The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 7

As always, Stephen Jones does an excellent job of collecting the year's best horror--1995 in this case. At nearly 600 large-format pages, with 25 stories, one novella, and an overview of the horror field (including magazines, movies, television, etc.), this volume delivers great value for the money. Especially welcome is Jones' coverage of British and Australian horror writers. The stories average in the three to three-plus range on this reviewer's five-star rating scale (where five is rarely awarded), with no duds in the bunch. Included are tales by Lisa Tuttle, Ramsey Campbell, Steve Rasnic Tem, Thomas Ligotti, Norman Partridge, Neil Gaiman, Graham Masterton, and Brian Stableford.