The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, Vol. 14

by Stephen Jones

Book Overview

The fourteenth volume in this series is going strong, and with another generous sampling of the past year's best horror fiction, it again earns "merits" from Publishers Weekly. With contributions from... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786712376
• ISBN13: 9780786712373
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Running Press Book Publishers
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.2" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Not Free SF Reader

There is a massive year long recap here by the editor, mentioning just about anyone who even contemplated doing anything horror related in a passing chat with their nana. Very comprehensive, about 80 pages of it. Also a long list of dead people related to the genre in the Necrology, so that part is worth bonus points. Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 14 : October in the Chair - Neil Gaiman Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 14 : Details - China Mieville Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 14 : The Wretched Thicket of Thorn - Don Tumasonis Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 14 : The Absolute Last of the Ultra-Spooky Super-Scary Hallowe'en Horror Nights - David J. Schow Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 14 : Standard Gauge - Nicholas Royle Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 14 : Little Dead Girl Singing - Stephen Gallagher Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 14 : Nesting Instincts - Brian Hodge Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 14 : The Two Sams - Glen Hirshberg Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 14 : Hides - Jay Russell Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 14 : The Unbeheld - Ramsey Campbell Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 14 : Ill Met By Daylight - Basil Copper Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 14 : Catskin - Kelly Link Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 14 : 20th Century Ghost - Joe Hill Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 14 : Egyptian Avenue - Kim Newman Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 14 : The Boy behind the Gate - James Van Pelt Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 14 : Nor the Demons Down Under the Sea - Caitlin R. Kiernan Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 14 : The Coventry Boy - Graham Joyce Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 14 : The Prospect Cards - Don Tumasonis Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 14 : The Cage - Jeff VanderMeer Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 14 : Dr. Pretorius and the Lost Temple - Paul McAuley Monthly avatar stories that most of them don't even like. 2 out of 5 Pattern recognition terror. 3 out of 5 Island getaway advice should be taken. 4 out of 5 Theme park hoodlum slasher cleanup. 4 out of 5 Just the right height for the old across the train tracks special. 3.5 out of 5 Talent contest puppet. 3.5 out of 5 Woman quite malleable. 3.5 out of 5 Miscarriage packets. 2.5 out of 5 Robert Louis Eatemson. 3.5 out of 5 Drawer baby. 2 out of 5 Old tomb guy scary. 3 out of 5 Witches and felines combo = bad. 3 out of 5 Cinema-goers leave the dead in the aisles. 4 out of 5 Old rich guy takes the whole Egyptian burial thing way too far. 3.5 out of 5 Good boy, bad boy, whichever, chuck 'em in an old mine. 4 out of 5 Women problems require sacrifice, Dagon-it. 4 out of 5 Bomb prediction girl stuck in one song groove until cured of the horn. 4 out of 5 Nasty reports. 3.5 out of 5 Good idea to keep little monsters locked up. 3 out of 5 Mr Carlyle is asked to help an engineer look into something strange going on with an underground tunnel project in London. 3.5 out of 5

I liked it

For horror fans interested in getting their adrenaline rush in short bursts! I liked this book. It had a variety of good stories, and I was able to get many of them read in a short time. Lots of interesting plot twists in many of the storylines, some right in your face "ew!" moments, a few predictable plots, but all-in-all, a satisfying read.

A fine collection

This is, as usual, a well-balanced collection showing off some excellent authors--some newer, some more familiar. I personally was quite pleased to see a reappearance of Paul MacAuley's Mr Carlyle, but there's plenty of quality stories packed into this edition.