The Hideous Book of Hidden Horrors

by Josh Malerman, Doug Murano (Editor), Cynthia Pelayo

Overview

Winner of the Shirley Jackson Award. The horror is closer than you think. From Bram Stoker Award-winning editor Doug Murano and today's biggest names in dark fiction comes a new vision of terror. It's lurking under the surface. It's waiting around every corner. It's hiding under your bed. it's buried in the backyard. It's whispered, implied, unspoken. This is The Hideous Book of Hidden Horrors.

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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780578287553
Publisher:	Bad Hand Books
Publication date:	06/28/2022
Pages:	276
Sales rank:	806,965
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.89(d)

About the Author

Founded in 2021, Bad Hand Books is owned and operated by Bram Stoker Award-winning and Shirley Jackson Award-winning editor, Doug Murano. Since the beginning, Bad Hand has partnered with some of the world’s most successful authors—and a number of those who soon will be. Our authors include Mike Mignola, Laird Barron, Chuck Palahniuk, Josh Malerman, Zoje Stage, Gabino Iglesias, Alex Grecian, Hailey Piper, Cynthia Pelayo, Ai Jiang, Christopher Golden, Tim Lebbon, Eric LaRocca, and many more.

Editorial Reviews

A mesmerizing cornucopia of beguiling chills and thrills, editor Doug Murano's The Hideous Book of Hidden Horrors showcases the finest talents in horror fiction writing at the top of their game—a truly unforgettable anthology.” ~ Eric LaRocca, author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke

"This first volume in award-winning Horror editor Murano's new independent imprint may claim to be hiding its terrors, but in reality, the horrors are on full, nightmarish display, and satisfied readers will eagerly seek out more titles by the authors included here." ~ Library Journal starred review

From the Publisher

★ 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.

Library Journal