Table of Contents: THE MONSTROUS edited by Ellen Datlow

Ellen Datlow just announced the table of contents for her upcoming anthology (October), The Monstrous. You may have seen the gorgeous cover art, and this selection of stories and authors is nothing short of fantastic!

Here’s the synopsis:

Take a terrifying journey with literary masters of suspense, including Peter Straub, Kim Newman, and Caitlín R. Kiernan, visiting a place where the other is somehow one of us. These electrifying tales redefine monsters from mere things that go bump in the night to inexplicable, deadly reflections of our day-to-day lives. Whether it’s a seemingly devoted teacher, an obsessive devotee of swans, or a diner full of evil creatures simply seeking oblivion, the monstrous is always there—and much closer than it appears.

Here’s the table of contents…

1. “A Natural History of Autumn” by Jeffrey Ford
2. “Ashputtle” by Peter Straub
3. “Giants of the Earth” by Dale Bailey
4. “The Beginning of the Year Without Summer” by Caitlín R. Kiernan
5. “A Wish From a Bone” by Gemma Files
6. “The Last, Clean, Bright Summer” by Livia Llewellyn
7. “The Totals” by Adam-Troy Castro
8. “The Chill Clutch of the Unseen” by Kim Newman
9. “Down Among the Dead Men” by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois
10. “Catching Flies” by Carole Johnstone
11. “Our Turn Too Will One Day Come” by Brian Hodge
12. “Grindstone” by Stephen Graham Jones
13. “Doll Hands” by Adam L. G. Nevill
14. “How I Met the Ghoul” by Sofia Samatar
15. “Jenny Come to Play” by Terry Dowling
16. “Miss Ill-Kept Runt” by Glen Hirshberg
17. “Chasing Sunset” by A.C. Wise
18. “The Monster Makers” by Steve Rasnic Tem
19. “Piano Man” by Christopher Fowler
20. “Corpsemouth” by John Langan (original to the anthology)

Book info as per Amazon US:

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Tachyon Publications (October 13, 2015)
• ISBN-10: 1616962062
• ISBN-13: 978-1616962067