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The horror short-short is not an easy form to master, but more than 100 of the genre's critically acclaimed authors and hottest up-and-comers have taken a stab at it in Horrors!: 365 Scary Stories, a mammoth anthology that contains a short horror tale for every day of the year. Reviewing individual tales seems pointless — there's going to be plenty here for everyone's taste. Even if you enjoy only one third of the tales here, you'll have more than 120 gems. How many anthologies can you say that about? Steve Rasnic Tem, William F. Nolan, Tom Piccirilli, Yvonne Navarro, Peter Atkins, Brian Hodge, and 167 others give you short, sharp shocks — but the big question on everybody's mind is, Which author got the most slots? This book has been years in the making, and with a high percentage of the horror community making some appearance in it, everyone's been wondering who would end up with the most stories. The winner is the thrilling Brian McNaughton, whose collection The Throne of Bones was one of this past year's best offerings. His baker's dozen of contributions to Horrors! may be a lot shorter, but they still pack a frightening punch. How did your other favorite authors make out in the Horrors! table of contents? The final scorecard of this must-have anthology:

Thirteen Stories: Brian McNaughton

Nine Stories: Tim Waggoner

Eight Stories: Benjamin Adams William Marden

Seven Stories: David Niall Wilson DonD'AmmassaLinda J. Dunn Steve Rasnic Tem

Six Stories: Adam-Troy Castro Del Stone Jr. John Gregory Betancourt Phyllis Eisenstein Tom Piccirilli

Five Stories: Adam Niswander Brian Hodge Hugh B. Cave John B. Rosenmann Peter Atkins Terry Campbell

Four Stories: Don Webb Gary Jonas Lawrence Schimel Lisa Lepovetsky Lisa Morton Wayne Allen Sallee Yvonne NavarroScott M. Brents

Three Stories: David Annandale Donald R. Burleson Greg McElhatton Jessica Amanda Salmonson Joe Meno Judith Post Juleen Brantingham Lawrence C. Connolly Martin Mundt Michael Mardis Michael Scott Bricker Nancy Kilpatrick Richard Gilliam S. May Amarinth Scott David Aniolowski Stephen Dedman Tina L. Jens

Two Stories: Andrew Sands Blythe Ayne Brian A. Hopkins Brian Craig Brian Stableford Dawn Dunn Francis Amery Gordon Linzner Greg van Eekhout James Robert Smith Joel S. Ross John Maclay Kay Reynolds Kevin Andrew Murphy and Lillian Csernica Kevin Shadle Larry Segriff Lawrence Greenberg Lisa John Bothell Lisa S. Silverthorne Lois H. Gresh Mark Hannah Michael Gillis Michael Grisi Randy Miller Robert Devereaux Scott Edelman Steve Eller Thomas M. Sipos

One Story: A. M. Dellamonica Aaron Vanek Alan Rodgers Allison Stein Best Anne Bishop Barbara J. Ferrenz Barry Hoffman Ben P. Indick Billie Sue Mosiman Bob Morrish Bob Stein Bradley H. Sinor Bruce Boston C. J. Henderson Caro Soles Cindie Geddes Cynthia Ward Damien Filer Dan Perez Darrell Schweitzer David C. Woomer David Nickle Del Stone Jr. and C. M. Terry Devon Monk Dominick Cancilla Don Herron Ed Williams Edward Bryant Edward E. Kramer Edward Gaillard Fred Behrendt Gary A. Braunbeck Gerard Daniel Houarner Gordon D. Ross Graham P. Collins Gregory Nicoll Ian McDowell Ilona Ouspenskaya Jacqueline Q. Shelton James Anderson Janet Berliner Jason A. Tanner Jay R. Bonansinga Jeff Strand Jessica Reisman Joe Murphy John C. Bunnell John Helfers John R. Platt Judy L. Tucker Karen E. Taylor Karl Schroeder Kathy Chwedyk Lawrence Person Lawrence Watt-Evans Leslie R. Walstrom Leslie What Lillian Csernica Lou Kemp Louise Rowder Lyn Nichols M. Christian Mandy Slater Marion Cepican Mark Bloodstone Martin R. Soderstrom Michael A. Arnzen Michael A. Burstein Michael L. McComas Michael Marshall Smith Mollie L. Burleson Nancy Holder Ojvind Bernander Paul and Thomas Smith Paula Guran Peter Cannon Richard Parks Richard T. Chizmar Rob Wojtasiewicz Robert Weinberg Ron Collins S. Darnbrook Colson Sandra Hutchinson Sara Simmons Scott A. Cupp Shikhar Dixit Stephanie Bedwell-Grime Stephen Mark Rainey Stephen Woodworth Sue Storm T. W. Kriner Terry McGarry Thomas S. Roche Thomas Smith Tippi N. Blevins Tomi Lewis Trey R. Barker Will Murray William F. Nolan William McMahon William Rotsler

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