Best New Horror 2

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A collection of the best horror and dark fantasy stories published in 1990.

Contents:

* Introduction: Horror in 1990 by Stephen Jones & Ramsey Campbell

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* The First Time by K. W. Jeter

* A Short Guide to the City by Peter Straub

* Stephen by Elizabeth Massie

* The Dead Love You by Jonathan Carroll

* Jane Doe #112 by Harlan Ellison

* Shock Radio by Ray Garton

* The Man Who Drew Cats by Michael Marshall Smith

* The Co-op by Melanie Tem

* Negatives by Nicholas Royle

* The Last Feast of Harlequin by Thomas Ligotti

* 1/72nd Scale by Ian R. MacLeod

* Cedar Lane by Karl Edward Wagner

* At a Window Facing West by Kim Antieau

* Inside the Walled City by Garry Kilworth

* On the Wing by Jean-Daniel Breque (translated by Nicholas Royle)

* Firebird by J. L. Comeau

* Incident on a Rainy Night in Beverly Hills by David J. Schow

* His Mouth Will Taste of Wormwood by Poppy Z. Brite

* The Original Dr. Shade by Kim Newman

* Madge by D. F. Lewis

* Alive in Venice by Cherry Wilder

* Divertimento by Gregory Frost

* Pelts by F. Paul Wilson

* Those of Rhenea by David Sutton

* Lord of the Land by Gene Wolfe

* Aquarium by Steve Rasnic Tem

* Mister Ice Cold by Gahan Wilson

* On the Town Route by Elizabeth Hand

* Necrology: 1990 by Stephen Jones & Kim Newman

Genre
horror
Setting
1990s
Audience
young adult
Form
short stories

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