all these sunken souls
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We are all familiar with tropes of the horror genre: slasher and victims, demon and the possessed. Bloody screams, haunted visions, and the peddler of wares we aren’t sure we can trust. In this young adult horror anthology, fans of Jordan Peele, Lovecraft Country, and Horror Noire will get a little bit of everything they love—and a lot of what they fear—through a twisted blend of horror lenses, from the thoughtful to the terrifying.
From haunted, hungry Victorian mansions, temporal monster–infested asylums, and ravaging zombie apocalypses, to southern gothic hoodoo practitioners and cursed patriarchs in search of Black Excellence, All These Sunken Souls features the chilling creations of acclaimed bestsellers and hot new talents, with stories from Kalynn Bayron, Donyae Coles, Ryan Douglass, Sami Ellis, Brent Lambert, Ashia Monet, Circe Moskowitz, Joel Rochester, Liselle Sambury, and Joelle Wellington.
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Available in hardcover and e-book (trade paperback coming September 2024) on AMAZON, BARNES & NOBLE, BOOKSHOP, and more.
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A Best Book of 2023 by Kirkus. Seen in CBC, GAL-DEM, JUMP SCARES, RICH IN COLOR, TOR, and more.
“Each selection features fresh twists on familiar paranormal fare...Carefully constructed characters and worlds ruminate on myriad Black experiences while providing spine-tingling, escapist stories for fans of simultaneously gruesome and pensive scares." —Publishers Weekly, starred review
"There are more frightening things to be haunted by than ghosts in Circe Moskowitz’s horror anthology…With stories that shift from reality-based fears of murderous home intruders into fever dreams of demonic pacts and flesh-eating zombies, All These Sunken Souls is a chilling horror anthology that hides its terrors among what’s mundane." —Foreword, starred review
"An entertaining and eclectic horror anthology centering Black characters sure to scare and delight...Black protagonists provide new perspectives on a genre that traditionally is somewhat limited in representation...Fans of Stephen King and Jordan Peele will be eager to dig into this modernized take on age-old scary stories. One to enjoy with the lights on.” —Kirkus
“A magnificently chilling collection that ranges from the gothic to the gory, from hospital hallways to haunted houses. Take my advice, and don't read it after the sun goes down.” —Alix E. Harrow, New York Times bestselling author of Starling House
“Circe Moskowitz has assembled a skilled set of authors who fully deliver on sublimely written, terrifying narratives of the macabre. More than that, this collection is profoundly important. It represents an essential intervention into inclusive fiction and imaginative world-building. We are all better for our engagement with these unforgettable voices." —Robin R. Means Coleman, author of Horror Noire and coauthor of The Black Guy Dies First
“All These Sunken Souls breathes monstrous new life into the withered, desiccated husks of the familiar horror tropes. Each story is a gleeful reinvention for readers young and old alike, offering an ambitious and horrifying menagerie that shows the full breadth of what the horror genre is capable of.” —Trevor Henderson, horror artist, illustrator, and creator of Siren Head
“A delightfully creepy and deliciously horrifying collection of tales that brings nearly done-to-death tropes back to life in unexpected and terrifying ways. Featuring a frighteningly talented pool of authors of some of the biggest names in YA horror, plus new voices that will claw their way into your heart, All These Sunken Souls is an absolute must read for all horror fans.” —Aiden Thomas, New York Times bestselling author of Cemetery Boys, The Sunbearer Trials and Lost in the Never Woods
“This collection features Black-centered narratives to expand and haunt the mind.” —CBC
“Get your scare on with this horror anthology.” —Tor
“Moskowitz has created an anthology that opens discussion on how horror relates to our present-day experiences.” —Gal-Dem