The Anthology of Dark Wisdom: The Best of Dark Fiction

by William Jones (Editor), Richard Wright (Contributor)

Featuring horrifying and fantastical tales from the eponymous magazine, previously unpublished works, and award-winning short stories, this anthology of macabre fiction explores the unseen folds of urban life. From the monstrous to the psychological, these tales fearlessly venture into the hidden world of the supernatural, where strange creatures stalk the night and eldritch investigators search for the unknown.

Genres: Horror, Anthologies

336 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

William Jones has received Bram Stoker Award nominations, International Horror Guild Award and Origins Award nominations for his works. He is the editor of several anthologies, including The Anthology of Dark Wisdom: The Best of Dark Fiction, Frontier Cthulhu: Ancient Horrors in the New World, High Seas Cthulhu, and the Horrors Beyond Series. His book, The Strange Cases of Rudolph Pearson was selected by Editor Ellen Datlow as a "seminal" work for readers of Lovecraftian horror. He has also written a number of role-playing game supplements, and his writings have been translated into several languages. He was worked as an engineer and a professor of English literature. He writes full time now, and lives in Michigan.

--from the author's website

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Reviews

[Richard Wright · Rating 5 out of 5]

There's not much point in my actually reviewing this, as it features my story 'Mopleoli', so I can hardly be trusted, and am obviously going to give it five stars. That said, having just finished the book, I do think it's a particularly good anthology. I enjoyed most of the stories enormously, and a couple (Peter Straub's mannered and disturbing 'Mr Aickman's Air Rifle' and Christian Klaver's Sherlock Holmes effort 'The Adventure of the Solitary Grave') are among my favourite short stories this year. I'm sure you'd make different choices, and also sure that you'll enjoy dipping in and out of the book (the best way to enjoy anthologies, a great deal indeed. With a hefty twenty-seven stories to choose from, you get a lot of bang for your buck.