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"What if there were a whole world of great horror fiction out there you didn't know anything about, written by authors in distant lands and in foreign languages, outstanding horror stories you had no access to, written in languages you couldn't read? For an avid horror fan, what could be more horrifying than that? For this groundbreaking volume, the first of its kind, the editors of Valancourt Books have scoured the world, reading horror stories from dozens of countries in nearly twenty languages, to find some of the best contemporary international horror stories. All the foreign-language stories in this book appear here in English for the first time, while the English-language entries from countries like the Philippines are appearing in print in the U.S. for the first time."--Provided by publisher.… (more)
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My only complaint is that it's a bit too European-centric with 12 of the 21 stories being from Europe. The rest of the stories are divided up with 4 from various Latin American countries, 3 from African countries, 1 from Quebec, and 1 from the Philippines. This issue was addressed in the Foreword, though, and can be attributed to the fact that they could only use stories in languages the editors could read or which were submitted with translations, so I really can't hold it against them.
All in all, this is a great book for any horror fan who's interested in reading globally.