Books by Ellen Datlow

Hauntings

by Ellen Datlow

(31 reviews)

This fiendish anthology, complied by the horror genre's most acclaimed editor, drags you into the twisted minds of modern literary masters at their fiendish best. Visionary storytellers fill this collection of tales lyrical... See More

Naked City: Tales of Urban Fantasy (The Dresden Files series)

by Ellen Datlow

(106 reviews)

Featuring original stories from 20 authors, this dark, captivating, fabulous and fantastical collection, Naked City, is not to be missed! Edited by award-winning editor Ellen Datlow. In this thrilling collection of original... See More

The Best Horror of the Year

by Ellen Datlow

(88 reviews)

An elderly man aggressively defends his private domain against all comers?including his daughter;a policeman investigates an impossible horror show of a crime; a father witnesses one of the worst things a parent can imagine... See More

Black Thorn, White Rose (Fairy Tale Anthologies)

by Ellen Datlow

(82 reviews)

"Enchanting, witty" fairy tales for adults from Peter Straub, Daniel Quinn, Nancy Kress, Patricia C. Wrede, and other modern-day Grimms and Andersens (Publishers Weekly). World Fantasy Award-winning editors Ellen Datlow... See More

The Best Horror of the Year Volume 11

by Ellen Datlow

(146 reviews)

For more than three decades, Ellen Datlow has been at the center of horror. Bringing you the most frightening and terrifying stories, Datlow always has her finger on the pulse of what horror readers crave. Now, with the... See More

Black Swan, White Raven (Fairy Tale Anthologies)

by Ellen Datlow

(55 reviews)

Dark and decidedly grown-up stories inspired by fairy tales -- from New York Times bestsellers Karen Joy Fowler, Joyce Carol Oates, Susanna Clarke, and more. This collection from World Fantasy Award-winning editors Ellen... See More

Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror

by Ellen Datlow

(17 reviews)

This sophisticated, scary anthology collects the best horror fiction published between 1984 and 2005, one of horror's most innovative eras. These exceptionally diverse stories, hand-picked by horror-expert editor Ellen... See More

The Best Horror of the Year Volume 3

by Ellen Datlow

(80 reviews)

A doctor makes a late-night emergency call to an exclusive California riding school; a professor inherits a mysterious vase... and a strange little man; a struggling youth discovers canine horrors lurking beneath the streets... See More

The Best Horror of the Year Volume 2

by Ellen Datlow

(85 reviews)

Celebrities take refuge in a white-walled mansion as plague and fever sweep into Cannes; a killer finds that the living dead have no appetite for him; a television presenter stumbles upon the chilling connection between a... See More

The Best Horror of the Year

by Ellen Datlow

(207 reviews)

From Ellen Datlow ("the venerable queen of horror anthologies" (New York Times) comes a new entry in the series that has brought you stories from Stephen King and Neil Gaiman comes thrilling stories, the best horror stories... See More

Vanishing Acts

by Ellen Datlow

(4 reviews)

"A diverse and thoughtful array of 16 stories written around the theme of endangered species -- be they human or animal, mythical or alien." -- Publishers Weekly In this poignant yet uplifting anthology about extinction... See More

The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales

by Ellen Datlow

Stories of the archetypal Trickster from Michael Cadnum, Charles de Lint, Patricia A. McKillip, Jeffrey Ford, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, and others. World Fantasy Award Finalist The mythic Trickster is both good and bad, wise... See More

The Best Horror of the Year Volume 6

by Ellen Datlow

(76 reviews)

This statement was true when H. P. Lovecraft first wrote it at the beginning of the twentieth century, and it remains true at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The only thing that has changed is what is... See More

Best Horror of the Year (Best Horror of the Year Book 8)

by Ellen Datlow

(81 reviews)

For over three decades, Ellen Datlow has been at the center of horror. Bringing you the most frightening and terrifying stories, Datlow always has her finger on the pulse of what horror readers crave. Now, with the eighth... See More

The Del Rey Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy: Sixteen Original Works by Speculative Fiction's Finest Voices

by Ellen Datlow

(7 reviews)

"Ellen Datlow is the queen of anthology editors in America." -- Peter Straub With original stories by Jeffrey Ford, Pat Cadigan, Elizabeth Bear, Margo Lanagan, and others From Del Rey Books and award-winning editor Ellen... See More

