Screams from the dark : 29 tales of monsters and the monstrous

Screams from the dark 29 tales of monsters and the monstrous

Book - 2022

"Screams From the Dark is a chilling anthology featuring 29 all-original tales of monsters from bestselling and award-winning authors, edited by Ellen Datlow, one of the top editors in horror. From werewolves and vampires, to demons and aliens, the monster is one of the most recognizable figures in horror. But what makes something, or someone, monstrous? In Screams From the Dark, award-winning and up-and-coming authors like Stephen Graham Jones, Richard Kadrey, Cassandra Khaw, and Gemma Files attempt to answer this question. These stories run the gamut from traditional to modern, from mainstream to literary, from familiar monsters to the unknown and unimaginable. This bone-chilling collection has something to please-and spook-everyone,... so lock your doors, turn off your lights, and try not to scream. Contributors include: Ian Rogers, Fran Wilde, Gemma Files, Daryl Gregory, Priya Sharma, Brian Hodge, Joyce Carol Oates, Indrapramit Das, Siobhan Carroll, Richard Kadrey, Norman Partridge, Garry Kilworth, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Chikodili Emelumadu, Glen Hirshberg, A. C. Wise, Stephen Graham Jones, Kaaron Warren, Livia Llewellyn, Carole Johnstone, Margo Lanagan, Joe R. Lansdale, Brian Evenson, Nathan Ballingrud, Cassandra Khaw, Laird Barron, Kristi DeMeester, Jeffrey Ford, and John Langan"--

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Subjects
Monsters > Fiction.
Horror tales, American > 21st century.
Horror tales > 21st century.
Monster fiction.
Horror fiction.
Short stories.
Genres
Monster fiction
Horror fiction
Short stories
Published
New York : Nightfire 2022.
Language
English
Other Authors
Ian Rogers, 1976- (-), Fran Wilde, 1979-, Gemma Files, Daryl Gregory, Priya Sharma, Brian Hodge, 1960-, Joyce Carol Oates, 1938-, Indra Das, Siobhan Carroll, Richard Kadrey
Edition
First edition
Item Description
"A Tom Doherty Associates book."
Physical Description
478 pages ; 25 cm
ISBN
9781250797063
  • Introduction
  • You Have What I Need
  • The Midway
  • Wet Red Grin
  • The Virgin Jimmy Peck
  • The Ghost of a Flea
  • The Atrocity Exhibitionists
  • "The Father of Modern Gynecology": J. Marion Syms, M.D. (1813-1883)
  • Here Comes Your Man
  • Siolaigh
  • What Is Love But the Quiet Moments After Dinner?
  • The Island
  • Flaming Teeth
  • Strandling
  • The Special One
  • Devil
  • Crick Crack Rattle Tap
  • Children of the Night
  • The Smell of Waiting
  • Now Voyager
  • The Last Drop
  • Three Mothers Mountain
  • Widow-Light
  • Sweet Potato
  • Knock, Knock
  • What Is Meat with No God?
  • Bitten by Himself
  • Burial
  • Beautiful Dreamer
  • Blodsuger
  • About the Authors
  • About the Editor
Review by Booklist Review

Award-winning editor Datlow follows Body Shocks (2021) with an anthology exploring the question of who is more monstrous, the monster or the human. Gemma Files' "Wet Red Grim" follows a young staff member at a COVID-wracked nursing home who must face off with a body-jumping monster in order to save the residents. In Daryl Gregory's "The Virgin Jimmy Peck," a lonely 7-Eleven employee chosen as host for a Lovecraftian monster has an unexpected reaction to his assigned role. A serial killer and an ancient cannibal of the dead find romance in "What Is Love but the Quiet Moments after Dinner" by Richard Kadrey. A new mother struggles with sleepless nights while desperately trying to convince herself she is a good mother in A. C. Wise's "Crick Crack Rattle Trap," and a hunter's daughter turns the tables on the townspeople who trussed her up as their annual sacrifice to a vicious beast in "Widow-Light" by Margo Lanagan. John Langan caps off the compilation with "Bloedzuiger," an expressive tale of a simple ice-fishing trip gone monstrously wrong. This is a treat for horror fans.

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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

"What is a monster?" Datlow (the Best Horror of the Year series, editor) asks in her introduction to this excellent anthology, which brings together a tremendous variety of answers from the leading voices in horror. Indrapramit Das depicts a home invasion in the searing "Here Comes Your Man," while Stephen Graham Jones delivers a twisty Bigfoot hunt in "Children of the Night." Siobhan Carroll's haunting "Siolaigh" explores an Outer Hebrides island, and Priya Sharma's beautiful "The Ghost of a Flea" travels the murderous streets of London. The great outdoors provides the terror in Glen Hirshberg's "Devil," while A.C. Wise's unforgettable "Click Clack Rattle Tap" delves into the slippery interior horror of postpartum psychosis. Other standouts include Gemma Files's visceral "Wet Red Grin," Daryl Gregory's sweet "The Virgin Jimmy Peck," and Caitlín R. Kiernan's achingly lonely "Strandling." Unfortunately, some of the older titans of horror suffer for being placed next to their younger, more inventive colleagues; neither Joyce Carol Oates nor Jeffrey Ford manage to stick the landing. But even the weaker pieces are connected to the whole by a resonant common thread: whatever the monster, it's always created, encouraged, or worsened by the actions of humans. Any horror fan will be glad to check this out. (June)

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Review by Library Journal Review

Much as she did for the ghost story in the award-winning anthology Echoes, Datlow here turns her focus to monsters, collecting original stories from 29 authors, including best sellers Stephen Graham Jones and Joyce Carol Oates as well as emerging voices like Chikodili Emelumadu and Priya Sharma. The result is a book that redefines this classic and much-beloved subgenre for a 21st-century audience with stories that actively explore the monsters that surround us, both supernatural and human. With so many talented authors represented, there is also a satisfyingly wide arc of writing styles, settings, types of monster, and range of fear induced, from psychological dread to visceral terror to darkly humorous, with all stops in between. Two stories that stand out are Kaaron Warren's "The Smell of Waiting," a compelling and creepy tale of a young girl with a gift (or is it a curse?), and John Langan's mesmerizing "Bloedzuiger," a tale that is both innocuously mundane and terrifyingly disturbing. VERDICT This epic volume, with its impressive table of contents, will satisfy the hordes of readers looking for new takes on the monster trope. It pairs nicely with the Bram Stoker-nominated collection Miscreations: Gods, Monstrosities, and Other Horrors, edited by Doug Murano and Michael Bailey.--Becky Spratford

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