**M** onsters: As old as the oldest of stories, as new as our latest imaginings. From the ancient stone corridors of the labyrinth to the graffitied alleyways of the contemporary metropolis, they stalk the shadows. Leering from the darkness of the forest, jostling for space in our closets, they walk, crawl, creep and scuttle through our nightmares. Close as the clutter under the bed or the other side of the mirror, they are our truest companions. **Creatures** features the best monster fiction from the past thirty years, offering a wide variety of the best monster stories including original stories from the field’s most relevant names and hottest newcomers including Clive Barker, Sarah Langan, Joe R. Lansdale, Kelly Link, China Miéville, and Cherie Priest. Godzilla’s twelve-step program / Joe R. Lansdale — Creature from the Black Lagoon / Jim Shepard — After Moreau / Jeffrey Ford — Among their bright eyes / Alaya Dawn Johnson — Under cover of night / Christopher Golden — Kraken / Michael Kelly — Underneath me, steady air / Carrie Laben — Rawhead Rex / Clive Barker — Wishbones / Cherie Priest — Hollow man / Norman Partridge — Not from around here / David J. Schow — Ropy thing / Al Sarrantonio — Third bear / Jeff VanderMeer — Monster / Kelly Link — Keep calm and carillon / Genevieve Valentine — Deep end / Robert R. McCammon — Serpent and the hatchet gang / F. Brett Cox — Blood makes noise / Gemma Files — Machine is perfect, the engineer is nobody / Brett Alexander Savory — Proboscis / Laird Barron — Familiar / China Miéville — Replacements / Lisa Tuttle — Little monsters / Stephen Graham Jones — Changeling / Sarah Langan — Monsters of heaven / Nathan Ballingrud — Absolute zero / Nadia Bulkin