The Best Weird Fiction of the Year, Vol. 2
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A showcase of some of the finest weird fiction from 2025, volume two of The Best Weird Fiction of the Year is your guide to the state of contemporary weird fiction.
PRAISE FOR THE BEST WEIRD FICTION OF THE YEAR
"Momentous...an indispensable guide to the state of the weird in the twenty-first century." -Zachary Gillan, Strange Horizons
"When an anthology contains "Best" in its title, you expect a certain level of quality, and The Best Weird Fiction of the Year, Vol. 1 absolutely delivers." -Rue Morgue Magazine
Fiction from Nathan Ballingrud, Erin Brown, Shaun Cammack, Rebecca Campbell, Kay Chronister, Woody Dismukes, Tomás Downey, Brian Evenson, Louis Inglis Hall, Mary Kuryla, John Langan, Jon Lasser, Alison Littlewood, Samantha Mills, C.T. Muchemwa, Spencer Nitkey, TJ Price, Lynda E. Rucker, Steve Toase, and Audrey Zhou.
Nathan Ballingrud
Nathan Ballingrud is the author of The Strange, Wounds: Six Stories from the Border of Hell, and North American Lake Monsters. He's twice won the Shirley Jackson Award, and has been shortlisted for the World Fantasy, British Fantasy, Bram Stoker, and Locus Awards. His stories have been adapted into the Hulu limited series Monsterland and the film Wounds. He lives in Asheville, NC.
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