<p><em>Close to Midnight</em> is the third volume in an annual, non-themed horror series of entirely original stories, showcasing the very best short fiction that the genre has to offer, and edited by Mark Morris. This new anthology contains 20 original horror stories, 16 of which have been commissioned from some of the top names in the genre, and 4 of which have been selected from the 100s of stories sent to Flame Tree during a 2-week open submissions window.</p><p><strong>Contents List:</strong></p><p>WOLVES by Rio Youers</p><p>BEST SAFE LIFE FOR YOU by Muriel Gray</p><p>SOUVENIRS by Sharon Gosling</p><p>THE OPERATED by Ramsey Campbell</p><p>IN THE WABE by Alison Littlewood</p><p>I PROMISE by Conrad Williams<br></p><p>FLAT 19 by Jenn Ashworth<br></p><p>THE FORBIDDEN SANDWICH by Carl Tait<br></p><p>AUTUMN SUGAR by Philip Fracassi<br></p><p>COLLAGEN by Seanan McGuire<br></p><p>REMAINS by Charlie Hughes<br></p><p>THE FLOOR IS LAVA by Brian Keene<br></p><p>THE TRUE COLOUR OF BLOOD by Ste