Table of Contents
Introduction 9
The Snow Child Alison Littlewood 11
Friends for Life Mark Morris 31
Solivagant A. G. Slatter 59
Lone Gunman Jonathan Maherry 83
Second Wind M. R. Carey 103
Under Care Brian Evenson 127
How We Are Chikodili Emelumadu 139
The Long Dead Day Joe R. Lansdale 163
Alone is a Long Time Michael Marshall Smith 169
Chalk. Sea. Sand. Sky. Stone. Lynda E. Rucker 187
Ready or Not Marian Womack 201
Letters to a Young Psychopath Nina Allan 221
Jaunt Ken Liu 245
Full Blood Owl Goingback 269
The Blind House Ramsey Campbell 281
There's No Light Between Floors Paul Tremblay 295
So Easy to Kill Laird Barron 305
The Peculiar Seclusion of Molly McMarshall Gwendolyn Kiste 333
Across the Bridge Tim Lebbon 345
Fire Above, Fire Below Lisa Tuttle 373
Acknowledgements 389
About the Authors 390
About the Editor 399