W. Jeter, Terry Dowling, Jeffrey Ford, and Lucius Shepard.