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Post by lordfroggy on Oct 12, 2008 21:05:21 GMT
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Post by carolinec on Oct 12, 2008 22:25:21 GMT
I must admit I was really surprised by this when I saw on the BFS forum that there was a move by Robinson to ditch this series. And I thought horror anthologies were coming back into fashion again at long last ...  |
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Post by carolinec on Oct 17, 2008 11:35:26 GMT
Well, I know Steve Jones' Mammoth Best New Horror isn't the favourite of some of you here - but I'm sure there are others who like it ... So, here's an offer you can't refuse! ;D One of the BFS folk has gotten hold of a batch of the new one #19 (released only yesterday!), and is selling them at half price on eBay. If anyone's interested in grabbing this half price bargain follow this link: cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=140274759627&Category=377&_trksid=p3907.m29(sorry, forgotten how to do those short url thingies again!) LATER EDIT Oh, and perhaps I can tempt you with the table of contents: THE THINGS HE SAID • Michael Marshall Smith
THE CHURCH ON THE ISLAND • Simon Kurt Unsworth
THE TWILIGHT EXPRESS • Christopher Fowler
PEEP • Ramsey Campbell
FROM AROUND HERE • Tim Pratt
PUMPKIN NIGHT • Gary McMahon
THE OTHER VILLAGE • Simon Strantzas
13 O'CLOCK • Mike O'Driscoll
STILL WATER • Joel Lane
THUMBPRINT • Joe Hill
LANCASHIRE • Nicholas Royle
THE ADMIRAL'S HOUSE • Marc Lecard
MAN, YOU GOTTA SEE THIS! • Tony Richards
THE FISHERMAN • David A. Sutton
THE CHILDREN OF MONTE ROSA • Reggie Oliver
THE WITCH'S HEADSTONE • Neil Gaiman
CALICO BLACK, CALICO BLUE • Joel Knight
THIS RICH EVIL SOUND • Steven Erikson
MISS ILL-KEPT RUNT • Glen Hirshberg
DEADMAN'S ROAD • Joe R. Lansdale
A GENTLEMAN FROM MEXICO • Mark Samuels
LOSS • Tom Piccirilli
BEHIND THE CLOUDS: IN FRONT OF THE SUN • Christopher Harman
THE APE'S WIFE • Caitlín R. Kiernan
TIGHT WRAPPERS • Conrad Williams
COLD SNAP • Kim Newman
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Post by dem bones on Oct 17, 2008 11:54:25 GMT
.... which reminded me: hadn't given the new one a thread to itself yet. Then I saw your amended post ...  I don't it's so much a case of it 'not being a favourite' with some of us, more that there's very little choice when it comes to the mainstream Brit horror anthology - there's the yearly Mammoth's and that's it. Being a bunch of miserable gits, we're always gonna moan about it being better in our day which, by the way, it was. Some of Jones' selections have bamboozled me, others are very enjoyable and his Summer Chills collection from last year is absolutely super! The Mammoth series are as good value in their way as the Wordsworth's! Also their staff are nice to me (which, I don't need to tell you, is the most important thing). Even if i've only got around to one story from #19 so far, at £4.50 it's a steal. |
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Post by carolinec on Oct 17, 2008 19:06:36 GMT
Oh sorry, I didn't realise it already had a thread here - I was adding the info about the cheap copies here as it kind of follows on from what Martin was saying above. As you say, there aren't many horror anthologies around, so if this one gets ditched by Robinson - as seems to be the intention - then it'll be a disaster, in my opinion.  |
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