Close to Midnight
Edited by Mark Morris
Close to Midnight is the third volume in an annual, non-themed horror series of entirely original stories, showcasing the very best short fiction that the genre has to offer, and edited by Mark Morris. This new anthology contains 20 original horror stories, 16 of which have been commissioned from some of the top names in the genre, and 4 of which have been selected from the 100s of stories sent to Flame Tree during a 2-week open submissions window.
Contents List:
WOLVES by Rio Youers
BEST SAFE LIFE FOR YOU by Muriel Gray
SOUVENIRS by Sharon Gosling
THE OPERATED by Ramsey Campbell
IN THE WABE by Alison Littlewood
I PROMISE by Conrad Williams
FLAT 19 by Jenn Ashworth
THE FORBIDDEN SANDWICH by Carl Tait
AUTUMN SUGAR by Philip Fracassi
COLLAGEN by Seanan McGuire
REMAINS by Charlie Hughes
THE FLOOR IS LAVA by Brian Keene
THE TRUE COLOUR OF BLOOD by Stephen Laws
THE NINE OF DIAMONDS by Carole Johnstone
ROOM FOR THE NIGHT by Jonathan Janz
WELCOME TO THE LODGE by Alison Moore
GOING HOME by Evelyn Teng
THE SPACEMAN’S MEMORY BOX by Laura Mauro
BAGS by Steve Rasnic Tem
RISE UP TOGETHER by Adam L.G. Nevill
FLAME TREE PRESS is the imprint of long-standing Independent Flame Tree Publishing, dedicated to full-length original fiction in the horror and suspense, science fiction & fantasy, and crime / mystery / thriller categories. The list brings together fantastic new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices. Learn more about Flame Tree Press at www.flametreepress.com and connect on social media @FlameTreePress.
Hardback, 304 pages, 110443 words
ISBN: 9781787587250
Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 27 mm
Mark Morris
Morris has written and edited over fifty novels, novellas, short story collections and anthologies. His script work includes audio dramas for Doctor Who, Jago & Litefoot and the Hammer Chillers series. His most recent work includes the Obsidian Heart trilogy (The Wolves of London, The Society of Blood and The Wraiths of War), the original Predator novel Stalking Shadows (co-written with James A. Moore), the official novelization of the Doctor Who 60th anniversary special Wild Blue Yonder, new audio adaptations of the classic 1971 horror movie Blood on Satan’s Claw and the M.R. James ghost story A View From a Hill, a 30th anniversary short story collection Warts And All, and, as editor, the anthologies After Sundown, Beyond the Veil, Close to Midnight and Darkness Beckons. Blood on Satan’s Claw won the New York Festival Radio Award for Best Drama Special, and A View From a Hill won the New York Festival Radio Award for Best Digital Drama Program, and was also awarded Silver at the 2020 Audio & Radio Industry Awards. Mark has won two British Fantasy Awards, and has also been nominated for several Stokers and Shirley Jackson Awards.
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