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• If Angels Fight • (2008) • novelette by Richard Bowes
• It Washed Up • (2008) • short story by Joe R. Lansdale
• Penguins of the Apocalypse • (2008) • novelette by William Browning Spencer
• The Rising River • (2008) • short story by Daniel Kaysen
• The Hodag • (2008) • short story by Trent Hergenrader
• When the Gentlemen Go By • (2008) • short story by Margaret Ronald
• The Goosle • (2008) • short story by Margo Lanagan
• The Lagerstätte • (2008) • novelette by Laird Barron
• The Clay Party • (2008) • short story by Steve Duffy
• Loup-garou • (2008) • short story by R. B. Russell
• Cargo • (2008) • short story by E. Michael Lewis
• Summation 2008 (The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One) • essay by Ellen Datlow
• Very Low-Flying Aircraft • (2008) • short story by Nicholas Royle
• Harry and the Monkey • (2008) • short story by Euan Harvey
• Dress Circle • (2008) • short story by Miranda Siemienowicz
• Sweeney Among the Straight Razors • (2008) • poem by JoSelle Vanderhooft
• Girl in Pieces • [The String City Mysteries • 5] • (2008) • short story by Graham Edwards
• The Thirteenth Hell • (2008) • poem by Mike Allen
• Beach Head • (2008) • short story by Daniel LeMoal
• The Man from the Peak • (2008) • short story by Adam Golaski
• The Narrows • (2008) • novella by Simon Bestwick
• Esmeralda: The First Book Depository Story • [Book Depository • 1] • (2008) • short story by Glen Hirshberg (variant of Esmeralda)
• Honorable Mentions (The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One) • essay by uncredited
• About the Authors (The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One) • essay by uncredited