Solstice List: The Best Horror Stories and Novels of 2013 Not to be Missed
It's that time of year again where the culmination of all my reading is condensed to one small list of all the best horror I have read over the past twelve months. This year was very difficult. There were too many novels, not enough anthologies, a few true stories and too many great choices. Even as I write this, I still have no clear winner in each category.
Please check them out. These are very diverse stories and very, very talented writers. Some of them are seasoned; some brand new; some are old friends and others, I have just met.
This week my father-in-law unexpectedly passed away. He had not been sick and was to be here for Solstice. He was a voracious reader and often "borrowed" my books when he flew back home to Montreal. He and I read the same kinds of books and shared the love for similar authors. Last summer when he visited, I broke down and told him I was writing a story about him and I explained a bit about it. I would listen intently when he told his war stories about being a fighter pilot in Sweden and Canada, and then, went on to become a flight safety investigator and then, one of the world's leading authorities on flight accident investigation. I would sneak in and out of the room writing notes, copying phrases he had just spoken so I could use something, anything, in a story. An idea occurred to me last year and I started writing a piece about a pilot that flew around the world and brought home trophies. With a gleam in his eye and a smile on his face, he laughed and told me he thought it was wonderful. He knew I wrote horror and this would not end well. I loved him and thought of him as the father I never had.
I dedicate this list to him. He would appreciate a lot of these authors,as he gave me a my first book of Roald Dahl short horror stories.
BEST YOUNG ADULT
1. Hooked: A True Faerie Tale Michaelbrent Collings
2. An Ill Wind Blows Lori R. Lopez
3. Sapphire Bryan Alaspa
ANTHOLOGY AND COMPILATION
1. Zippered Flesh 2 Weldon Burge
2. Sinister: Tales of Dread Billie Sue Mosiman
3. Limbus Anne Petty
4. Dolly and Other Stories Peter Dudar
5. Devil Let Me Go Nathan Robinson
6. Deeply Twisted Chantal Noordeloos
7. Death Quartet William Cook
8. Wrapped In Red Jennifer L. Greene
9. Satan's Toybox: Terrifying Teddies Stacey Turner
10. Kayla, Enchanted: Dark Fairy Tales with a Modern Twist Christine Sutton
TRUE STORY
1. A True Haunting Edwin Becker
2. The Girl Next Door Jack Ketchum
3. In the Footsteps of Dracula Stephen P. Unger
4. These Things Happened Scott Nicholson
SHORT STORY
1. Way of the Witch Mark Parker
2. Taut Shaun Meeks
3. Insulation Craig Saunders
4. Interview With a Psycho Billie Sue Mosiman
5. Devil Inside William Cook
6. Candy Lady Neil Davies
7. Yule Cat J.G. Faherty
8. Strings Allison Dickinson
9. Jugular Lori R. Lopez
10. The Demon's Tale Suzi M
11. Unleashed: Tale One Lori R. Lopez
NOVELLAS
1. Walls of Madness Craig Saunders
2. Angel of Death Peter Dudar
3. The 8th Matt Shaw
4. Failure John Everson
5. Creep William Cook
SCREENPLAY
1. On Call: Brooklyn Hudson
NOVELS
1. The Missing Years of Thomas Pritchard Matt Shaw
2. Strangers Michaelbrent Collings
3. Darkbound Michaelbrent Collings
4. The Estate Craig Saunders
5. The Bloodline: Birth of the Vampir Shaun McGinnis and Rod Garcia
6. The Evolutionist Rena Mason
7. The Devil Stood Up Chris Dougherty
8. Starers Nathan Robinson
9. Love of the Dead Craig Saunders
10. Death Perception Lee Allen Howard
11. ASBO: A Novel of Terror Iain Rain Winters
12. Hard Winter Neil Davies
13. Disintegration Scott Nicholson
14. Devil's Nightmare Robert Pruneda
15. Nikki's Secret William Malmborg
16. The Burning Time J.G. Faherty
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Please check them out. These are very diverse stories and very, very talented writers. Some of them are seasoned; some brand new; some are old friends and others, I have just met.
This week my father-in-law unexpectedly passed away. He had not been sick and was to be here for Solstice. He was a voracious reader and often "borrowed" my books when he flew back home to Montreal. He and I read the same kinds of books and shared the love for similar authors. Last summer when he visited, I broke down and told him I was writing a story about him and I explained a bit about it. I would listen intently when he told his war stories about being a fighter pilot in Sweden and Canada, and then, went on to become a flight safety investigator and then, one of the world's leading authorities on flight accident investigation. I would sneak in and out of the room writing notes, copying phrases he had just spoken so I could use something, anything, in a story. An idea occurred to me last year and I started writing a piece about a pilot that flew around the world and brought home trophies. With a gleam in his eye and a smile on his face, he laughed and told me he thought it was wonderful. He knew I wrote horror and this would not end well. I loved him and thought of him as the father I never had.
I dedicate this list to him. He would appreciate a lot of these authors,as he gave me a my first book of Roald Dahl short horror stories.
BEST YOUNG ADULT
1. Hooked: A True Faerie Tale Michaelbrent Collings
2. An Ill Wind Blows Lori R. Lopez
3. Sapphire Bryan Alaspa
ANTHOLOGY AND COMPILATION
1. Zippered Flesh 2 Weldon Burge
2. Sinister: Tales of Dread Billie Sue Mosiman
3. Limbus Anne Petty
4. Dolly and Other Stories Peter Dudar
5. Devil Let Me Go Nathan Robinson
6. Deeply Twisted Chantal Noordeloos
7. Death Quartet William Cook
8. Wrapped In Red Jennifer L. Greene
9. Satan's Toybox: Terrifying Teddies Stacey Turner
10. Kayla, Enchanted: Dark Fairy Tales with a Modern Twist Christine Sutton
TRUE STORY
1. A True Haunting Edwin Becker
2. The Girl Next Door Jack Ketchum
3. In the Footsteps of Dracula Stephen P. Unger
4. These Things Happened Scott Nicholson
SHORT STORY
1. Way of the Witch Mark Parker
2. Taut Shaun Meeks
3. Insulation Craig Saunders
4. Interview With a Psycho Billie Sue Mosiman
5. Devil Inside William Cook
6. Candy Lady Neil Davies
7. Yule Cat J.G. Faherty
8. Strings Allison Dickinson
9. Jugular Lori R. Lopez
10. The Demon's Tale Suzi M
11. Unleashed: Tale One Lori R. Lopez
NOVELLAS
1. Walls of Madness Craig Saunders
2. Angel of Death Peter Dudar
3. The 8th Matt Shaw
4. Failure John Everson
5. Creep William Cook
SCREENPLAY
1. On Call: Brooklyn Hudson
NOVELS
1. The Missing Years of Thomas Pritchard Matt Shaw
2. Strangers Michaelbrent Collings
3. Darkbound Michaelbrent Collings
4. The Estate Craig Saunders
5. The Bloodline: Birth of the Vampir Shaun McGinnis and Rod Garcia
6. The Evolutionist Rena Mason
7. The Devil Stood Up Chris Dougherty
8. Starers Nathan Robinson
9. Love of the Dead Craig Saunders
10. Death Perception Lee Allen Howard
11. ASBO: A Novel of Terror Iain Rain Winters
12. Hard Winter Neil Davies
13. Disintegration Scott Nicholson
14. Devil's Nightmare Robert Pruneda
15. Nikki's Secret William Malmborg
16. The Burning Time J.G. Faherty
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Best Stories and Novels of the Year 2013
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