This anthology collects original folk horror short stories from acclaimed authors, delving into eerie customs, ancient beliefs, and the dark underbelly of rural life.
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This anthology collects original folk horror short stories from acclaimed authors, delving into eerie customs, ancient beliefs, and the dark underbelly of rural life.
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In this 252-page collection of new folk horror fiction, Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched director Kier-La Janisse brings together a dozen luminaries of the macabre - Eden Royce, Kim Newman, Cynthia Pelayo, Sarah Gailey, Chandra Mayor, Steve Duffy, Eric Schaller, Erika T. Wurth, Yvette Tan, Ramsey Campbell, Cassandra Khaw and Lynda E. Rucker - to explore the customs, practices and beliefs that have long infected their imaginations, eerily brought to life with original illustrations by Drazen Koz...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Romance & sex
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No sexual content depicted
Violence & gore
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Frequent graphic depictions of death, body horror, and sinister violence in horror tales, including motifs of drowning and macabre fates
Profanity
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Occasional mild profanity in dialogue
Substance use
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No substance use depicted
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation present
Religious content
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Recurring themes of pagan rituals clashing with modern beliefs, without devotional framing
Magic & witchcraft
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No evidence found in available sources.
Occult / demonology
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Pervasive occult elements including rituals, summoning, demonology, and ancient folklore practices central to stories
Political content
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Social messaging on contemporary society overlaying dark, inexplicable traditions and cultural isolation
Self-harm / suicide
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Brief mentions of dark thoughts and inherited trauma implying ideation
Abuse & suffering
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Themes of inherited trauma, parental cruelty, and systemic rural suffering in several stories
Other
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