First edition
Cover art by Les Edwards

The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror is an anthology series published annually by Constable & Robinson since 1990. In addition to the short stories, each edition includes a retrospective essay by the editors. The first six anthologies were originally published under the name Best New Horror before the title was changed beginning with the seventh book.

The first five books in the series were edited by Stephen Jones and Ramsey Campbell; beginning with the sixth book in 1995 they have been edited solely by Stephen Jones.

Volumes

Reception

Gideon Kibblewhite reviewed the 1994 volume of The Best New Horror for Arcane magazine, rating it a 9 out of 10 overall.[1] Kibblewhite comments that "Drawing on the great variety of horror writing, from psychological suspense to magical realism, this collection also provides an excellent opportunity to become acquainted with some of the great authors of the field."[1]

Books from the anthology series have been nominated for the World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology. The first book in the series won the 1991 award,[2] and the twelfth volume was nominated for the 2002 award.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Kibblewhite, Gideon (January 1996). "The Great Library". Arcane. Future Publishing (2): 91.
  2. ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1991 World Fantasy Awards". Locus. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
  3. ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2002 World Fantasy Awards". Locus. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
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