Haunted Nights

Here are sixteen chilling, never-before-published tales that explore every aspect of our darkest holiday, Halloween, coedited by Ellen Datlow, one of the most successful and respected genre editors, and Lisa Morton, a leading authority on Halloween.In addition to stories about scheming jack-o'-lanterns, vengeful ghosts, otherworldly changelings, disturbingly realistic haunted attractions, masks that cover terrifying faces, murderous urban legends, parties gone bad, cult Halloween movies, and trick-or-treating in the future, Haunted Nights also offers terrifying and mind-bending explorations of related holidays like All Souls' Day, Dia de los Muertos, and Devil's Night.&quote;With Graveyard Weeds and Wolfbane Seeds&quote; by Seanan McGuire &quote;Dirtmouth&quote; by Stephen Graham Jones&quote;A Small Taste of the Old Country&quote; by Jonathan Maberry&quote;Wick's End&quote; by Joanna Parypinski &quote;The Seventeen-Year Itch&quote; by Garth Nix&quote;A Flicker of Light on Devil's Night&quote; by Kate Jonez&quote;Witch-Hazel&quote; by Jeffrey Ford&quote;Nos Galen Gaeaf&quote; by Kelley Armstrong &quote;We're Never Inviting Amber Again&quote; by S. P. Miskowski&quote;Sisters&quote; by Brian Evenson&quote;All through the Night&quote; by Elise Forier Edie &quote;A Kingdom of Sugar Skulls and Marigolds&quote; by Eric J. Guignard&quote;The Turn&quote; by Paul Kane&quote;Jack&quote; by Pat Cadigan&quote;Lost in the Dark&quote; by John Langan&quote;The First Lunar Halloween&quote; by John R. Little