Two British writers add their own bizarre spin to a familiar American tale. Veteran

Asimov’s

author Paul J. McAuley’s most recent story for us, “Second Skin,” was published in our April 1997 issue. Kim Newman, who is making his first appearance j in our pages, is the author of a large number of fiction and nonfiction books, short stories, and articles.

Some of his most recent and best known works are

The Bloody Red Baron

(Carroll & Graf/Avon, 1995), Anno

Dracula

(Carroll & Graf/Avon, 1992), and with Stephen Jones,

Horror: 100 Best Books

(Carroll & Graf, 1992).

Mr. Newman and Mr. McAuley are also the co-editors of

In Dreams

(Gollancz, 1992), an anthology of stories about popular music/culture.