The Beastly Bride: And Other Tales of the Animal People

by Ellen Datlow

Shapeshifting stories by Tanith Lee, Peter S. Beagle, Midori Snyder, Jane Yolen, and others: "Rich reading that meets the editors' high standards." -- Kirkus Reviews In world mythology, transformation legends are attached... See More

After (Nineteen Stories of Apocalypse and Dystopia)

by Ellen Datlow

(49 reviews)

If the melt-down, flood, plague, the third World War, new Ice Age, Rapture, alien invasion, clamp-down, meteor, or something else entirely hit today, what would tomorrow look like? Some of the biggest names in YA and adult... See More

Snow White, Blood Red (Fairy Tale Anthologies)

by Ellen Datlow

(217 reviews)

Fairy tales retold -- with a twist -- from "some of our best storytellers" including Neil Gaiman, Gahan Wilson, Tanith Lee, and others (The Washington Post). In this "no holds barred... nightmarish... provocative"... See More

Black Heart, Ivory Bones (Fairy Tale Anthologies)

by Ellen Datlow

(47 reviews)

20 fairy tales hauntingly reimagined by some of today's finest sci-fi and fantasy authors, including Joyce Carol Oates, Neil Gaiman, Tanith Lee, and more. Once upon a time, all our cherished dreams began with the words... See More

Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears (Fairy Tale Anthologies)

by Ellen Datlow

(82 reviews)

Fairy tales reimagined -- in stories by "a distinguished company of writers" including Neil Gaiman, Joyce Carol Oates, and Tanith Lee (Kirkus Reviews). For many of us, the fairy tale was our first exposure to the written... See More

The Best Horror of the Year

by Ellen Datlow

(160 reviews)

From Ellen Datlow ("the venerable queen of horror anthologies" (New York Times) comes a new entry in the series that has brought you stories from Stephen King and Neil Gaiman comes thrilling stories, the best horror stories... See More

The Best Horror of the Year Volume 5

by Ellen Datlow

(79 reviews)

Darkness, both literal and psychological, holds its own unique fascination. Despite our fears, or perhaps because of them, readers have always been drawn to tales of death, terror, madness, and the supernatural, and no more... See More

The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction

by Ellen Datlow

(63 reviews)

***One of Publishers Weekly's ""Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2018""*** A group of mountain climbers, caught in the dark, fight to survive their descent; in the British countryside, hundreds of magpies ascend into the... See More

Silver Birch, Blood Moon (Fairy Tale Anthologies)

by Ellen Datlow

(86 reviews)

Winner of the World Fantasy Award: New twists on classic fairy tales from Neil Gaiman, Patricia Briggs, Robin McKinley, Caitlín R. Kiernan, and more. Long ago, when we were children, our dreams were inspired by the fairy... See More

Mad Hatters and March Hares: All-New Stories from the World of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland

by Ellen Datlow

(18 reviews)

From master anthologist Ellen Datlow comes an all-original of weird tales inspired by the strangeness of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There. Between the... See More

When Things Get Dark

by Ellen Datlow

(162 reviews)

The Stoker Award-winning chilling anthology of 18 short stories in tribute to the genius of Shirley Jackson, collecting today's best horror writers. Featuring Joyce Carol Oates, Josh Malerman, Paul Tremblay, Richard Kadrey... See More

The Best Horror of the Year Volume 4

by Ellen Datlow

(123 reviews)

The first three volumes of The Best Horror of the Year have been widely praised for their quality, variety, and comprehensiveness. With tales from Laird Barron, Stephen King, John Langan, Peter Straub, and many others, and... See More

The Faery Reel: Tales from the Twilight Realm (Mythic Anthologies)

by Ellen Datlow

(161 reviews)

This "wondrous" collection of fantasy tales from Neil Gaiman, Patricia A. McKillip, and others "is a treasure chest. Open it and revel in its riches" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). For this enchanting anthology -- a... See More

Lovecraft's Monsters

by Ellen Datlow

(208 reviews)

Prepare to meet the wicked progeny of the master of modern horror. In Lovecraft's Monsters, H. P. Lovecraft's most famous creations -- Cthulhu, Shoggoths, Deep Ones, Elder Things, Yog-Sothoth, and more -- appear in all their... See More

The Best Horror of the Year: Volume 1

by Ellen Datlow

(117 reviews)

An Air Force Loadmaster is menaced by strange sounds within his cargo; a man is asked to track down a childhood friend... who died years earlier; doomed pioneers forge a path westward as a young mother discovers her true... See More