Searchers After Horror

The title is taken from an H.P. Lovecraft description-- you won't be disappointed! 21 new tales by modern masters of Weird fiction.SEARCHERS AFTER HORROR: New Tales of the Weird and FantasticContents:  Introduction by S. T. Joshi  Iced In by Melanie Tem At Home with Azathoth by John Shirley The Girl Between the Slats by Michael Aronovitz The Patter of Tiny Feet by Richard Gavin At Lorn Hall by Ramsey Campbell Blind Fish by Caitlín R. Kiernan An Element of Nightmare by W. H. Pugmire The Reeds by Gary Fry Crawldaddies by Steve Rasnic Tem Three Dreams of Ys by Jonathan Thomas Willie the Protector by Lois H. Gresh Miranda’s Tree by Hannes Bok The Beautiful Fog Ascending by Simon Strantzas Exit Through the Gift Shop by Nick Mamatas Going to Ground by Darrell Schweitzer Dark Equinox by Ann K. Schwader Et in Arcadia Ego by Brian Stableford The Shadow of Heaven by Jason V Brock Flesh and Bones by Nancy Kilpatrick The Sculptures in the House by John D. Haefele Ice Fishing by Donald TysonNotes on ContributorsLovingly illustrated by Rodger Gerberding, with a Richard Corben dustjacket (Remember CREEPY and EERIE magazines?) "Enthusiasts of both classic and contemporary weird fiction are indebted toS. T. Joshi for his tireless efforts to bring its finest offeringsto light in numerous critical studies, single-author collections, andanthologies. In the present volume, he offers a compilation of… tales by writers whose works are among the most distinguished and deserving of regard in this literary tradition."  Thomas Ligotti “In this intriguing new anthology, which takes its title from a Lovecraftian paean to backwoods New England, readers will encounter what at first may seem a collection of classic horror elements—sinister rural communities, lonely stretches of highway, shadowy catacombs, and old houses both decrepit and (maybe) deserted; doom-haunted (or just plain doomed) protagonists; apocalyptic artwork, demonic rites, and even several nods to the Mythos—yet here these take on startling and unexpected new forms. (In particular, thanks to this book, I henceforth intend to steer clear of crawdads and ice-fishing shacks. Read it and you’ll see why.)”   --- T.E.D Klein, longtime editor of “The Twilight Zone,” literary critic, and author of THE CEREMONIES