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Thank you. From the blackest corners of your mind, they call, pulling you deep into shadow, twisting your senses, keeping you from sleep.

It's time to face your darkest fears.

This is Tales to Terrify. Good evening, children of the night, and welcome.

Like many of you, I'm sure, I'm counting down the days until the end of 2020.

But aside from the obvious end of an insanely tough year, there's something else to look forward to as well.

The promise of best of the year anthologies.

2020 has been a hell of a year for horror.

There seem to be an abundance of fantastic stories that have come to life in the last 12 months.

Some you've heard right here on Tales to Terrify.

But there's so much more than even we could capture.

Ellen Datlow's annual collection is one of the most legendary,

and no doubt deep in the works as we speak, but there are some other great anthologies out there,

too. And although many of these won't release until well into 2021, there are some you can get your hands on much sooner.

Most recently, I had the pleasure of diving into the year's best dark fantasy and horror

edited by Paula Guren, which features some fantastically chilling tales by some names you

might recognize, like Joyce Carol Oates or Angela Slatter.

It makes a perfect read for a quiet holiday season at home, or a stocking stuffer for the

fantasy-leaning horror fan in your life. I also wanted to bring your attention to a new publication that's been in the works for the better part of 2020,

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