Beginning one year after Rich Horton's SF & Fantasy annuals for Prime Books, Paula Guran's Dark Fantasy & Horror annuals for the same publisher function as companions to Horton's. Most of Guran's book introductions wrestle with the definitions, or lack of definitions, of dark fantasy and horror. Format and placement of story introductions and author bio's vary from volume to volume.
Most often reprinted authors: Caitlin R. Kiernan and Angela slatter (9 each), Stephen Graham Jones (8), Priya Sharma, Steve Rasnic Tem, and Kaaron Warren (6 each). (updated Dec 2021)
The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror: 2010 Edition, (Prime Books, 2010)
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The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror: 2011 Edition, (Prime Books, 2011)
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The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror: 2012 Edition, (Prime Books, 2012)
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The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror: 2013 Edition, (Prime Books, 2013)
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The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror: 2014 Edition, (Prime Books, 2014)
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The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror: 2015 Edition, (Prime Books, 2015)
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The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror: 2016 Edition, (Prime Books, 2016)
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The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror: 2017 Edition, (Prime Books, 2017)
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The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror: 2018 Edition, (Prime Books, 2018)
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The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror: 2019 Edition, (Prime Books, 2019)
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The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror: Volume One, (Pyr, 2020)
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