First published 2020
This collection brings together twenty-four spine-chilling stories selected by horror writer Thomas M. Malafarina. The anthology weaves together his own dark tales with masterworks from Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, Mary Shelley, and W.W. Jacobs. Readers encounter everything from Poe's guilt-ridden narrator in "The Tell-Tale Heart" to Lovecraft's mad scientist Herbert West and his reanimation experiments. Malafarina contributes fifteen original stories including "Spider Mine," "When They Come For You," and "Whence Cometh The Wolf?" The collection spans psychological terror, supernatural horror, and cosmic dread. Classic tales like "The Monkey's Paw" and "The Premature Burial" appear alongside contemporary nightmares. Each story explores the darker corners of human experience, from obsession and revenge to mortality and madness. The anthology offers both seasoned horror readers and newcomers a carefully chosen selection designed for late-night reading sessions.
Genres: short-stories, classic-literature, horror
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, suspenseful
Tropes: mad-scientist, unreliable-narrator
Period: 19th-century, 20th-century
239 pages · Paperback · Sunbury Press Inc. Hellbender Books
Content warnings: gore, violence