The title story from Chuck McKenzie’s The Dark Man, By Referral and Less Pleasant Tales (originally published in This Fresh Hell, Clan Destine Press, 2023) has made the Recommendations list in Ellen Datlow’s The Best Horror of the Year Volume Sixteen, along with works by a bunch of other talented authors (including many other Australian horror writers. ‘Best Horror’ is an invaluable annual showcase of the best of the best of the genre, worldwide, and should be required reading for all fans of the genre.
