Kitsune. Werewolves. Crane wives. Selkies. Every culture has stories of such strange creatures—animals turning into humans, humans shapeshifting into animals. Sometimes seductive, sometimes bloodthirsty, but always unpredictable like nature itself, these beings are manifestations of our secret hearts, our desire to belong to both worlds: one tame and civilized, the other unfettered and full of wild impulse. Here are stories that will make you wish you could howl at the moon until your heart bursts with longing or feel yourself shedding your human body as easily as a snake sheds its skin. Be-were the night… it might not kill you, but it will certainly steal you away!

Decades, centuries and even thousands of years in the future: The horrors inspired by Lovecraft do not know the limits of time…or space. Journey through this anthology of science fiction stories and poems inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft. Listen to the stars that whisper and drive a crew mad. Worship the Tloque Nahuaque as he overtakes Mexico City. Slip into the court of the King in Yellow. Walk through the streets of a very altered Venice. Stop to admire the beauty of the flesh-dolls in the window. Fly through space in the shape of a hungry, malicious comet. Swim in the drug-induced haze of a jellyfish. Struggle to survive in a Martian gulag whose landscape isn't quite dead. But, most of all, fear the future. Featured authors include: Nick Mamatas, Ann K. Schwader, Don Webb, Paul Jessup, E. Catherine Tobler, A.C. Wise, and many more

A boy's eleventh birthday heralds the arrival of a bizarre new entourage, a suicidal diva just can't seem to die, and a washed up wrestler goes toe-to-toe with a strange new foe. All of these queer marvels and more can be found at the Nightmare Carnival! Hugo and Bram Stoker award-winning editor Ellen Datlow (Lovecraft Unbound, Supernatural Noir) presents a new anthology of insidious and shocking tales in the horrific and irresistible Nightmare Carnival! Dark Horse is proud to bring you this masterwork of terror from such incredible creative talents as Terry Dowling, Joel Lane, Priya Sharma, Dennis Danvers, and Nick Mamatas!

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 Straubb, and many others, and featuring Datlow’s comprehensive overview of the year in horror, now, more than ever, The Best Horror of the Year provides the petrifying horror fiction readers have come to expect — and enjoy

Stranded on a desert island, a young man yearns for objects from his past. A local from a small coastal town in England is found dead as the tide goes out. A Norwegian whaling ship is stranded in the Arctic, its crew threatened by mysterious forces. In the nineteenth century, a ship drifts in becalmed waters in the Indian Ocean, those on it haunted by their evil deeds. A surfer turned diver discovers there are things worse than drowning under the sea. Something from the sea is creating monsters on land. In The Devil and the Deep, award-winning editor Ellen Datlow shares an all-original anthology of horror that covers the depths of the deep blue sea, with brand new stories from New York Times bestsellers and award-winning authors such as Seanan McGuire, Christopher Golden, Stephen Graham Jones, and more

This outstanding anthology of original stories — from both established award-winning authors and exciting new voices — collects tales of cosmic horror inspired by Lovecraft from authors who do not merely imitate, but reimagine, re-energize, and renew the best of his concepts in ways relevant to today’s readers, to create fresh new fiction that explores our modern fears and nightmares. From the depths of R’lyeh to the heights of the Mountains of Madness, some of today’s best weird fiction writers traverse terrain created by Lovecraft and create new eldritch geographies to explore

Рассказы Лавкрафта сформировали современный жанр литературы ужасов. Легендарный редактор Эллен Датлоу собрала антологию оригинальных рассказов, которые «вдохновлены» лавкрафтианской тематикой. Никаких пародий и стилизаций. Авторы сборника используют разнообразие тона, обстановки, точек зрения, времени без прямых ссылок на самого Лавкрафта или его произведения. Представлены работы Джона Лэнгана, Ричарда Кадри, Кейтлин Кирнан, Лэрда Баррона и других мастеров хоррора и темного фэнтези

Найди вторую звезду справа и лети к ней прямо до самого утра в Неверленд: детский рай без правил, без взрослых. Только заколдованные леса и бесконечные приключения в компании мальчика, который умеет летать и никогда не вырастет. Венди Дарлинг повзрослела. Она прошла через потерю близких и психиатрическую лечебницу. Она живет в Лондоне с мужем и маленькой дочерью Джейн. Но однажды Питер Пэн снова появляется за её окном, чтобы найти новую маму для потерянных мальчишек. И вместо Венди он забирает Джейн. Теперь Венди придётся вернуться в Неверленд, чтобы спасти своего ребёнка. И обнаружить, что сказочный остров куда страшнее, чем запомнился ей в детстве… История Питера Пэна на более мрачный лад. Продолжение новой серии сказочных ретеллингов. Переосмысление всеми любимой сказки, потрясающие персонажи и пронзительная история о ценности семейных уз и материнской любви. Гарантированно понравится поклонникам всемирно известной видеоигры American McGee's Alice