Night Visions

An anthology of stories dedicated to Halloween. Illustration on the cover by O. Zakis. Compiled by: Ellen Datlow, Lisa Morton

We’re used to thinking of Halloween as a costumed holiday for scary stories. But its roots go back into the dark old times, full of grim rituals and superstitions that modern people treat too frivolously. On the eve of All Saints’ Day, the boundary between the world of the living and the otherworld becomes thin—so don’t neglect precautions, especially if you hear steps behind you—don’t turn around.

Terrible stories in the dark by the fireplace aren’t always horror for little kids, but real stories about those who didn’t follow the rules. Don’t wish for the forbidden, don’t take a lantern from Jack...

CONTENTS:
Lisa Morton. Foreword.
Shannon McGuire - With Cemetery Weeds and Seeds of the Fighter // short story, translated by A. Averbukh;
Stephen Graham Jones - A Mouthful of Filth // short story, translated by A. Averbukh;
Jonathan Maberry - To Taste the Flavor of Home // short story, translated by A. Averbukh;
Joanna Paripinski - The End of the Wicker Wick // short story, translated by A. Averbukh;
Gart Nix - Every Seventeen Years // short story, translated by A. Averbukh;
Kate Jones - Flicker of Light in Devil’s Night // short story, translated by A. Averbukh;
Jeffrey Ford - Witch Hazel Virginian // short story, translated by A. Averbukh;
Kelly Armstrong - Nose-Galan-Gif // short story, translated by A. Averbukh;
S. P. Miskowski - We’ll Never Invite Amber Again // short story, translated by A. Averbukh;
Brian Evenson - Sisters // short story, translated by A. Averbukh;
Elise Forie Idy - All Night // short story, translated by A. Averbukh;
Erik J. Guinnar - The Kingdom of Sugar Skulls and Fingernails // short story, translated by A. Averbukh;
Paul Kane - The Turn // short story, translated by A. Averbukh;
Pat Cadigan - Jack // short story, translated by A. Averbukh;
John Langan - Lost in the Darkness // novella, translated by A. Averbukh;
John R. Little - The First Lunar Halloween // short story, translated by A. Averbukh.

About the editors-compilers.