The Best Horror of the Year Volume Five

By: Margo Lanagan, Ellen Datlow - editor, Ramsey Campbell, Dan Chaon, Laird Barron, Lucy Taylor

Narrated by: Daniel Thomas May

Darkness, both literal and psychological, holds its own unique fascination. Despite our fears, or perhaps because of them, listeners have always been drawn to tales of death, terror, madness, and the supernatural, and no more so than today when a wildly imaginative new generation of dark dreamers is carrying on in the tradition of Poe and Lovecraft and King, crafting exquisitely disturbing literary nightmares that gaze without flinching into the abyss - and linger in the mind long after.

Multiple award-winning editor Ellen Datlow knows the darkest corners of fiction and poetry better than most. Once again, she has braved the haunted landscape of modern horror to seek out the most chilling new works by both legendary masters of the genre and fresh young talents. Here are twisted hungers and obsessions, human and otherwise, along with an unsettling variety of spine-tingling fears and fantasies. The cutting edge of horror has never cut deeper than in this comprehensive showcase of the very best the field has to offer. Enter at your own risk.

©2013 Ellen Datlow; 2013 Night Shade Books (P)2015 Audible Inc.

This is NOT a book of horror stories

Has The Best Horror of the Year Volume Five turned you off from other books in this genre?
Not this genre but definitely this series.

Any additional comments?
The majority of stories in this book might fit the suspense genre but the only way this would fit in the horror category is ironically. The stories were bland and I frequently had to check to see if I had finished one and started another they were quite boring and I didn't even bother finishing the book. Unfortunately I wasted a credit on volume 6 as well, I will give it a shot but I couldn't have lower expectations.

Meh

A largely forgettable collection. This is the third volume I've listened to and the book's title is clearly subjective. For me, I have noticed after listening to 3 volumes so far, they save the best story for last and the stories seem to get better towards the end. The narration was great but couldn't stop me from fast forwarding or out right abandoning 3-4 stories. I will check out the other volumes; each volume has a few gems and it's great for my commute.

Horror or ashore?

This is a great collection of horror stories. Most of the stories held my attention and were gruesome, truly holding to the horror genre. I told my wife last night I just finished this book of horror stories. She asked why I was listening to a book of whore stories. Apparently she did not hear me correctly.

Not really horror

This anthology was more dark and depressing than horror. Not for light listening, I had to keep rewinding to follow the stories.

Laird Barron is Pure Gold.

Frontier Death Song is absolute genius... As a big fan of this author; this Tale trumps everything