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Black Horror: Canonical Voices from Then to Now

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A stunning collection of Black American horror short stories curated by the prolific author-editor-scholar team of Maurice Broaddus and Dr. Chesya Burke. Edited by award-winning writer, community organiser and educator Maurice Broaddus and scholar, professor and award-winning author Dr. Chesya Burke, with an introduction by Dr.... Read More
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A landmark anthology offering the evolution of Black American literary horror while boldly imagining its future. Drawing from Black American cultural histories, mythologies and lived experiences, the stories within unsettle, illuminate and transform; they will surprise you with fresh nightmares, folklore and futures.

A stunning collection of Black American horror short stories curated by the prolific author-editor-scholar team of Maurice Broaddus and Dr. Chesya Burke.

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A stunning collection of Black American horror short stories curated by the prolific author-editor-scholar team of Maurice Broaddus and Dr. Chesya Burke. Edited by award-winning writer, community organiser and educator Maurice Broaddus and scholar, professor and award-winning author Dr. Chesya Burke, with an introduction by Dr. Burke, Black Horror: Canonical Voices from Then to Now is a landmark anthology offering the evolution of Black American literary horror while boldly imagining its future.

The stories within recognise the legacy of Black horror, its literary milestones, cultural roots, and innovative voices, while pushing the genre into new, daring territory. Authors featured in the anthology include: Tananarive Due, P. Djèlí Clark, Linda D. Addison, Brandon Massey, Justina Ireland, Jewelle Gomez, Sheree Renée Thomas, Wrath James White, and Victor Lavalle. It also includes a small selection of stories chosen from open submissions.

This book revels in the power of horror to unsettle, illuminate, or transform, while drawing from Black American cultural histories, mythologies, and lived experiences; it will surprise you with fresh nightmares, folklore, and futures, honouring the past while writing fearlessly toward tomorrow.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781835629598

Publisher: Flame Tree Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 20 October 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Flame Tree Publishing

Illustration: 25 Line drawings, black and white

Contributors:

  • Edited by Maurice Broaddus
  • Edited by Chesya Burke

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 195.0mm

Height: 122.0mm

Weight: 600g

Pages: 416

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About the Author

Maurice Broaddus (Co-Editor) is a librarian, editor, and community Afrofuturist, with over a dozen novels and over 100 short stories in print. As an editor, he's worked on the Dark Faith series, Streets of Shadows, the 'People of Colo(u)r Destroy Horror' issue of Nightmare Magazine, and special issues of Apex Magazine and Fireside Magazine. Currently, he's the special editor at Apex Magazine. Dr. Chesya Burke (Co-Editor and Introduction) has been called brilliant, diabolical, and relentlessly steadfast when it comes to social issues. She admits, not-so-reluctantly, that she can be one, or all, of these things depending on the circumstances. Full of Kentucky grit and ambition, she holds four degrees, including a Ph.D. from the University of Florida. Her most recent publications can be found in Out There Screaming, edited by the horror juggernaut, Jordan Peele; the Amazon Original Podcast, I Hear Fear; and on the scholarly front, her monograph, Hero Me Not, was published by Rutgers University Press.

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