Imagine horror where black characters aren't all tropes and the first to die; imagine a world written by black sisters where black women and femmes are in the starring roles. From flesh-eating plants to flesh-eating bees; zombies to vampires to vampire-eating vampire hunters; ghosts, revenants, witches and werewolves, this book has it all. Cursed drums, cursed dolls, cursed palms, ancient spirits and goddesses create a nuanced world of Afrocentric and multicultural horror. Seventeen terrifying tales by seventeen of the scary sisters profiled in the reference guide "100 Black Women in Horror." Includes the stories Appreciation by Mina Polina, Death Lines by Nuzo Onoh, Sweet Justice by Kenesha Williams, Bryannah and the Magic Negro by Crystal Connor, The Lost Ones by Valjeanne Jeffers, Tango of a TellTale Heart by Sumiko Saulson, Blood Magnolia by Nicole Givens Kurtz, Labor Pains by Kenya Moss-Dyme, Return to Me by Lori Titus, Here, Kitty! by LH Moore, Left Hand Torment by R. J. Joseph, Dark Moon's Curse by Delizhia Jenkins, Killer Queen by Cinsearae S, Sisters by Kai Leakes, Black and Deadly by Dicey Grenor, Trisha and Peter by Kamika Aziza, Alternative(TM) by Tabitha Thompson, and The Prizewinner by Alledria Hurt.

Black Magic Women: Terrifying Tales by Scary Sisters

Literature & Fiction

Kurtz, Nicole Givens

Connor, Crystal

Genre Fiction

Mocha Memoirs Press

The return of the legendary magazine Startling Stories under the editorship of Doug Draa is one of science fiction's publishing events of the year. Jam-packed with fiction, art, and even a poem, here is a brand new issue of the classic pulp magazine! Included in this issue: 
CRADLE OF THE DEEP, by Mike Chinn 
INVASION OF THE DEADLY BRAIN FROM ALPHA-IX, by Scott Emerson 
EVIDENCE OF THE MIRROR, by Herb Kauderer 
MOTHERSHIP, by Stephen Persing 
HAZTHROG’S CONTEMPT, by Maxwell I. Gold 
PAYLOAD, by M. Stern 
NEW LIFE, by Mark Slade 
RED DRAGON, by Shadrick Beechem 
SNACK TIME, by Franklyn Searight 
AMIRI, by Nicole Givens Kurtz 
STICKS AND STONES, by John B. Rosenman 
T. GIPS AND THE TIME FLIES, by Ahmed A. Khan 
THE ANGRY PLANET, by DJ Tyrer 
THE HEART OF A HITMAN, by Rie Sheridan Rose 
THE KIDNAPPED PRINCE, by Cynthia Ward 
THE OUTPOST, OUTSIDE, by Larry Hinkle 
THE VAULTS OF BAN-ERACH, by Steve Dilks 
TOTALITY, by Andre E. Harewood 
TRIPLET CROSS, by Patrick S. Baker 
SEA BOUND-1, by Eddie D. Moore 
DEFIANT, DEVIANT, DEVOID OF SOUL, by Russell Hemmell 
THE BLOOD RED SKY OF MARS, by Adrian Cole 
HORIZON, by John Gregory Betancourt 
SUNRISE ON MERCURY, by Robert Silverberg

Startling Stories Magazine: 2021 Issue

Science Fiction & Fantasy

BETANCOURT, JOHN GREGORY

Rose, Rie Sheridan

Cole, Adrian

Ward, Cynthia

Searight, Franklyn

Silverberg,Robert

Khan, Ahmed A.

Harewood, Andre E.

Science Fiction

Wildside Press

In the year 2146, the United States has completely collapsed, leaving the country in ruins. In this turmoil, Cybil Lewis and her inspector-in-training, Jane, fill a need. When begged by Jane to look into the disappearance of Jane's cousin, Bybil is catapulted into a world far removed from anything she has experienced so far-a world of lies and deceit. As they investigate, they move far into the reaches of the divided states and eep into the upper crest of political turmoil. Relectantly caught up in a world of betrayal and corruption, Cybil and Jane unearth long buried secrets and survive attempts on their lives. As they move closer to the truth, they discover that the people, who are entrusted with the safety of the territories, will do anything to keep their secrets, including murder. Especially murder. Cybil and Jane will do what they must to get to the truth. They will never be SILENCED.

Silenced (Cybil Lewis)

Dramas & Plays

Parker Publishing, LLC

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

Ojetade, Balogun

Saulson, Sumiko

Addison, Linda D.

Ashe, Paula D.

Goodridge, James

Jeffers, Valjeanne

Stewart, J Malcolm

Titus, Lori

Essays & Correspondence

Independently published

Here Comes the Sun!\nRising temperatures, melting glaciers, violent storms, and excessive heat. The future seems bleak…but there are signs of hope.\nIn SOLAR FLARE, we ask you to step into a world where we have managed to mitigate or even reverse the disastrous effects of climate change and our own destruction of our world. Race down the depleted waterway of the Mississippi in a solar-, wind-, and water-powered boat. Sail through the skies in a floating hydroponic dirigible. Skim along a solar-powered road in order to expose a corporation’s secret. Hover weightless in space in a last-ditch effort to repair an umbrella-like solar collector. Or cower in a shelter as fire rages outside…only to emerge and discover the rebirth such fire can bring.\nExperience all of this and more in these seventeen solarpunk stories brought to you by today’s hottest authors, including David Keener, Anthony W. Eichenlaub, Sarena Ulibarri, Jason Palmatier, Lauren C. Teffeau, S.C. Butler, Devan Barlow, Chaz Brenchley, Liam Hogan, Nicole Givens Kurtz, Christopher R. Muscato, Rhondi Salsitz, Ember Randall, Gail Z. Martin & Larry N. Martin, Sharon Lee & Steve Miller, Kristine Smith, and Anthony Lowe.\nTime to turn the tide and dream of a better future.

