Winner of the World Fantasy Award, International Horror Guild Award, and Shirley Jackson Award for Best Anthology

This multiple award-winning anthology of 20 psychological and supernatural horror stories explores the outer limits of fear. Each author approaches fear in a different way, but all of the stories’ characters toil within their own hell.

"Inferno isn’t just good, it is astonishingly good.” —Peter Straub, co-author of The Talisman

Winner of the International Horror Guild Award for Best Anthology of the Year

This anthology—featuring Tanith Lee, Joyce Carol Oates, and others—redefines the ghost story, venturing beyond the accustomed tropes and into horror’s true realm: the unknown.

“This book is sure to provide a yardstick by which future ghost fiction will be measured.” ―Publishers Weekly

A collection of “mesmerizing tales, each one creepier than the next” that go beyond the traditional vampire myths (Library Journal).

“Another must-have anthology for discerning vampire and horror fans.” —Publishers Weekly

Compiled by Hugo and Bram Stoker Award–winning editor Ellen Datlow, these original stories of the supernatural employ H. P. Lovecraft’s trademark terror of the cosmic unknown.

“The power of this anthology shows in that it’s not only a must for Lovecraft fans, but for any fan of solid, mature, and mind-boggling weird fiction, courtesy of one of the finest editors in the industry.” —New York Journal of Books

New York Times–bestselling authors

In this collection of dark and decidedly adult fairy tales, World Fantasy Award–winning editors Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling prove that fairy tales aren't just for children. Here, the plights of Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Rapunzel, and others are reimagined by some of today’s finest literary talents, including Karen Joy Fowler, Joyce Carol Oates, and Susanna Clarke.

“Highly recommended.” —Library Journal

From Sleeping Beauty to the Gingerbread Man, magical tales we were told at bedtime have been upended, turned inside out, and given a distinctly adult edge by 18 acclaimed storytellers.  

“These intoxicating delights are not meant for children or the timid.” —Kirkus Reviews

Today’s masters of supernatural thrills celebrate H. P. Lovecraft’s oeuvre with 19 tales of weird fiction and cosmic horror, collected by Hugo and Bram Stoker Award–winning editor Ellen Datlow.

“Readers who know Lovecraft’s legacy mostly through turgid and tentacled Cthulhu Mythos pastiches will find this book a treasure trove of literary terrors.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)