The Hideous Book of Hidden Horrors

by Doug Murano (Editor)

Overview

The horror is closer than you think. It's lurking beneath the surface. It's waiting around every corner. It's hiding under your bed. It's buried in the backyard. It's stashed in the cellar. It's whispered, implied, unspoken. It's the thing we tried to forget that simply won't die.

Foreword: Josh Ruben

The Pelt: Annie Neugebauer

Wish Wash: Sarah Read

When I Catch You: Hailey Piper

What's Missing?: Zoje Stage

Still Life with Bones: Andy Davidson

The Things We Did, We Did, Were All for Real: John F.D. Taff

Mooncake: Lee Murray

Dungeon Punchinello: Josh Malerman

Below the Wildflower Hill: Sara Tantlinger

Don't Open the Cellar Door: Jo Kaplan

Roses in the Attic: Cynthia Pelayo

Peripheral Vision: Richard Thomas

Haunted Inside: Gabino Iglesias

Counting Tunnels to Berry: Alan Baxter

Annie's Heart is a Haunted House: Todd Keisling

They Are Still Out There, You Just Can't See Them Anymore: Jonathan Lees

This anthology is brought to you by Bram Stoker Award-winning editor, Doug Murano.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780578287553
Publisher:	Bad Hand Books, LLC
Publication date:	06/28/2022
Pages:	328
Sales rank:	431,718
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.89(d)

Editorial Reviews

★ 06/01/2022

A themed anthology only works if the authors take their prompt seriously. Here readers are treated to 16 original, unsettling stories whose authors not only embrace the idea of "hiding" something awful in their tales, but they have made the hunt to uncover every layer of discomfort and darkness fun as well. Featuring a wide range of scares and well-known authors such as Malerman, Stage, and Iglesias, readers will get sucked in quickly. However, the very best stories in this stellar anthology are from writers whom patrons may be less familiar with, such as Lee Murry's tale of a young woman faced with the mess left behind by her hoarding grandmother, as she uncovers an awful truth about her family and herself. Todd Keisling will keep readers up at night, worried about every unkind thing they did in high school, but it is Sarah Read's story that will smack readers in the face and make them realize this is an anthology worth their undivided attention. VERDICT This first book from award-winning horror editor Murano's new independent imprint will leave satisfied readers seeking out more from these authors.

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