What is the Black Fantastic? It's Sword and Soul, Steamfunk, Cyberfunk, Science Fiction, Real Urban Fantasy, Paranormal and so much more. It's creators from Africa and the African Diaspora expressing and exploring concepts without the boundaries and restrictions often found in the publishing industry. Blacktastic!, the official anthology of Blacktasticon 2018, offers a tantalizing glimpse into the imagination of its writers. It is our hope that you will be entertained and intrigued by these excellent stories. Consider this the beginning of an amazing journey into the Black Fantastic!

Blacktastic!: The Blacktasticon 2018 Anthology

Literature & Fiction

Ojetade, Balogun

Addison, Linda D.

United States

MVmedia, LLC

A collection of vampire tales with an African American flavor includes six tales of the undead by some of today's leading African American writers, including Omar Tyree, Donna Hill, and Monica Jackson.

Dark Thirst

Hill, Donna

Tyree, Omar

Jackson, Monica

Brockenbrough, Kevin S.

Contemporary

Pocket_Books

Bram Stoker Award® winners Linda D. Addison and Alessandro Manzetti use their unique voices to create a dark, surrealistic poetry collection exploring the many ways shattered bodies, minds, and souls endure. They created poems of visionary imagery encompassing death, gods, goddesses and shadowy, Kafkaesque futures by inspiring each other, along with inspiration from others (Allen Ginsberg, Pablo Neruda, Phillis Wheatley, etc.). Construction of The Place started with the first bitten apple dropped in the Garden. The foundation defined by the crushed, forgotten, and rejected. Filled with timeless space, its walls weep with the blood of brutality, the tears of the innocent, and predatory desire. Enter and let it whisper dark secrets to you. Proudly represented by Crystal Lake Publishing—Tales from the Darkest Depths. 
Interview with the poets: What makes this poetry collection so special? Alessandro: Collaborations are the salt of poetry, can create special, unique blends and flavours. This book is exquisite, in that way. Linda: Collaborations can create remarkable work, whether it’s poetry or fiction. Alessandro and I each did a third on our own and then a third together. This book was written with us in completely different time zones (Arizona &amp; Italy), without ego and is the best poetry I’ve created so far. Tell us more about the theme of this book. Linda: There was no hard rules, we agreed to riff off any of the words in the title: Place; Broken; Thing(s). The real magic is how the book flowed from us, as we allowed our imagination freedom to play, trusting the dark, surrealistic tales told would fit; and they did! Alessandro: Imagine a collage of different places, connected by invisible wires. We play the role of the explorers of that elusive, borderlands world. Why should readers give this book or your work a try? Linda: Our book has unique songs to offer, something we couldn’t recreate separately. It stands alone with any work we do in the future because even the poems I wrote by myself were influenced by working in our shared arena in undefinable ways. Alessandro: If you're a curious traveler, ready to walk with us along a trail without markers, this is a good book for you.

The Place of Broken Things

Manzetti, Alessandro

Poetry

Crystal Lake Publishing

A collection of articles, essays and interviews with and by African American horror writers on black representation in horror, horror diversity, reviews of African American horror films, horror novels, weird fiction, dark fantasy and more.A collection of articles, essays and interviews with and by African American horror writers on black representation in horror, horror diversity, reviews of African American horror films, horror novels, weird fiction, dark fantasy and more."This essential collection captures thought-provoking essays (ex. Southern Gothic Horror, Magical Realism & Horror in Toni Morrison Novels, The Inimitable Tony Todd, Black Horror Films of the 30's and 40's, etc.), fascinating reviews, and insightful interviews written by horror authors from African Diaspora. You could search for each piece or buy this exceptional book and have all the remarkable work at your fingertips."--Linda D. Addison, award-winning author of "How to Recognize A Demon Has Become Your Friend" and HWA Lifetime Achievement Award winner.

Black Celebration: Amazing Articles on African American Horror

Saulson, Sumiko

Kurtz, Nicole Givens

Ashe, Paula D.

Goodridge, James

Connor, Crystal

Jeffers, Valjeanne

Stewart, J Malcolm

Titus, Lori

Essays & Correspondence

Independently published

StokerCon Souvenir Book 2019

Literary

Horror Writers Association

A ground-breaking anthology celebrating Marvel's beloved Black Panther and his home of Wakanda, penned by an all-star cast of authors such as Sheree Renée Thomas and Nikki Giovanni.&nbsp; T'Challa faces the gods of his parents. Vampires stalk Shuri and a Dora Milaje in voodoo-laced New Orleans. Erik Killmonger grapples with racism, Russian spies, and his own origins. Eighteen brand-new tales of Wakanda, its people, and its legacy.&nbsp; The first mainstream superhero of African descent, the Black Panther has attracted readers of all races and colors who see in the King of Wakanda reflections of themselves. Storytellers from across the African Diaspora--some already literary legends, others who are rising stars--have created for this collection original works inspired by the world of the Panther and its inhabitants. With guest stars including Storm, Monica Rambeau, Namor, and Jericho Drumm, these are stories of yesterday and today, of science and magic, of faith and love. &nbsp; These are the tales of a king and his country. These are the legends whispered in the jungle, myths of the unconquered men and women and the land they love.&nbsp; These are the Tales of Wakanda. Featuring stories by Linda D. Addison, Maurice Broaddus, Christopher Chambers, Milton J. Davis, Tananarive Due, Nikki Giovanni, Harlan James, Danian Jerry, Kyoko M., L.L. McKinney, Temi Oh, Suyi Davies Okungbowa, Glenn Parris, Alex Simmons, Sheree Renée Thomas, Cadwell Turnbull and Troy L. Wiggins.&nbsp;

