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Mother Knows Best

Tales of Homemade Horror
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New and exclusive short stories and poems inspired by bad mothers from some of today's fiercest women in horror. Featuring Rachel Harrison, Gwendolyn Kiste, Kristi DeMeester, and Kelsea Yu, edited by Lindy Ryan with a foreword by Sadie 'Mother Horror' Hartmann. From mama trauma to smother... Read More
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New and exclusive short stories and poems inspired by bad mothers from some of today's fiercest women in horror.

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New and exclusive short stories and poems inspired by bad mothers from some of today's fiercest women in horror. Featuring Rachel Harrison, Gwendolyn Kiste, Kristi DeMeester, and Kelsea Yu, edited by Lindy Ryan with a foreword by Sadie 'Mother Horror' Hartmann.

From mama trauma to smother mother, this all-new women in horror anthology features stories about the scariest monster of them all—our mothers.

'Twisted caregiving and inescapably tainted love abound in this intimate and visceral anthology from editor Ryan...These chilling tales impress.' Publishers Weekly, starred review

'Deliciously evocative and revealing...Not for the faint of heart.' Midwest Book Review

Series: A Women in Horror Anthology

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781645481393

Publisher: Vesuvian Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 May 2024

Country: United States

Imprint: Vesuvian Books

Illustration: Illustrations

Contributors:

  • Edited by Lindy Ryan
  • Foreword by Sadie Mother Horror Hartmann

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 133.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 349g

Pages: 300

About the Author

Lindy Ryan is the author of BLESS YOUR HEART, and a Bram Stoker Award -nominated author-editor, director, and professor. She previously served on the Board of Directors for the Independent Book Publishers Association and is the co-chair of the Horror Writers Association Publishers Council. Ryan was named one of Publishers Weekly's 2020 Star Watch Honorees and one of horror' s " most masterful anthology curators." She also writes clean romance under the name Lindy Miller, where her books have been adapted for screen. www.LindyRyanWrites.com.

Sadie Hartmann aka Mother Horror is the co-owner of the horror fiction subscription company, Night Worms, and the Bram Stoker Award -nominated editor of her own horror fiction imprint, Dark Hart. She is the author of 101 HORROR BOOKS TO READ BEFORE YOU' RE MURDERED. She lives in the PNW with her husband of 20+ years where they stare at Mt Rainier, eat street tacos, and hang out with their three kids. They have a Frenchie named Owen.

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