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The dialogue, in particular, resonates with language around dying – ‘we’re losing him’ and ‘does it hurt?’ have emotional connotations. This story is quietly beautiful. You can see the full list of winners here. https://www.raycluley.com/news/blood-in-the-bricks monthly 0.5 2025-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66477fedfd38ac6ab50a9181/3e54cb98-f126-48a1-ae75-9c0c9ce15cd2/BLOOD+IN+THE+BRICKS+HORROR+ANTHOLOGY+RAY+CLULEY+ANGELA+SLATTER+DAN+COXON+AND+MORE.jpg News - NEW STORY: FLIP - I have a new story coming soon in Blood in the Bricks, a book of urban folk horror from New Con Press. My story, ‘Flip’, focuses on grief and skateboarding, of all things, and closes an anthology filled with some terrific writers. The book will be available as both a paperback and a limited edition, signed by everyone, hardback. 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Set on Martha’s Vineyard, with a look back at the filming of Jaws, ‘The Wrong Shark’ first appeared in my collection All That’s Lost (available here). Now it’s coming back, this time in Ellen Datlow’s new anthology Fears: Tales of Psychological Horror. It’s available for pre-order here. https://www.raycluley.com/news/best-horror-of-the-year-volume-16 monthly 0.5 2025-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66477fedfd38ac6ab50a9181/e760ecac-0998-4164-a296-0c174e8412d5/BEST+HORROR+OF+THE+YEAR+RAY+CLULEY+ELLEN+DATLOW.jpg News - BEST HORROR OF THE YEAR, VOLUME 16 - Thrilled to have another story appearing in Ellen Datlow’s Best Horror of the Year series, this time in Volume Sixteen which you can order here. The story, ‘That Maddening Heat’ was first published in Nightmare Abbey Magazine, edited by Tom English. 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