This revised and updated second edition of Best New Horror showcases some of the very best short stories and novellas published in 1990, the year when the horror boom finally went bust. In this vilifying volume you will rediscover terrifying tales by, amongst many others, Poppy Z. Brite, Jonathan Carroll, Harlan Ellison, Elizabeth Hand, Michael Marshall Smith, Peter Straub, F. Paul Wilson, Gahan Wilson and Gene Wolfe, along with an overview of the year in horror by the editors and a nightmare necrology of those who kicked off this mortal coil during that period. So get ready to spread your wings and take a bite out of this latest anthology of agony. And don't forget to tell your fellow fiends about our new series of Best New Horror reprints. Just let them know who sent you .

Best New Horror - 25th Anniversary Edition - Best New Horror, #2

Versailles

Discover the lost supernatural stories behind some of the most famous people and events in history. These Fantastic Tales explore the secret history that has been hidden in the shadows of the world, and even alternative histories from other worlds. Tales such as a young man seeking the secret of immortality from none other than Bela Lugosi. The tragic story of how the Titanic really sank. The horrifying lengths the people of New York city would go to raise above the Great Depression, rather in seeking fame or trying to feed the city. And many more Fantastic Tales of Terror. Lineup:Introduction by Tony Todd"The Deep Delight of Blood" by Tim Waggoner"Unpretty Monster" by Mercedes Yardley"The Tell-Tale Mind" by Kevin J. Anderson"Topsy-Turvy" by Elizabeth Massie"Ray and the Martian" by Bev Vincent"The Girl with the Death Mask" by Stephanie M. Wytovich"On a Train Bound for Home" by Christopher Golden"The Custer Files" by Richard Chizmar"Red Moon" by Michael Paul Gonzalez"The Prince of Darkness and the Showgirl" by John Palisano"The Secret Engravings" by Lisa Morton"Mutter" by Jess Landry"La Llorona" by Cullen Bunn"The London Encounter" by Vince Liaguno"Bubba Ho-Tep" by Joe R. Lansdale"Gorilla my Dreams" by Jonathan Maberry"Articles of Teleforce" by Michael Bailey"Sic Olim Tyrannis" by David Wellington"The Washingtonians" by Bentley Little"Scent of Flesh" by Jessica Marie Baumgartner"Rotoscoping Toodies" by Mort Castle"Lone Wolves" by Paul Moore"The Great Stone Face vs. the Gargoyles" by Jeff StrandProudly represented by Crystal Lake Publishing-Tales from the Darkest Depths

Fantastic Tales of Terror

Versailles, 1667. Louis XIV a 28 ans. Pour soumettre la noblesse et imposer son pouvoir absolu, il lance la construction de Versailles comme on tend un piège. Louis XIV est un jeune roi hanté par un traumatisme d'enfance, la Fronde, une rébellion des nobles contre son père, Louis XIII. Une méfiance qui vire à la paranoïa. Il se révèle être un stratège politique hors du commun, manipulateur, machiavélique, et va «inventer» Versailles pour éloigner les nobles de Paris, les garder sous contrôle, et progressivement transformer le château en une prison dorée. Il est aussi capable de passions romanesques. Mais comment les vivre quand on est le plus grand roi du monde ? La Cour est alors le champ de bataille pour les amours sincères ou tactiques, tandis que la reine, Marie-Thérèse d'Autriche, fait tout son possible pour garder son roi… Saura-t-elle regagner son coeur face à l'une de ses influentes maîtresses, la séduisante soeur du roi d'Angleterre ? Les personnages historiques et fictionnels, du courtisan le plus en vue au plus humble des villageois, nous guident dans un monde de trahisons et de secrets d'alcôve, de manoeuvres politiques et de déclarations de guerre, révélant Versailles dans toute sa gloire et sa brutalité.

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