Zombie Salmon (the Horror Continues)
If you don’t know who Paua Guran is, you aren’t reading enough Horror…
Guran has been one of the three major contemporary editorial contributors to the genre, most recognized for her excellent work on the Prime Books annual “Best of ” collection, The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy and Horror, but also for her prolific work on countless anthologies that for decades have served up some of the more interesting and innovative Horror anthologies – often with a delicious side of Dark Fantasy and fairy tale influence.
She is, by far, my favorite American Horror editor. And in times when it is increasingly hard to get our hands on British Horror, her collections have offered a complimentary creative contrast to Ellen Datlow, whose influence continues to showcase better constructed Horror with Literary inclinations, but without that feel of adventure. Guran has been the “heart” of the genre, going for the emotional center.
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Thank you for spreading the word…hopefully those who didn’t realize they were reading Guran’s work will find more of it to devour!
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I’m going to check into her stuff asap. I’ve read Datlow’s work but I need to broaden my horizons! More to check out in the new year!
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