bThe 1 iNew York Times ibestselling author of iGhost Storyb--biand 8-time Bram Stoker Award winner--gathers 24 bone-chilling, nail-biting, frightfully imaginative stories that represent the best of contemporary horror writing. brb br Revelatory.... A remarkably consistent, frequently unsettling book. --iThe Washington Posti pStraub collects the best scary short stories out there. --iTimei pDan Chaon bThe Beesbbr Elizabeth Hand bCleopatra Brimstonebbr Steve Rasnic Tem and Melanie Tem bThe Man on the Ceilingb br M. John Harrison bThe Great God Planbbr Ramsey Campbell bThe Voice of the Beachbbr Brian Evenson bBodybbr Kelly Link bLouise's Ghostbbr Jonathan Carroll bThe Sadness of Detailbbr M. Rickert bLedabbr Thomas Tessierb In Praise of FollybrbDavid J. Schow bPlot Twistbbr Glen Hirshberg bThe Two Samsbbr Thomas Ligotti bNotes on the Writing of Horror A Storybbr Benjamin Percy bUnearthedbbr Bradford Morrow bGardener of Heartbbr Peter Straub bLittle Red's Tangobbr Stephen King bThe Ballad