Black Static

You know the drill by now. In Black Static #19 I reviewed anthologies and nothing but anthologies. Unfortunately space did not permit discussion of every story, but by way of a consolation prize, and for the benefit of those who may want to know if a particular author was included, I've been reproducing the Table of Contents for each volume on this blog. These are the last two.

Stories: All New Tales (Headline hardback, 432pp, £18.99)

Edited by Neil Gaiman & Al Sarrantonio

Twenty seven stories, plus an Introduction by Gaiman.

Blood - Roddy Doyle

Fossil-Figures - Joyce Carol Oates

Wildfire in Manhattan - Joanne Harris

The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains - Neil Gaiman

Unbelief - Michael Marshall Smith

The Stars are Falling - Joe R. Lansdale

Juvenal Nyx - Walter Mosley

The Knife - Richard Adams

Weights and Measures - Jodi Picoult

Goblin Lake - Michael Swanwick

Mallon the Guru - Peter Straub

Catch and Release - Lawrence Block

Polka Dots and Moonbeams - Jeffrey Ford

Loser - Chuck Palahniuk

Samantha's Diary - Diana Wynne Jones

Land of the Lost - Steward O'Nan

Leif in the Wind - Gene Wolfe

Unwell - Carolyn Parkhurst

A Life in Fictions - Kat Howard

Let the Past Begin - Jonathan Carroll

The Therapist - Jeffrey Deaver

Parallel Lines - Tim Powers

The Cult of the Nose - Al Sarrantonio

Human Intelligence - Kurt Anderson

Stories - Michael Moorcock

The Maiden Flight of McCauley's Bellerophon - Elizabeth Hand

The Devil on the Staircase - Joe Hill

Zombie: An Anthology of the Undead (Piatkus paperback, 500pp, £9.99)

Edited by Christopher Golden

Nineteen stories, plus a foreword by the editor.

Lazarus - John Connolly

What Maisie Knew - David Liss

Copper - Stephen R. Bissette

In the Dust - Tim Lebbon

Life Sentence - Kelley Armstrong

Delice - Holly Newstein

The Wind Cries Mary - Brian Keene

Family Business - Jonathan Maberry

The Zombie Who Fell From the Sky - M.B. Homler

My Dolly - Derek Nikitas

Second Wind - Mike Carey

Closure, Limited - Max Brooks

Among Us - Aimee Bender

Ghost Trap - Rick Hautala

The Storm Door - Tad Williams

Kids and Their Toys - James A. Moore

Shooting Pool - Joe R. Lansdale

Weaponized - David Wellington

Twittering from the Circus of the Dead - Joe Hill

And with that I am done with listing the contents of anthologies, but there are a few more days of 'Anthology Month' to run here on the Case Notes blog, and I am still interested in hearing from anthology editors past and present about their favourite horror anthologies (as it means less work for me to do). We've had some interesting stuff so far, but more is always welcome. Take a look at our previous contributions, and then should you wish to take part send me something via whitenoise@ttapress.com An invitation is not necessary, and in fact I'm not sending out any more invitations, so if you haven't been asked as yet, then you won't be (no offence intended - time is limited). Contributions are welcome from almost everyone who has, or is about to, edit an anthology.

Those from whom contributions are not welcome, include known plagiarists, misogynists, homophobes, racists and people who like Showaddywaddy (the last is a personal bias, but it's my blog so I get to make the rules).