Close to Midnight (The Flame Tree Book of Horror)

An exceptional third book in the horror anthology series which Publishers Weekly highlighted as “Beautifully written pieces that lean into the intuitive and fantastic.”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 YouersBEST SAFE LIFE FOR YOU by Muriel GraySOUVENIRS by Sharon GoslingTHE OPERATED by Ramsey CampbellIN THE WABE by Alison LittlewoodI PROMISE by Conrad WilliamsFLAT 19 by Jenn AshworthTHE FORBIDDEN SANDWICH by Carl TaitAUTUMN SUGAR by Philip FracassiCOLLAGEN by Seanan McGuireREMAINS by Charlie HughesTHE FLOOR IS LAVA by Brian KeeneTHE TRUE COLOUR OF BLOOD by Stephen LawsTHE NINE OF DIAMONDS by Carole JohnstoneROOM FOR THE NIGHT by Jonathan JanzWELCOME TO THE LODGE by Alison MooreGOING HOME by Evelyn TengTHE SPACEMAN’S MEMORY BOX by Laura MauroBAGS by Steve Rasnic TemRISE UP TOGETHER by Adam L.G. NevillFLAME 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.

About the Author

Morris has written and edited over fifty novels, novellas, short story collections and anthologies. His recent work includes the official movie tie-in novelizations of The Great Walland (co-written with Christopher Golden) The Predator, the Obsidian Hearttrilogy (The Wolves of London, The Society of Bloodand The Wraiths of War), the anthologies New Fears(winner of the British Fantasy Award for Best Anthology) and New Fears 2and many more. Mark has won two British Fantasy Awards, and has also been nominated for several Stokers and Shirley Jackson Awards.

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