Edited by Angela Challis & Shane Jiraiya Cummings

The dark age is here. For years, Australian dark fiction writers have toiled in the shadows at their craft. Australian dark fiction is now stronger than ever. This anthology features the very best Australian short stories, novelettes, and essays published in 2005 - including many award winners and nominees.

Featuring:
"Pater Familias" by Lee Battersby
"The Memory of Breathing" by Lyn Battersby
"Heart of Saturday Night" by Adam Browne
"The Interminable Suffering of Mysterious Mr Wu" by Rjurik Davidson
"Horror Literature & Censorship in Australia" by James Doig
"The Red Priest's Homecoming" by Dirk Flinthart
"Aspect Hunter" by Anthony Fordham
"Malik Rising" by Paul Haines
"The Greater Death of Saito Saku" by Richard Harland
"The State of the Zombie Film" by Robert Hood
"Tumble" by Trent Jamieson
"Body Parts" by Chris Lawson
"The Outback Bites Back" by David Levell
"Hooked" by Martin Livings
"Eight-Beat Bar" by Chuck McKenzie
"The Dark Shadow of Fantasy" by Josephine Pennicott
"Fresh Young Widow" by Kaaron Warren