Solar Flare: Solarpunk Stories

Lee, Sharon

Martin, Gail Z.

Brenchley, Chaz

Teffeau, Lauren C.

Smith, Kristine

Butler, S. C.

Miller,Steve

Zombies Need Brains LLC

Witches, Warriors, and Wise Women celebratesdiversity through urban fantasy stories featuring less-heardvoices and overlooked heroes. This, the first volume of the Concrete Dreams series, brings womento the fore with stories of witches solving murders and rightingwrongs, warriors battling evil, and wise women finding the truth andsettling scores.

Witches, Warriors, and Wise Women (Concrete Dreams)

Nye, Jody Lynn

Berger, Michele Tracy

Walden-West, Janet

Kennedy, Darin

Blackrose, J.D.

Wynick, Rebecca

Christian, Alexandra

Christie, Paige L.

Short Stories & Anthologies

Prospective Press

Dominion is the first anthology of speculative fiction and poetry by Africans and the African Diaspora. An old god rises up each fall to test his subjects. Once an old woman's pet, a robot sent to mine an asteroid faces an existential crisis. A magician and his son time-travel to Ngoni country and try to change the course of history. A dead child returns to haunt his grieving mother with terrifying consequences. Candace, an ambitious middle manager, is handed a project that will force her to confront the ethical ramifications of her company's latest project-the monetization of human memory. Osupa, a newborn village in pre-colonial Yorubaland populated by refugees of war, is recovering after a great storm when a young man and woman are struck by lightning, causing three priests to divine the coming intrusion of a titanic object from beyond the sky. A magician teams up with a disgruntled civil servant to find his missing wand. A taboo error in a black market trade brings a man face-to-face with his deceased father-literally. The death of a King sets off a chain of events that ensnare a trickster, an insane killing machine, and a princess, threatening to upend their post-apocalyptic world. Africa is caught in the tug-of-war between two warring Chinas, and for Ibrahima torn between the lashings of his soul and the pain of the world around him, what will emerge? When the Goddess of Vengeance locates the souls of her stolen believers, she comes to a midwestern town with a terrible past, seeking the darkest reparations. In a post-apocalyptic world devastated by nuclear war, survivors gather in Ife-Iyoku, the spiritual capital of the ancient Oyo Empire, where they are altered in fantastic ways by its magic and power.

Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora (PRIDE Anthologies)

Bacon, Eugen

Boatman, Michael

Dila, Dilman

Okungbowa, Suyi Davies

Knight, Zelda

Moore, Marian Denise

Aliyu, Rafeeat

Nyabundi, Odida

United States

Aurelia Leo

Afrocentric Books presents the second installment in the Afromyth Fantasy Series. These fourteen stories will take you from the American antebellum South, where an African god searches for his voice, to the far-flung future, where a caravan of ships makes harbor in a Saharan sea. With the help of ancestral magic, a young boy learns what it takes to be a warrior, while a young girl learns to be a goddess. Afromyth Volume 2 is an eclectic collection of tales whose fantasy themes run the gamut from romance to horror, including stories of a healer who unlocks an ancient power, a woman who rides the gods, and a god who rides a bike. Explore new worlds through the eyes of characters of indigenous African descent.

Afromyth Volume 2: A Fantasy Collection

Emuakpor, J. S.

Buis, Lela E.

Jones, N.D.

Tyrer, DJ

Mellon, Michelle

Robertson-Webb, Alanna

Cho, Michael W.

Cox, T. W.

Afrocentric Books

A thwarted female defense attorney releases the baying of the hounds under a full moon, signaling the death of an era—and the birth of a new one under the Old Gods.\nMost funerals are celebrations for the living—unless the guests decide to tempt fate and the guest of honor.\nA bicycle ride becomes a contest of egos, but the male pursuers aren't the only ones hungry for the race to end.\nThese women are going to cut the world and let it bleed.\nCrone Girls Press presents A Woman Unbecoming, a charity anthology of horror and dark tales to benefit reproductive healthcare rights. Award-winning and up-and-coming authors share over two dozen stories and poems. If you like intense characters, powerful women, and twists you won’t see coming, then you’ll love this fierce anthology co-edited by Rachel A. Brune and Carol Gyzander.\nExplore A Woman Unbecoming to revel in women’s rage, power, and agency—and support reproductive healthcare rights today.\nStories and Poems By: 
Marc Abbott, Linda Addison, Alp Beck, Carina Bissett, Rachel Brune, Paige L. Christie, Ravyn Crescent, Elizabeth Davis, Angela Giddings, Nicole Givens Kurtz, Teel James Glenn, Carol Gyzander, CM Harris, Nicole Henning, Darin Kennedy, DeAnna Knippling, Tara Laskowski, Lee Murray, Bridgett Nelson, Jennifer Nestojko, Jessica Nettles, Christina Nordlander, Cindy O'Quinn & Patricia Gomes, Cristel Orrand, Jude Reid, Mike Robinson, Kathleen Scheiner, Jeff Strand, Anna Taborska, Steven Van Patten, Holly Lyn Walrath, Michael G. Williams, and Jeff Wood

A Woman Unbecoming

Laskowski, Tara

MURRAY, Lee

Nelson, Bridgett

Strand, Jeff.

Harris, CM

Crone Girls Press

Immortal Protocol: Death Violation 02 (Death Violations)

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