120 Murders: Dark Fiction Inspired by the Alternative Era - Paperback
120 Murders: Dark Fiction Inspired by the Alternative Era - Paperback
by Jeff Chon (Author), William Boyle (Author), Meg Gardiner (Author)
For anyone looking for a bold collection of horror and crime stories, this Nick Mamatas-edited anthology inspired by the dark edges of alternative music features new work from Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Paul Tremblay, Josh Malerman, Meg Gardiner, and more.
After midnight is as dark as it gets... Whether thanks to an overnight college radio shift or cable pumping flickering videos into TVs across America, the music of the alternative era was the soundtrack to our lives, and sometimes our deaths. 120 Murders is an anthology of power chord crimes and keyboard horrors-- the best noir, dark fantasy, and transgressive fiction from writers inspired by grunge, goth, ska, synthpop, and every eclectic sound of the alternative era. Featuring new stories by Cara Hoffman, Jeff Chon, Zandra Renwick, Jason Ridler, Veronica Schanoes, Todd Grimson, Alex Jennings, Josh Malerman, William Boyle, Michael Marano, Meg Gardiner, Brian Francis Slattery, Jeffrey Ford, Elena Mauli Shapiro, Chris L. Terry, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Libby Cudmore, Cyan Katz, Paul Tremblay, Selena Chambers, Maxim Jakubowski, and Molly Tanzer.Author Biography
Nick Mamatas is the author of several novels, including the instant cult classic Move Under Ground, the speculative thriller The Second Shooter, and the posthuman riff on Shakespeare: Kalivas! Or, Another Tempest. His short fiction has appeared in McSweeney's, Best American Mystery Stories, Tor.com, and many other venues. Nick is also an anthologist; with Ellen Datlow he co-edited the award-winning Haunted Legends and with Masumi Washington the acclaimed The Future is Japanese. He also produced an anthology of progressive weird fiction Wonder and Glory Forever. Nick's fiction and editorial work has been nominated for the Hugo, World Fantasy, Locus, and Bram Stoker Awards. He is also a member of the editorial collective of The Anarchist Review of Books.