{"product_id":"9781597805032","title":"The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Six","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.”\u003cbr\u003e—H. P. Lovecraft\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis statement was true when H. P. Lovecraft first wrote it at the beginning of the twentieth century, and it remains true at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The only thing that has changed is what is unknown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith each passing year, science, technology, and the march of time shine light into the craggy corners of the universe, making the fears of an earlier generation seem quaint. But this “light” creates its own shadows. \u003ci\u003eThe Best Horror of the Year\u003c\/i\u003e, edited by Ellen Datlow, chronicles these shifting shadows. It is a catalog of terror, fear, and unpleasantness, as articulated by today’s most challenging and exciting writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe best horror writers of today do the same thing that horror writers of a hundred years ago did. They tell good stories—stories that scare us. And when these writers tell \u003ci\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e good stories that \u003ci\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e scare us, Ellen Datlow notices. She’s been noticing for more than a quarter century. For twenty-one years, she coedited \u003ci\u003eThe Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror\u003c\/i\u003e, and for the last six years, she’s edited this series. In addition to this monumental cataloging of the best, she has edited hundreds of other horror anthologies and won numerous awards, including the Hugo, Bram Stoker, and World Fantasy awards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than any other editor or critic, Ellen Datlow has charted the shadowy abyss of horror fiction. Join her on this journey into the dark parts of the human heart . . . either for the first time . . . or once again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSkyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Night Shade Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47045381521648,"sku":"9781597805032","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781597805032_p0.jpg?v=1763809472","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781597805032","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}