Compiling the hardcover horror collections Masques III and Masques IV, this volume contains nightmarish tales from the farthest reaches of twisted imaginations to the deepest, most intimate recesses of tortured minds. Such horror masters as Ray Bradbury, Graham Masterton, Dan Simmons, F. Paul Wilson, and others contribute. Original.

Collects forty-six short horror tales by such authors as Ardath Mayhar, Gene Wolfe, Jessica Amanda Salmonson, Katherine Ramsland, Stephen King, Ramsey Campell, and Ray Bradbury.

Wildly fantastic superhero stories by a cross section of today's cutting-edge urban fantasy and crime writers. Expanding on the concept behind Byron Preiss's Weird Heroes from the 1970s, George R. R. Martin's Wild Card series, and Michael Chabon's McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales, The Darker Mask is a collection of original prose stories recalling the derring-do of the beings we call Superheroes and the worlds they fight to save. But unique to The Darker Mask stories is that these plots and characters color a literary universe outside of what has been predominantly white, idiosyncratic, and male in previous homages to pulp. This is the stuff of urban legends, new mythos, and extraordinary folks who might live in a soon-to-be-gentrified ghetto, the dreary rust-belt of the city, or in another dimension. The Darker Mask offers an eclectic mix of popular fiction writers exploring worlds gritty, visceral, and fantastic. Includes contributions from L. A. Banks, Steven Barnes and Tananarive Due, Lorenzo Carcaterra, Christopher Chambers, Reed Farrel Coleman, Michael A. Gonzales, Gar Anthony Haywood, Naomi Hirahara, Mat Johnson, Victor LaValle, Walter Mosley, Ann Nocenti, Gary Phillips, Jerry A. Rodrigues, Alexandra Sokoloff, Peter Spiegelman, Wayne L. Wilson, and Doselle Young. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Contains short stories from Stephen King, Ramsey Campbell, James Herbert, Robert R. McCammon.

The finest exponents of horror fiction writing today, Neil Gaiman, China Mieville, Ramsey Campbell, Kim Newman, Graham Joyce, Paul McCauley, Stephen Gallagher, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Basil Cooper, Glen Hirshberg, Jay Russell, feature in the world's premier annual horror anthology series, another bumper showcase devoted exclusively to excellence in macabre fiction. To accompany the very best in short stories and novellas is the year's most comprehensive horror overview and contacts listing as well as a fascinating necrology.

Industry superstar Todd McFarlane's blockbuster run barrels on! The Hobgoblin is back, out of control and more deranged than ever! Will even the demonic Ghost Rider be enough to help Spider-Man stop him? Then, Spidey takes a trip into the dark, lightless sewers under Manhattan to face Morbius the Living Vampire, which can mean only one thing: the return of the black costume! And finally, it's a titanic two-part team-up with Marvel's heavy hitters of the '90s that takes the word "widescreen" literally as Spider-Man partners with X-Force to stop the rampaging Juggernaut! Collecting SPIDER-MAN (1990) #6-7, #13-14 and #16; and X-FORCE (1991) #4.

Presents a collection of horror tales by such authors as Brian Keene, Tom Piccirilli, Ekaterina Sedia, Jay Lake, and Mary Robinette Kowal.