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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. It is the first of what will hopefully become an annual, non-themed horror anthology of entirely original stories, showcasing the very best short fiction that the genre has to offer.

Table of Contents:

• 1 - Introduction (After Sundown) - essay by Mark Morris
• 3 - Butterfly Island - short story by C. J. Tudor
• 20 - Research - short story by Tim Lebbon
• 34 - Swanskin - short story by Alison Littlewood
• 46 - That's the Spirit - short story by Sarah Lotz
• 61 - Gave - short story by Michael Bailey
• 76 - Wherever You Look - short story by Ramsey Campbell
• 88 - Same Time Next Year - short story by Angela Slatter
• 94 - Mine Seven - short story by Elana Gomel
• 108 - It Doesn't Feel Right - short story by Michael Marshall Smith
• 123 - Creeping Ivy - short story by Laura Purcell
• 134 - Last Rites for the Fourth World - short story by Rick Cross
• 148 - We All Come Home - short story by Simon Bestwick
• 161 - The Importance of Oral Hygiene - short story by Robert Shearman
• 177 - Bokeh - short story by Thana Niveau
• 189 - Murder Board - short story by Grady Hendrix
• 209 - Alice's Rebellion - short story by John Langan
• 218 - The Mirror House - short story by Jonathan Robbins Leon
• 233 - The Naughty Step - short story by Stephen Volk
• 249 - A Hotel in Germany - short story by Catriona Ward
• 266 - Branch Line - novelette by Peter Finch

Beyond the Veil is the second 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:

• The God Bag - short fiction by Christopher Golden
• Caker's Man - short fiction by Matthew Holness
• The Beechfield Miracles - short fiction by Priya Sharma
• Clockwork - short fiction by Dan Coxon
• Soapstone - short fiction by Aliya Whiteley
• The Dark Bit - short fiction by Toby Litt
• Provenance Pond - short fiction by Josh Malerman
• For All the Dead - short fiction by Angeline Adams and Remco van Straten
• The Girl in the Pool - short fiction by Bracken MacLeod
• Nurse Varden - short fiction by Jeremy Dyson
• If, Then - short fiction by Lisa L. Hannett
• Aquarium Ward - short fiction by Karter Mycroft
• A Mystery for Julie Chu - short fiction by Stephen Gallagher
• Away Day - short fiction by Lisa Tuttle
• Polaroid and Seaweed - short fiction by Peter Harness
• Der Geisterbahnhof - short fiction by Lynda E. Rucker
• Arnie's Ashes - short fiction by John Everson
• A Brief Tour of the Night - short fiction by Nathan Ballingrud
• The Care and Feeding of Household Gods - short fiction by Frank J. Oreto
• Yellowback - short fiction by Gemma Files

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.