The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Six

By: Ellen Datlow - editor

Narrated by: Mark Cabus

Length: 16 hrs and 5 mins

Publisher's summary

This statement was true when H. P. Lovecraft first wrote it at the beginning of the twentieth century, and it remains true at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The only thing that has changed is what is unknown. With each passing year, science, technology, and the march of time shine light into the craggy corners of the universe, making the fears of an earlier generation seem quaint. But this light creates its own shadows. The Best Horror of the Year, edited by Ellen Datlow, chronicles these shifting shadows. It is a catalog of terror, fear, and unpleasantness as articulated by today's most challenging and exciting writers.

The best horror writers of today do the same thing that horror writers of a hundred years ago did. They tell good stories - stories that scare us. And when these writers tell really good stories that really scare us, Ellen Datlow notices. She's been noticing for more than a quarter century. For 21 years she coedited The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, and for the last six years she's edited this series. In addition to this monumental cataloging of the best, she has edited hundreds of other horror anthologies and won numerous awards, including the Hugo, Bram Stoker, and World Fantasy awards. More than any other editor or critic, Ellen Datlow has charted the shadowy abyss of horror fiction.

©2014 Ellen Datlow, 2014 by Night Shade Books, an imprint of Start Publishing LLC. (P)2015 Audible Inc.

good not great.

A lot Lovecraft wannabes but only a few that hit all the right notes it was a good time waster at work though. And while none of these tales will keep me up at night there were a few good chills.

It was okay.

I don't fault the writing. But maybe Narrators could be vetted more? For sperformance sake, I mean. Also, with stories, like the very last, perhaps hiring female narrators would be best. I don't see anything wrong with coed narration for parts where a woman is speaking. Men can be a little harder to listen to for female characters though.

A mixed bag very well read

Meh, some pretty good stories, and some not so great. The not as good ones have that tales of the weird flavor. They writhe in their depravity and then die/end, and you walk away thinking, "hmm, well that's over then".
The performance of the narrator is excellent, compelling-- felt the urge to listen to even the bad or boring stories so as not to miss their
expert rendering.

Not really horror for me but...

...there were some surprisingly decent stories in this volume. The last story was by far my favorite and I wanted it to continue. Not bad, not bad at all.

Hit and miss but overall very entertaining

I liked it just fine. The narrator is what made it all worth it though

fantastic!

this collection is my favorite so far! definitely worth it. I want to get all of these!

Good Enough for my Commute

So far this is my least favorite volume and only the last story was memorable. The narration is hit or miss. When Mark starts speaking loudly I think of a failed thespian, how he narrates distracts from some of the stories. Technically these stories belong under the horror genre but they don't feel like horror (if that makes any sense).

Well-crafted.

A fine collection of stories, dealing with many types of horror from a variety of perspectives. Highly recommended.

I totally enjoyed

went I was halfway in the book I started getting all the audio books and all the best of horror of the year books there are 13 and 14 soon to come, that's how much I enjoy it, the stories are great some twenty minutes and some ninety minutes and they are all good, I'm a sci-fi man and now I'm totally enjoying both horror short stories

Great collection of weird horror

I have been tearing through Audible's horror anthologies and this was one of the better ones. Definitely worth the listen.