The Cutting Room: Dark Reflections of the Silver Screen
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Authors: Ellen Datlow
Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror
“This diverse 25-story anthology is a superb sampling of some of the most significant short horror works published between 1985 and 2005. Editor extraordinaire Datlow (
Poe
) includes classic stories from horror icons Clive Barker, Peter Straub, and Stephen King as well as SF and fantasy luminaries Gene Wolfe, Dan Simmons, Neil Gaiman, and Lucius Shepard. The full diversity of horror is on display: George R. R. Martin’s ‘The Pear-Shaped Man’ about a creepy downstairs neighbor, and Straub’s ‘The Juniper Tree,’ which chronicles a drifter’s sexual molestation of a young boy, exemplify horror’s sublime psychological power, while Barker’s ‘Jacqueline Ess: Her Will and Testament’ and Poppy Z. Brite’s ‘Calcutta, Lord of Nerves’ are audaciously gory masterworks. This is an anthology to be cherished and an invaluable reference for horror aficionados.”
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Publishers Weekly
, starred review
“Make sure you are in a safe place before you open it up.”
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New York Journal of Books
“
Darkness
promises to please both longtime fans and readers who have no clue what ‘splatterpunk’ was supposed to mean.”
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San Francisco Chronicle
“Eclectic . . . a complete overview of some of the best horror stories published in the last twenty years.”
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SF Site
“I can’t recommend this book highly enough and no, that’s not just the rabid fanboy inside me talking. This is my serious critic’s voice. I know it doesn’t translate well in the written word, but trust me. I give my highest recommendation for this book.”
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Hellnotes
Hauntings
“This anthology of 24 previously published dark fantasy and horror stories, edited by the ever-adept Datlow (
Blood and Other Cravings
), explores a variety of situations in which people encounter literal or figurative specters from beyond. . . . Solid entries by Neil Gaiman, Caitlín R. Kiernan, and Joyce Carol Oates capture the mood perfectly and will thrill fans of the eerie.
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Publishers Weekly
“Apt to entertain and disquiet the horror fans.
”
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SF Site
, featured review
“Datlow once again proves herself as a master editor. Her mission to broaden readers’ concepts of what a haunting can be is nothing short of a success, and the twenty-four stories on display run the gamut from explicitly terrifying to eerily familiar. Readers who wish to be haunted themselves should not miss this one. Highly recommended.”
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Arkham Digest
“Award-winning horror editor Ellen Datlow offers readers a skillfully crafted, captivating collection with
Hauntings
, an anthology of twenty-four reprinted ghostly tales from the last 25 years of horror literature.”
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Rue Morgue
“Ms. Datlow has assembled a formidable community of eminent genre artists working at the very heights of their literary powers to create this outstanding dark fantasy anthology. This is the best of the best—don’t miss it!”
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The Tomb of Dark Delights
“I have a short list of editors that I will buy an anthology of, regardless of whether or not I have even heard of the writers it contains, and Ellen Datlow is at the top of that list. She has this crazy knack of consistently putting together stellar anthologies and
Hauntings
is no different.”
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Horror Talk
“This collection is formidable. . . .”
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True Review
Lovecraft’s Monsters
“Ellen Datlow’s second editorial outing into the realm of Lovecraft proves even more fruitful than the first. Focusing on Lovecraftian monsters, Datlow offers readers sixteen stories and two poems of a variety that should please any fans of the genre.”
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Arkham Digest
“[A]n amazing and diverse treasure trove of stories. As an avid fan of Lovecraft’s monstrous creations, THIS is the anthology I’ve been waiting for.”
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Shattered Ravings
“Editor Ellen Datlow has put together an anthology that will rock your liquid fantasies. Tachyon Publications has produced an excellent themed anthology. Lovecraft enthusiasts will plunge into the volume and be happily immersed in the content.”
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Diabolique Magazine
“[A]n entirely enjoyable read. . . . for Mythos devotees I would highly recommend picking it up.”
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Seattle Geekly
“
Lovecraft’s Monsters
will appeal to fans of Lovecraft’s work, particularly his Mythos stories, and to readers of dark fiction everywhere.”
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Lit Reactor
“Datlow brings together some of the top SF/F and horror writers working today and has them play in Lovecraft’s bizarre world. And that’s a delight.”
