Queer Fear II: Gay Horror Fiction

. Arsenal Pulp Press, $17.95 (302pp) ISBN 978-1-55152-122-0

On the heels of the critically acclaimed Queer Fear (2000) comes Queer Fear II, edited by Canadian writer Michael Rowe, another top-notch all-original story anthology mixing horror and the homosexual. Contributors include such genre stars as Poppy Z. Brite, Nalo Hopkinson, Edo van Belkom and Steve Duffy, while Clive Barker provides an enthusiastic endorsement of the series.

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