Dark Voices: The Pan Book of Horror [Mass Market Paperback]

I have several hundred anthologies, so I'm rarely sad when I finish one because more are waiting in the wings. However, I was terribly sad to see this book end. This tome collects the best of English horror writers. I cannot tell you how haunting, how captivating most of these stories are. Even the worst story in here is average, and out of the twenty stories I would say there's only one or two average stories here. Most leave you in suspense throughout and thinking about them long after you're actually done reading the story.

A complete list of the stories contained are

** Having his leg Pulled by Robert Holdstock

** Back Row by Brian Lumley

** Precious by Roberta Lannes

** The Editor by Nicholas Royle

** The Ventriloquial Art by Graham Joyce

** Phantom by Melane Tem

** How She Dances by Daniel Fox

** The Dog Park by Dennis Etchison

** Gerassimos Flamotas: A Day in the Life by Simon Clark

** Arrangement for Invisible Voices by Kathe Koja

** The Lady of Dubh`an Alla by Brian Mooney

** Loser by Les Daniels

** Life Partner by David J. Schow

** Sustenance by Kim Antieau

** Stone Dead by Jean-Daniel Br`eque

** La Sieta del Muerte by Jeff Vandermeer

** The Disobedience of Mary Thompson by Peter Valentine Smith

** Where the Bodies are Buried by Kim Newman

** Red-Bellied Ghosts by Myrna Elena

I cannot recommend this book enough. If you're tired of average anthologies, if you want a book that will ignite your passion for horror again, then treat yourself to this rare beauty.