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The Forest

Laird Barron

First published December 2007
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette

Synopsis

A cinematographer reunites with the celebrity zoologist with whom he began his career, who seems to be involved in some mysterious and disquieting project.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
2008 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette Nominee/Finalist
2008 Shirley Jackson Award Best Novelette Nominee/Finalist
2008 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award Best Short Science Fiction Nominee/Finalist

Publications (12)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
December 2007 Inferno: New Tales of Terror and the Supernatural Tor Anthology 55
June 2008 Year's Best Fantasy 8 Tachyon Publications Anthology 281
October 2008 The Year's Best Fantasy & Horror 2008: Twenty-First Annual Collection St. Martin's Griffin Anthology 191
October 2008 The Year's Best Fantasy & Horror 2008: Twenty-First Annual Collection St. Martin's Griffin Anthology 191
April 2009 Inferno: New Tales of Terror and the Supernatural Tor Anthology 55
May 2010 Occultation and Other Stories Night Shade Books Collection 5
May 2010 Occultation and Other Stories Night Shade Books Collection
October 2011 The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories Corvus Anthology
May 2012 The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories Tor Anthology 1044
May 2012 The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories Tor / SFBC Anthology 1044
May 2012 The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories Tor Anthology 1044
July 2014 Occultation and Other Stories Night Shade Books Collection 5