Stephen Jones (author)
Stephen Jones is an English editor of horror anthologies, and the author of several book-length studies of horror and fantasy films as well as an account of H. P. Lovecraft's early British publications.
Jones and Kim Newman have edited several books together, including Horror: 100 Best Books, the 1988 horror volume in Xanadu's 100 Best series, and Horror: Another 100 Best Books, a 2005 sequel from Carroll & Graf. Each comprises 100 essays by 100 horror writers about 100 horror books and each was recognised by the Horror Writers of America with its annual Bram Stoker Award for Best Non-Fiction.
Jones has edited anthologies such as the Dark Voices, Dark Terrors, Best New Horror series, The Mammoth Book of Vampires, The Mammoth Book of Zombies, The Mammoth Book of Dracula, The Mammoth Book of Frankenstein, The Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories by Women, The Vampire Stories of R. Chetwynd-Hayes, The Conan Chronicles, 1 and The Conan Chronicles, 2 by Robert E. Howard, and Scream Quietly: The Best of Charles L. Grant. Jones also edited Dancing with the Dark, a collection of stories of allegedly real life encounters with the paranormal by established horror writers.
Jones has been the recipient of a Hugo award and many Bram Stoker Awards. His Mammoth book Best New Horror was a World Fantasy Award winner. Volume 29, the most recent installment of the annual anthology, was published in 2019.
Non-fiction
Horror: 100 Best Books ' Clive Barker's Shadows in Eden James Herbert: By Horror Haunted, ed. The Illustrated Vampire Movie Guide The Illustrated Frankenstein Movie Guide The Frankenstein Scrapbook The Illustrated Werewolf Movie Guide Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror ' The Essential Monster Movie Guide Creepshows: The Illustrated Stephen King Movie Guide Horror: Another 100 Best Books '''' H. P. Lovecraft in Britain Basil Copper: A Life in Books, ed. The Art of Horror: An Illustrated History, ed. The Art of Horror Movies: An Illustrated History, ed.Works as editor
Anthology series
''Dark Voices''
- Dark Voices: The Best from the Pan Book of Horror Stories with David Sutton
- Dark Voices 2 with David Sutton
- Dark Voices 3 with David Sutton
- Dark Voices 4 with David Sutton
- Dark Voices 5 with David Sutton
- Dark Voices 6: The Pan Book of Horror with David Sutton
''Dark Terrors''
- Dark Terrors with David Sutton
- Dark Terrors 2 with David Sutton
- Dark Terrors 3 with David Sutton
- Dark Terrors 4 with David Sutton
- Dark Terrors 5 with David Sutton
- Dark Terrors 6 with David Sutton
''Best New Horror">The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror">Best New Horror''
- Best New Horror with Ramsey Campbell
- Best New Horror 2 with Ramsey Campbell
- Best New Horror 3 with Ramsey Campbell
- Best New Horror 4 with Ramsey Campbell
- Best New Horror 5 with Ramsey Campbell
- Best New Horror 6
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror: Volume 7
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror: Volume 8
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror: Volume 9
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror: Volume 10
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror: Volume 11
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror: Volume 12
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror: Volume 13
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror: Volume 14
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror: Volume 15
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror: Volume 16
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror: Volume 17
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror: Volume 18
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror: Volume 19
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror: Volume 20
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror: Volume 21
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror: Volume 22
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror: Volume 23
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror: Volume 24
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror: Volume 25
- Best New Horror 26
- Best New Horror 27
- Best New Horror 28
- ''Best New Horror 29''
''The Mammoth Book of...''
- The Mammoth Book of Terror
- The Mammoth Book of Vampires
- The Mammoth Book of Zombies
- The Mammoth Book of Frankenstein
- The Mammoth Book of Werewolves
- The Mammoth Book of Dracula
- The Mammoth Book of New Terror
- The Mammoth Book of Monsters
- The Mammoth Book of Wolf Men
- The Mammoth Book of Zombie Apocalypse!
- The Mammoth Book of Zombie Apocalypse! Fightback
- Zombie Apocalypse! Endgame
- The Mammoth Book of Halloween Stories
- ''The Mammoth Book of Folk Lore: Evil Lives on in the Land!''
