The Best Horror of the Year – Volume One

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"Cargo" by E. Michael Lewis. Copyright © 2008 by E. Michael Lewis. First published in Shades of Darkness, edited by Barbara and Christopher Roden, Ash-Tree Press. Reprinted by permission of the author.

"If Angels Fight" by Richard Bowes. Copyright © 2008 by Richard Bowes. First published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, February. Reprinted by permission of the author.

"The Clay Party" by Steve Duffy. Copyright © 2008 by Steve Duffy. First published in The Werewolf Pack, edited by Mark Valentine, Wordsworth Editions. Reprinted by permission of the author.

"Penguins of the Apocalypse" by William Browning Spencer. Copyright © 2008 by William Browning Spencer. First published in Subterranean: Tales of Dark Fantasy, edited by William Schafer, Subterranean Press. Reprinted by permission of the author.

"Esmeralda" by Glen Hirshberg. Copyright © 2008 by Glen Hirshberg. First published in Shades of Darkness, edited by Barbara and Christopher Roden, Ash-Tree Press. Reprinted by permission of the author.

"The Hodag" by Trent Hergenrader. Copyright © 2008 by Trent Hergenrader. First published in Black Static 7, TTA Press. Reprinted by permission of the author.

"Very Low-Flying Aircraft" by Nicholas Royle. Copyright © 2008 by Nicholas Royle. First published in Exotic Gothic 2, edited by Danel Olson, Ash-Tree Press. Reprinted by permission of the author.

"When the Gentlemen Go By" by Margaret Ronald. Copyright © 2008 by Margaret Ronald. First published in Clarkesworld #21, July. Reprinted by permission of the author.

"The Lagerstätte" by Laird Barron. Copyright © 2008 by Laird Barron. First published in The Del Rey Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy, edited by Ellen Datlow, Del Rey Books. Reprinted by permission of the author.

"Harry and the Monkey" by Euan Harvey. Copyright © 2008 by Euan Harvey. First published in Realms of Fantasy, December. Reprinted by permission of the author.

"Dress Circle" by Miranda Siemienowicz. Copyright © 2008 by Miranda Siemienowicz. First published in Hecate, Volume 34, No. 1. Reprinted by permission of the author.

"The Rising River " by Daniel Kaysen. Copyright © 2008 by Daniel Kaysen. First published in Black Static 5. Reprinted by permission of the author.

"Sweeney among the Straight Razors" by JoSelle Vanderhooft. Copyright © 2008 by JoSelle Vanderhooft. First published in Star*Line, September/October. Reprinted by permission of the author.

"Loup-garou" by R. B. Russell. Copyright © 2008 by R. B. Russell. First published in The Werewolf Pack, edited by Mark Valentine, Wordsworth Editions. Reprinted by permission of the author.

"Girl in Pieces" by Graham Edwards. Copyright © 2008 by Graham Edwards. First published in Realms of Fantasy, April. Reprinted by permission of the author.

"It Washed Up" by Joe R. Lansdale. Copyright © 2008 by Joe R. Lansdale. First published in Subterranean: Tales of Dark Fantasy, edited by William Schafer, Subterranean Press. Reprinted by permission of the author.

"The Thirteenth Hell" by Mike Allen. Copyright © 2008 by Mike Allen. First published in The Journey to Kailash, Curiosities, an imprint of Norilana Books. Reprinted by permission of the author.

"The Goosle" by Margo Lanagan. Copyright © 2008 by Margo Lanagan. First published in The Del Rey Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy, edited by Ellen Datlow, Del Rey Books. Reprinted by permission of the author.

"Beach Head" by Daniel LeMoal. Copyright © 2008 by Daniel LeMoal. First published in On Spec, Summer, #73 volume 20 number 2. Reprinted by permission of the author.

"The Man from the Peak" by Adam Golaski. Copyright © 2008 by Adam Golaski. First published in Worse Than Myself, Raw Dog Screaming Press. Reprinted by permission of the author.

"The Narrows " by Simon Bestwick. Copyright © 2008 by Simon Bestwick. First published in We Fade to Grey, edited by Gary McMahon, Pendragon Press. Reprinted by permission of the author.