999 (anthology)

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999: New Stories of Horror and Suspense

First edition cover
Author	Al Sarrantonio (editor)
Cover artist	Amy Halperin
Language	English
Genre	Horror, Fantasy, Anthology
Publisher	Avon Books (hardcover), Perennial (paperback)
Publication date	1999
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardcover & paperback)
Pages	666
ISBN	978-0-380-97740-6
OCLC	41039795
Dewey Decimal	813/.08738 21
LC Class	PS648.H6 A16 1999

999: New Stories of Horror and Suspense (changed to 999: Twenty-Nine Original Tales of Horror and Suspense for the paperback; both generally shortened to 999) is a collection of short stories and novellas published in 1999 and edited by Al Sarrantonio. The title is a contraction of the year as well as 666 upside-down. All twenty-nine stories had never been published before. The book won the Bram Stoker Award for best original anthology and was on the final ballot for both the World Fantasy Award and the British Fantasy Award.