Brimstone Press have announced the arrival of the 2007 edition of Australian Dark Fantasy and Horror, edited by Angela Challis — the only dedicated Best of in the horror genre in this country.
It showcases stories published in 2006, but now it’s here and the line-up was well worth the wait. Here is the contents list:
“Surrender 1: Rope Artist” by Deborah Biancotti
“Tarans” by Simon Brown
“The Sidpa Bardo” by Nathan Burrage
“Empties” by Jay Caselberg
“Finding the Words” by Steven Cavanagh
“The Garden Shed Pact” by Shane Jiraiya Cummings
“Dead of Winter” by Stephen Dedman
“Cheat Light” by Terry Dowling
“The Red Priest’s Vigil” by Dirk Flinthart
“Father Father” by Paul Haines
“In the Service of the Flesh” by Robert Hood
“Under Hell, Over Heaven” by Margo Lanagan
“Hieronymus Boche” by Chris Lawson
“Cold” by Kirstyn McDermott
“Pain Threshold” by Jason Nahrung
“The Bat’s Boudoir” by Kyla Ward
“Iron Shirt” by Susan Wardle
“Ache” by David Witteveen
The book can be bought in specialist bookstores or directly from the publisher’s website (go the the “Books” section). This is a “must-have” for everyone interested in the genre… and anyone interested in good, edgy Australian writing.
