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It was a killer year for horror fiction of the harder kind. Authors, editors, and publishers presented readers with some startling works of horrific imagination, stories graphic in the extreme yet with subtleties suggesting larger meanings, tales that explore humanity by plumbing depths of soulless inhumanity and, in some cases, outright depravity. The stories here represent the best of them, disturbing tales that dig deep and take you into the dark heart of horror itself, unrelenting and unapologetic.

My life got twisted in ways I never saw coming. A final job gone wrong, a government raid, and suddenly I’m using ancient magic that shouldn’t be real to summon drop-dead-gorgeous demigods to grant my wish. And the magic powers are only just beginning. As the newest member of the Society of Wishes—a legendary wish-granting squad situated beyond reality—I’m plunged into a world of high-stakes magic, deadly secrets, and wishes that can shatter the cosmos. As the margin for error becomes more and more razor-thin, I start asking the tough questions like: How was the Society formed?

Tressa Jayne Turner has had it up to here with the dumb-blonde jokes and a childhood nickname that's harder to get rid of than her favorite pair of cowboy boots. Thanks to one Rick Townsend, Iowa Department of Natural Resources officer, local hottie, and general pain in Tressa's behind, everyone knows her as "Calamity Jayne". Just because she may be a little accident prone and trouble seems to sometimes find her, Tressa can't get anyone in her small town to take her seriously. That is, until Tressa finds a seriously dead body.

With a few taps of the keyboard, I can hack into anything, make a wad of cash, and call it a day. That's all this job was supposed to be. But, life has a way of throwing me curveballs. One government raid on my base of operations later and I'm using ancient magic to summon impossibly hot men to save my best friend. Didn't see that coming.

Ace cub reporter Tressa Jayne Turner is carrying a full load—and we're not talking post-holiday pounds. Back in college for the fourth time (but who's counting!?), "Calamity Jayne" is looking to nab a raise from her stingy boss at the Gazette, Stan.

It's autumn in the heartland, where football rules, homecoming royalty reigns, and full moons don't just refer to a passing high school varsity bus. But this year, Tressa Jayne Turner isn't just enjoying the candy corn, popcorn balls, and caramel apples. This reporter is on a mission to sniff out a serious story that will impress not only her skeptical family and friends, but also her boss at the Grandville Gazette.

Tressa Jayne Turner, known in her hometown as "Calamity Jayne" for her unconventional exploits, is the newest reporter at the Grandville Gazette. And after a whirlwind start to her new job, she's ready to enjoy the final weeks of summer at The Iowa State Fair. The homegrown good-time is Tressa's favorite time of year — donuts, funnel cakes, cotton candy, turkey legs. It's also her Uncle Frank's busiest. His ice cream stand is in a prime location, and he's poised to scoop the competition.

A talented art student living in Paris attempts to ease his loneliness by creating the perfect woman, in marble. When his creation begins to whisper to him at night, he finds her a seductive muse who leads him down a path from which he cannot return.

The Society of Wishes is done with. Mission accomplished. The squad? Finally free to roam the world and do as we please. So long as we ignore the fact that our one enemy is still out there and at large.

The Society can't seem to catch a break, and Jo has had enough of it. She can destroy anything with her magic. So why not the Society itself? Her pursuit of freedom has Jo questioning everything, from what the Society really is to how it was formed and what does she really feel for their mysterious leader. With the unexpected help of an android serial killer and the silence of her fellow teammates, she'll get her answers. But Jo is not be prepared for what she learns.

Every wish has a cost and it's time for the Society to pay up. Just when I think I'm getting the hang of the wish-granting, magic business in the Society of Wishes, the hardest wish to-date lands in our laps. In order to make granting this wish remotely possible, Snow has to rewind time. Meaning, we got one shot at this.

Behind the Mask is a multi-author collection with stories by award-winning authors Kelly Link, Cat Rambo, Carrie Vaughn, Seanan McGuire, Lavie Tidhar, Sarah Pinsker, Keith Rosson, Kate Marshall, Chris Large, and others. It is partially a prose nod to the comic world - the bombast, the larger-than-life, the save-the-worlds and the calls-to-adventure. But it’s also a spotlight on the more intimate side of the genre. The hopes and dreams of our cape-clad heroes. The regrets and longings of our cowled villains. That poignant, solitary view of the world that can be experienced only from behind the mask.

Tomorrow, Veleda will die. Her father condemned her to burn in the fires of Mōdranicht, Mother’s Night, for the crime of killing her babe. Sworn to a vow of silence, she cannot speak to her innocence. She will die, none knowing the truth, and her brothers will be forever cursed. Seven White Wolves is a murder mystery and fairy tale, interweaving the rich folklore of the Early Middle Ages.

After a moonlit rave, a teenaged satyr ends up on the mortician's slab. The evidence suggests it was no ordinary overdose, and more deaths follow. As Isabella investigates, she attracts the attention of the killer. He chooses her to be Bacchus's Bride, the one who will bring about human extinction.