Standalone Anthologies
Now We Are Sick: An Anthology of Nasty Verse with Neil GaimanH. P. Lovecraft's Book of Horror with Dave CarsonShadows Over Innsmouth The Anthology of Fantasy & the Supernatural with David SuttonThe Giant Book of Terror with Ramsey CampbellDark of the Night Dark Detectives White of the Moon: New Tales of Madness and Dread Great Ghost Stories with R. Chetwynd-HayesWeird Shadows Over Innsmouth Tales to Freeze the Blood: More Great Ghost Stories with R. Chetwynd-HayesH. P. Lovecraft's Book of the Supernatural: Classic Tales of the Macabre Summer Chills: Tales of Vacation Horror The Dead That Walk: Flesh-Eating Stories Visitants: Stories of Fallen Angels & Heavenly Hosts Haunts: Reliquaries of the Dead A Book of Horrors Psycho-Mania! Fearie Tales: Stories of the Grimm and Gruesome Weirder Shadows Over Innsmouth Horrorology In the Shadow of Frankenstein: Tales of the Modern Prometheus In the Footsteps of Dracula: Tales of the Un-Dead Count The Mammoth Book of Nightmare Stories- ''Terrifying Tales to Tell at Night''
Awards
Among his trove of awards, Jones has won & been nominated for multiple International Horror Guild awards in the anthology category between 1995 & 2003. He has also been nominated for or won awards a dozen times for his Fantasy Tales fanzine work with David Sutton.| Work | Year & Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
| Fantasy Tales ' | 1978 World Fantasy Special Award—Non-professional | |||
| Fantasy Tales ' | 1981 World Fantasy Special Award—Non-professional | |||
| Fantasy Tales ' | 1982 British Fantasy Award | Small Press | Won | |
| Fantasy Tales ' | 1982 World Fantasy Special Award—Non-professional | |||
| Fantasy Tales ' | 1983 World Fantasy Special Award—Non-professional | |||
| Fantasy Tales ' | 1983 British Fantasy Award | Small Press | Won | |
| Fantasy Tales ' | 1984 World Fantasy Special Award—Non-professional | Won | ||
| Fantasy Tales ' | 1985 British Fantasy Award | Small Press | ||
| Fantasy Tales ' | 1986 British Fantasy Award | Small Press | Won | |
| Fantasy Tales ' | 1987 World Fantasy Special Award—Non-professional | |||
| Fantasy Tales ' | 1987 British Fantasy Award | Small Press | Won | |
| Fantasy Tales ' | 1988 World Fantasy Special Award—Non-professional | |||
| Fantasy Media ' | 1981 British Fantasy Award | Small Press | ||
| Horror: The 100 Best Books ' | 1989 Bram Stoker Award | Non-Fiction | Won | |
| Horror: The 100 Best Books ' | 1989 Locus Award | Non-Fiction | ||
| Clive Barker's Shadows in Eden | 1991 Bram Stoker Award | Non-Fiction | Won | |
| Clive Barker's Shadows in Eden | 1992 Locus Award | Non-Fiction | ||
| Clive Barker's Shadows in Eden | 1992 Hugo Award | Related Work | ||
| Best New Horror ' | 1991 World Fantasy Award | Anthology | Won | |
| Best New Horror ' | 1991 British Fantasy Award | Collection | Won | |
| Best New Horror ' | 1991 Locus Award | Anthology | ||
| Dark Voices 2: The Pan Book of Horror ' | 1991 World Fantasy Award | Anthology | ||
| Dark Voices 2: The Pan Book of Horror ' | 1991 British Fantasy Award | Anthology/Collection | ||
| Dark Voices ' | 1992 British Fantasy Award | Anthology/Collection | ||
| Best New Horror 3 ' | 1993 Locus Award | Anthology | ||
| Dark Voices 5 ' | 1994 British Fantasy Award | Collection | Won | |
| Best New Horror 4 ' | 1994 Locus Award | Anthology | ||
| Best New Horror 5 ' | 1995 Locus Award | Anthology | ||
| Best New Horror 6 | 1995 International Horror Guild Award | Anthology | Won | |
| Best New Horror 6 | 1996 Locus Award | Anthology | ||
| Shadows over Innsmouth | 1995 World Fantasy Award | Anthology | ||
| The Illustrated Werewolf Movie Guide | 1996 Bram Stoker Award | Non-Fiction | ||
| Dark Terrors ' | 1996 World Fantasy Award | Anthology | ||
| Dark Terrors ' | 1996 British Fantasy Award | Anthology/Collection | ||
| Dark Terrors 2 ' | 1997 World Fantasy Award | Anthology | ||
| Dark Terrors 2 ' | 1997 British Fantasy Award | Anthology/Collection | ||
| Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror | 1997 Bram Stoker Award | Non-Fiction | ||