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January Magazine
The Cutting Room
Copyright © 2014 by Ellen Datlow
This is a work of collected fiction. All events portrayed in this book are fictitious and any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form without the express permission of the editor and the publisher.
Introduction copyright © 2014 by Genevieve Valentine
Preface copyright © 2014 by Ellen Datlow
Page 364-366 constitutes an extension of this copyright page
Cover design © 2014 by Josh Beatman
Interior design by Elizabeth Story
Tachyon Publications
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Street #139
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Series Editor: Jacob Weisman
Project Editor: Jill Roberts
Print ISBN 13: 978-1-61696-167-1
EBOOK ISBN: 978-1-61696-168-8
KINDLE ISBN: 978-1-61696-169-5
PDF: 978-1-61696-170-1
Book Printed in the United States of America by Worzalla
First Edition: 2014
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Also Edited by Ellen Datlow
A Whisper of Blood
A Wolf at the Door
(with Terri Windling)
After
(with Terri Windling)
Alien Sex Black Heart, Ivory Bones
(with Terri Windling)
Black Swan, White Raven
(with Terri Windling)
Black Thorn, White Rose
(with Terri Windling)
Blood Is Not Enough: 17 Stories of Vampirism
Blood and Other Cravings
Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror
Digital Domains: A Decade of Science Fiction and Fantasy
Fearful Symmetries
Haunted Legends
(with Nick Mamatas)
Hauntings
Inferno: New Tales of Terror and the Supernatural
Lethal Kisses
Little Deaths
Lovecraft Unbound
Lovecraft’s Monsters
Naked City: Tales of Urban Fantasy
Nebula Awards Showcase 2009
Nightmare Carnival
Off Limits: Tales of Alien Sex
Omni Best Science Fiction:
Volumes One through Three
Omni Books of Science Fiction:
Volumes One through Seven
OmniVisions One
and
Two
Poe: 19 New Tales Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe
Queen Victoria’s Book of Spells
(with Terri Windling)
Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears
(with Terri Windling)
Salon Fantastique: Fifteen Original Tales of Fantasy
(with Terri Windling)
Silver Birch, Blood Moon
(with Terri Windling)
Sirens and Other Daemon Lovers
(with Terri Windling)
Snow White, Blood Red
(with Terri Windling)
Supernatural Noir
Swan Sister
(with Terri Windling)
Tails of Wonder and Imagination: Cat Stories
Teeth: Vampire Tales
(with Terri Windling)
Telling Tales: The Clarion West 30th Anniversary Anthology
The Beastly Bride: And Other Tales of the Animal People
(with Terri Windling)
The Best Horror of the Year:
Volumes One through Six
The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales
(with Terri Windling)
The Dark: New Ghost Stories
The Del Rey Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy
The Faery Reel: Tales from the Twilight Realm
The Green Man: Tales of the Mythic Forest
(with Terri Windling)
Troll’s Eye View: A Book of Villainous Tales
(with Terri Windling)
Twists of the Tale
Vanishing Acts
The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror
(with Terri Windling, Gavin J. Grant, and Kelly Link)
Introduction
Genevieve Valentine
Preface
Ellen Datlow
The Cutter
Edward Bryant
The Hanged Man of Oz
Steve Nagy
Deadspace
Dennis Etchison
Cuts
F. Paul Wilson
Final Girl Theory
A. C. Wise
Lapland, or Film No
Peter Straub
The Thousand Cuts
Ian Watson
Occam’s Ducks
Howard Waldrop
Dead Image
David Morrell
The Constantinople Archives
Robert Shearman
each thing I show you is a piece of my death
Gemma Files & Stephen J. Barringer
Cinder Images
Gary McMahon
The Pied Piper of Hammersmith
Nicholas Royle
Filming the Making of the Film of the Making of
Fitzcarraldo
Garry Kilworth
Onlookers
Gary A. Braunbeck
Recreation
Lucy A. Snyder
Bright Lights, Big Zombie
Douglas E. Winter
She Drives the Men to Crimes of Passion!
Genevieve Valentine
Even the Pawn
Joel Lane
Tenderizer
Stephen Graham Jones
Ardor
Laird Barron
Final Girl II: the Frame
Daphne Gottlieb
Illimitable Dominion
Kim Newman
About the Editor
About the Contributors
Extended Copyrights
