We're here. All this time, lurking in the shadows. The queer experience has run wild in horror for decades, and there are those who would deny us our time in the spotlight, our time covered in blood. But no longer. We're stepping out of the shadows, and screaming till our throats shred: There's more of us than you know. This exciting new anthology brings stories from 12 brilliant minds within the LGBTQIA+ community together to celebrate queer horror. Our stories run the gamut, from overt queer themes to classic horror tales starring queer protagonists, from campy to literary to weird and every shadowy niche in between. We invite you to come along and allow us to terrify you. But take comfort . . . you're not alone.
Authors
Haley Newlin grew up watching Vincent Price movies and hanging on to every grim tale Lemony Snicket spun, so it was no surprise when Newlin began writing her own dark fiction. In 2016, her gothic short story “The Tactics of a Cryptic Arbitrator” was a finalist in the Penmen Review Fall Fiction Contest. From there, Newlin earned her Master of Fine Arts in English and Creative Writing from Southern New Hampshire University and studied horror icons like Shirley Jackson, Stephen King, and the rising director and writer, Mike Flanagan. She has published two novels: Not Another Sarah Halls and Take Your Turn, Teddy.
Bernardo has a BFA in Film from LIU Post. His first film, Suffer the Little Children, won 4 awards and has been officially selected by 13 festivals worldwide. Bernardo directed and edited 7 short films, spanning many genres, at Stonestreet Studios. He has directed staged readings of feature-length screenplays and plays he has written and those written by others. Bernardo's experience includes feature film and short film editing, as well as television commercial copy-writing, direction and editing. Bernardo has also branched out into the world of theatre. One of his short plays Dementia Unlimited won four awards in the Chrysalis One-Act Festival winning four awards. Another, The Grasshopper Child, was selected for the First Draft Playwright's Circle. Bernardo has published a novella The Isle of Helyr and a trio of short stories entitled The Bloodmaster Trilogy. He is currently at work on myriad other projects.
James Bennett is a British Fantasy Award winning author. Raised in Sussex and South Africa, his short fiction has appeared internationally. His acclaimed debut 'Chasing Embers' came out in 2016, the first of the Ben Garston Novels, a series in which mythological creatures fight for dominance in the modern world. Other works include the well-received 'The Book of Queer Saints' and his latest stories can be found in The Dark magazine, BFS Horizons and Occult Detective magazine. A short story collection 'Preaching to the Perverted' should see the light of day in 2024. James lives in the South of Spain where he's working on a new novel. '...Inventive and vivid... This is smart action storytelling...' Publishers Weekly on RAISING FIRE (starred review) The Ben Garston Novels are available in all good bookshops.
Carmilla Yugov is a Balkan-born author. When not reading or writing, she is a nursing student, cat mom and an occasional guitarist. Carmilla has been a fan of horror and rocknroll since her childhood and often combines these two in her stories. Her works have appeared across several horror anthologies. These days you can find her wandering the Baltic sea costs and forests and, if you're lucky, you might see her and say hello. Otherwise you can follow her on Instagram and say hello there instead. Instagram: @la_carmilla_