| The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 7 | 1997 British Fantasy Award | Anthology/Collection | ||
| Dark Terrors 3 ' | 1998 World Fantasy Award | Anthology | ||
| Dark Terrors 3 ' | 1998 British Fantasy Award | Collection | Won | |
| Dark Terrors 4 ' | 1998 International Horror Guild Award | Anthology | Won | |
| Dark Terrors 4 ' | 1999 World Fantasy Award | Anthology | ||
| Dark Terrors 4 ' | 1999 British Fantasy Award | Anthology | Won | |
| Dark Terrors 4 ' | 1999 Locus Award | Anthology | ||
| The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror | 1999 International Horror Guild Award | Anthology | ||
| White of the Moon: New Tales of Madness and Dread | 1999 International Horror Guild Award | Anthology | ||
| White of the Moon: New Tales of Madness and Dread | 2000 British Fantasy Award | Anthology/Collection | ||
| The Essential Monster Movie Guide | 1999 Bram Stoker Award | Non-Fiction | ||
| The Essential Monster Movie Guide | 2000 World Fantasy Special Award—Professional | |||
| The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 9 | 1999 British Fantasy Award | Anthology | ||
| The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 9 | 1999 Locus Award | Anthology | ||
| The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 10 | 1999 Bram Stoker Award | Anthology | ||
| The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 10 | 2000 British Fantasy Award | Anthology | Won | |
| The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 10 | 2000 Locus Award | Anthology | ||
| Dark Detectives: Adventures of the Supernatural Sleuths | 2000 World Fantasy Award | Anthology | ||
| Dark Detectives: Adventures of the Supernatural Sleuths | 2000 Locus Award | Anthology | ||
| Dark Terrors 5 ' | 2000 International Horror Guild Award | Anthology | ||
| Dark Terrors 5 ' | 2001 World Fantasy Award | Anthology | ||
| Dark Terrors 5 ' | 2001 British Fantasy Award | Anthology | ||
| Dark Terrors 5 ' | 2001 Locus Award | Anthology | ||
| The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 11 | 2001 British Fantasy Award | Anthology | ||
| The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 11 | 2001 Locus Award | Anthology | ||
| The Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories by Women | 2001 International Horror Guild Award | Anthology | ||
| The Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories by Women | 2002 World Fantasy Award | Anthology | ||
| The Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories by Women | 2002 British Fantasy Award | Anthology | ||
| The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 12 | 2002 World Fantasy Award | Anthology | ||
| The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 12 | 2002 British Fantasy Award | Anthology | Won | |
| The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 12 | 2002 Locus Award | Anthology | ||
| The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 13 | 2002 Bram Stoker Award | Anthology | ||
| The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 13 | 2003 British Fantasy Award | Anthology | ||
| The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 13 | 2003 Locus Award | Anthology | ||
| Dark Terrors 6 ' | 2002 International Horror Guild Award | Anthology | Won | |
| Dark Terrors 6 ' | 2003 British Fantasy Award | Anthology | ||
| Dark Terrors 6 ' | 2003 Locus Award | Anthology | ||
| Keep Out The Night | 2002 International Horror Guild Award | Anthology | ||
| Keep Out The Night | 2003 British Fantasy Award | Anthology | Won | |
| By Moonlight Only | 2003 International Horror Guild Award | Anthology | ||
| By Moonlight Only | 2004 British Fantasy Award | Anthology | ||
| The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 14 | 2004 British Fantasy Award | Anthology | Won | |
| The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 14 | 2004 Locus Award | Anthology | ||
| Horror: Another 100 Best Books ' | 2005 Bram Stoker Award | Non-Fiction | Won | |
