Spirits Unwrapped

by Daniel Braum (Editor)

Overview

Within these pages, the authors (ranging from the bestselling and award winning to exciting new comers in the beginning of their careers) have thrown off the crusty, dank, and old trapping to bring us stories from around the world that transcend what we might think of “the typical” mummy story. Only one of these tales is set in Egypt. These wrapped spirits are not back from the dead to find lost loves or enact revenge and neither are they merely shambling, slow moving, physical threats. Prepare to be frightened by what Braum has unwrapped!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781590216958
Publisher:	Lethe Press
Publication date:	09/22/2019
Pages:	198
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.45(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction by Daniel Braum

"The Unwrapping Party" by Joanna Parypinski

"Antiquities" by John Crowley

"Private Grave Nine" by Karen Joy Fowler

"Mummy Fever" by David Wellington

"The Mummy of Rue de la Croix" by Leanna Renee Hieber

"The Hand of Annie Jones" by Casilda Ferrante

"Fog Marsh" by Rudi Dornemann

"In the Ancestor's New House" by Marissa Lingen

"Leather Man's Holler" by Rhodi Hawk

"Their Silent Faces" by Michael Cisco

"Birthright" by Inna Effress

"Into Something Rich and Strange" by Thana Niveau

"Oscar Returns from the Dead, Prophesizing" by John Langan

"Flowers for Bitsy" by Lee Thomas

Editorial Reviews

08/26/2019

Braum (The Serpent’s Shadow) compiles 14 spins on the traditional mummy story: some comedic, some horrifying, most satisfying, a few disappointing. In David Wellington’s “Mummy Fever,” Neferkare-ka-Imsety, known as Neville, goes looking for his Canopic jars. Leanna Renee Hieber’s lighthearted “The Mummy of Rue de la Croix” shares the truth behind a mysterious mummy that appears at the end of a medium’s stage performance. Others are gorier: Rhodi Hawk’s “Leather Man’s Holler” is built on folklore about a man who lures victims into caves before killing them, and Inna Effress’s “Birthright” features a daughter who murders her father and fillets his body. Further afield, John Langan’s “Oscar Returns from the Dead, Prophesizing” includes a reanimated pet lizard who can see the future, and Thana Niveau’s “Into Something Rich and Strange” lands on a distant planet where a strange ribbonlike creature attacks the crew. While many stories innovate on the mummy theme, some backfire, creating perplexing stories that fall flat in the end. Fans of campy and creepy mummy stories will find plenty to like here. (Oct.)

Publishers Weekly

"Fans of campy and creepy mummy stories will find plenty to like here." - Publishers Weekly

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