"""A fabulous collection of heady, inventive, and scary-as-hell novelettes written by many of my favorite horror writers. They'll become your favorites too, if they aren't already."" - Paul Tremblay, author of ""Survivor Song"" "

"“Horror author Taff has curated some of the most dynamic horror fiction anthologies in recent years, and his newest is a healthy mix of established horror legends and newcomers.” - ""Booklist"", starred review "

"""This collection of suspenseful horror resonates deeply, haunting the soul on many levels."" - Brom, author of ""Slewfoot"" "

"A perfect snapshot of modern horror fiction and an essential showcase for its many voices, Taff's "Dark Stars" is to this generation what Kirby McCauley's seminal "Dark Forces" was to mine." -Brian Keene, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of "The Rising"

"""""Dark Stars"" is a constellation that burns bright, despite its title. There isn't a fading star in this gripping, thought-provoking collection, which showcases the tremendous talent of the writers, and the stylistic and thematic variety of contemporary horror fiction. An anthology that shows why literature that is drawn to the dark side of human experience will never die."" - Indrapramit Das, author of ""The Devourers"" "

"“As soulful as it is disturbing, these stories linger like smoke long after the reading is done. An absolute treat.” - Gemma Amor, Bram Stoker Award nominated author of ""Dear Laura"" "

"Featured here are rubies strung on wire - or droplets of blood suspended in air - each story crafted by one of the best horror and suspense authors writing at the top of their games. This anthology left me in awe.” - John Hornor Jacobs, author of "A Lush and Seething Hell"

"John F.D. Taff has gifted us with a collection of stories that takes in the vast expanse of the horror genre today and guides our eye toward the furthest corners of the cosmos, where these twelve brand-new celestial forms wait to take shape in our nightmares." - Clay McLeod Chapman, author of "Whisper Down the Lane"

"Taff gathers a galaxy of horror geniuses whose engrossing, unsettling stories unveil every empty place inside us... An essential anthology for 21st century horror." - Hailey Piper, author of "The Worm and His Kings"

“Strange and sinister, uncanny and unforgettable, "Dark Stars" is an absolute must-read. With an utterly stellar lineup of today's best horror authors, this is one anthology you don't want to miss.” - Gwendolyn Kiste, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of "The Rust Maidens"

“"Dark Stars" provides not only an image of where horror is now, but a roadmap of where horror is going.” - Brian Evenson, author of "The Glassy, Burning Floor of Hell"

John F.D. Taff is a Bram Stoker Award-Nominated author with more than 30 years experience, 90+ short stories and five novels in print. His first fiction collection, Little Deaths, was named the best horror collection of 2012 by HorrorTalk. Jack Ketchum called his novella collection, The End in All Beginnings, "one of the best novella collections I've read. Look for more of his work in anthologies such as The End in All Beginnings, Cutting Block Book's Single Slices, Gutted: Beautiful Horror Stories, The Beauty of Death, Shadows Over Main Street 2 and Behold: Oddities, Curiosities and Undefinable Wonders. Taff lives in the wilds of Illinois with three pugs, two cats and one long-suffering wife. Josh Malerman is the author of the novel Bird Box and the lead singer in the band The High Strung. Stephen Graham Jones is the author of sixteen and a half novels, six story collections, a couple of standalone novellas, and a couple of one-shot comic books. Stephen's been an NEA recipient, has won the Texas Institute of Letters Award for Fiction, the Independent Publishers Award for Multicultural Fiction, a Bram Stoker Award, four This is Horror Awards, and he's been a finalist for the Shirley Jackson Award and the World Fantasy Award. He's also made Bloody Disgusting's Top Ten Horror Novels, and is the guy who wrote Mongrels. Next up are The Only Good Indians (Saga) and Night of the Mannequins (Tor.com). Stephen lives in Boulder, Colorado.