| Horror: Another 100 Best Books ' | 2005 International Horror Guild Award | Non-Fiction | ||
| Horror: Another 100 Best Books ' | 2006 Locus Award | Anthology | ||
| The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 15 | 2005 British Fantasy Award | Anthology | ||
| The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 15 | 2005 Locus Award | Anthology | ||
| Weird Shadows Over Innsmouth | 2005 Bram Stoker Award | Anthology | ||
| Weird Shadows Over Innsmouth | 2006 World Fantasy Award | Anthology | ||
| The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 16 | 2006 British Fantasy Award | Anthology | ||
| Don't Turn Out the Light | 2006 British Fantasy Award | Anthology | ||
| The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 17 | 2007 British Fantasy Award | Anthology | ||
| The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 17 | 2007 Locus Award | Anthology | ||
| The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 17 | 2008 FantLab's Book of the Year Award | Anthology | ||
| Travellers in Darkness: The Souvenir Book of the World Horror Convention 2007 | 2008 World Fantasy Special Award—Non-professional | |||
| The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 18 | 2008 British Fantasy Award | Anthology | Won | |
| The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 18 | 2008 Locus Award | Anthology | ||
| The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 19 | 2009 British Fantasy Award | Anthology | Won | |
| The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 19 | 2009 Locus Award | Anthology | ||
| The Mammoth Book of Monsters | 2009 FantLab's Book of the Year Award | Anthology | ||
| Basil Copper: A Life in Books ' | 2009 British Fantasy Award | Non-Fiction | Won | |
| The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 20 | 2010 British Fantasy Award | Anthology | Won | |
| Brighton Shock!: The Souvenir Book Of The World Horror Convention 2010 '' | 2011 World Fantasy Special Award—Non-professional | |||
| The Mammoth Book of Zombie Apocalypse! | 2011 British Fantasy Award | Anthology | ||
| The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 21 | 2011 British Fantasy Award | Anthology | ||
| The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 21 | 2011 Locus Award | Anthology | ||
| A Book of Horrors | 2011 Shirley Jackson Award | Anthology | ||
| A Book of Horrors | 2012 World Fantasy Award | Anthology | ||
| A Book of Horrors | 2012 British Fantasy Award | Anthology | ||
| A Book of Horrors | 2012 Locus Award | Anthology | ||
| The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 22 | 2012 Locus Award | Anthology | ||
| The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 23 | 2013 Locus Award | Anthology | ||
| The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 24 | 2014 Locus Award | Anthology | ||
| Fearie Tales: Stories of the Grimm and Gruesome | 2014 British Fantasy Award | Anthology | ||
| Flotsam Fantastique: The Souvenir Book of World Fantasy Convention 2013 | 2014 World Fantasy Award | Anthology | ||
| The Art of Horror | 2015 Bram Stoker Award | Non-Fiction | Won | |
| The Art of Horror | 2016 World Fantasy Special Award—Professional | Won | ||
| The Art of Horror | 2016 British Fantasy Award | Anthology | ||
| The Art of Horror Movies: An Illustrated History | 2017 Bram Stoker Award | Non-Fiction | ||
| The Art of Horror Movies: An Illustrated History | 2017 Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award | Book of the Year | Won | |
| Best New Horror 28 | 2019 World Fantasy Award | Anthology | ||
| The Mammoth Book of Folk Horror | 2021 Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award | Classic Horror Fiction | ||
| The Weird Tales Boys | 2024 World Fantasy Special Award—Professional | Won | ||
| The Weird Tales Boys | 2024 Robert E. Howard Awards | The Atlantean | Won | |
| 1982 Balrog Award | Amateur Achivement | |||
| 2006 British Fantasy Award | Karl Edward Wagner Award | Won | ||
| 2013 Bram Stoker Award | Lifetime Achievement | Won |