“Digging into the stories, you’ll find ghouls, human sacrifice, plastination gone very wrong, plus ghosts and other unquiet undead. . . . With Volume 17, Datlow has put together another outstanding collection that belongs on ever horror fan's bookshelf or e-reader." —Gevera Bert Piedmont, BookTrib“Ellen Datlow has been annually selecting ‘year’s best’ horror stories since 1988. The Best Horror of the Year Volume Seventeen, featuring stories first published in 2024, is further proof she knows what she’s doing. . . . You can never miss with a Datlow anthology. She always delivers.” —Paula Guran“Legendary horror editor Ellen Datlow is back with yet another ‘year’s best,’ an annual treat for any horror lover. . . . [Ellen's summation is] truly an incredible source of information for anyone interested in horror.” —Mario Guslandi, Horror World