Black Panther: Tales of Wakanda (Marvel Black Panther)

Simmons, Alex

Giovanni, Nikki

Due, Tananarive

Thomas, Sheree Renée

Parris, Glenn

M., Kyoko

Chambers, Christopher

Davies Okungbowa, Suyi

Wiggins, Troy L

Turnbull, Cadwell

Jerry, Danian

Davies, Milton J.

James, Harlan

Titan Books

A ground-breaking anthology celebrating Marvel’s beloved Black Panther and his home of Wakanda, penned by an all-star cast of authors such as Sheree Renée Thomas and Nikki Giovanni.\nT’Challa faces the gods of his parents. Vampires stalk Shuri and a Dora Milaje in voodoo-laced New Orleans. Erik Killmonger grapples with racism, Russian spies, and his own origins. Eighteen brand-new tales of Wakanda, its people, and its legacy.\nThe first mainstream superhero of African descent, the Black Panther has attracted readers of all races and colors who see in the King of Wakanda reflections of themselves. Storytellers from across the African Diaspora—some already literary legends, others who are rising stars—have created for this collection original works inspired by the world of the Panther and its inhabitants. With guest stars including Storm, Monica Rambeau, Namor, and Jericho Drumm, these are stories of yesterday and today, of science and magic, of faith and love.\nThese are the tales of a king and his country. These are the legends whispered in the jungle, myths of the unconquered men and women and the land they love.\nThese are the Tales of Wakanda.\nFeaturing stories by Linda D. Addison, Maurice Broaddus, Christopher Chambers, Milton J. Davis, Tananarive Due, Nikki Giovanni, Harlan James, Danian Jerry, Kyoko M., L.L. McKinney, Temi Oh, Suyi Davies Okungbowa, Glenn Parris, Alex Simmons, Sheree Renée Thomas, Cadwell Turnbull and Troy L. Wiggins.

Black Panther: Tales of Wakanda

A brand-new anthology with fifteen exclusive short stories offering taut and dramatic tales set on Earth and in dark reaches of space, featuring the ultimate hunters, the Yautja—also also known as Predators.\nThe diverse lineup of authors includes Stephen Graham Jones, Linda Addison, Jonathan Maberry, Scott Sigler, Peter Briggs, and many more.\nFifteen original, never-before-seen short stories set in the expanded Predator universe from the first film, featuring the ultimate hunters, the Yautja from the movie Predator. Set in the recent past, the present, and the future, these edge-of-your-seat adventures by many of today's top SF and horror authors take place on Earth and in the dark, unforgiving reaches of space. The diverse, multi-ethnic group of authors includes New York Times bestsellers, Stoker Award winners, and acclaimed contributors to the Alien and Predator universes. Included in this volume are Native American award-winning horror author Stephen Graham Jones, Linda Addison— the first African American to win the Stoker Award, Peter Briggs, screenwriter for Hellboy, New York Times bestselling author and visionary podcaster Scott Sigler (Aliens: Phalanx), award-winning author Ammar Habib (The Heart of Aleppo), New York Times bestseller Jonathan Maberry, Emmy nominated writer Joshua Pruett of Mystery Science Theater 3000, Tim Lebbon, author of the Aliens vs. Predators "Rage War", and many more.\nFeaturing Stephen Graham Jones, Linda Addison, Jonathan Maberry, Scott Sigler, Peter Briggs, Tim Lebbon, Nancy A. Collins, A. R. Redington, Robert Greenberger, Ammar Habib, Gini Koch, Kim May, Yvonne Navarro, Joshua Pruett and Bryan Thomas Schmidt.\n© 2021 20TH CENTURY STUDIOS

Predator: Eyes of the Demon

Sigler, Scott

LEBBON, Tim

MABERRY, JONATHAN

Navarro, Yvonne

Kogge, Michael

Greenberger, Robert

Jones, Stephen Graham

Pruett, Joshua

Koch, Gini

Habib, Ammar

Briggs, Peter

May, Kim

Redington, A. R.

Giving the Devil His Due

Shawl, Nisi

Williams, Kenesha

Graham Jones, Stephen

Armstrong, Kelly

Genre Fiction

Running Wild Press

Writing Poetry in the Dark

Pelayo, Cynthia

History & Criticism

Guide Dog Books

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