β Scribed by Alex Woodroe; Briana Una McGuckin; Lauren Bolger
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Twenty-five women and non-binary writers from the worlds of Horror Fiction and Illustration form an unholy union and drag the blackened heart of Classic Gothic Horror into modern daylight! In the process, they have sculpted an altogether sleeker, more feral beast.
In the hands of Mary Shelley, Daphne Du Maurier and Shirley Jackson, Gothic Horror explored the bleak shadows of our homes; the darkest corners of the human mind; madness, personal transformation, the occult. IN SOMNIO recasts the legacy of the original Gothmothers in a chilling contemporary light.
Within the walls of an arcane modern art gallery; upon the shores of a hostile but compelling sea; into the blackest burrows of the animal kingdom; tableside at the worldβs last restaurant on the eve of the apocalypse; from the deep deep South to a Lovecraftian Steampunk theatre, a cornucopia of disturbing vignettes await you.
Fans of twisted takes on the classics such as Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters; Netflixβs The Haunting of Hill House/Bly Manor; moody, secretive novels like Night Film and A House at the Bottom of the Lake; and traditional Gothic Horror and ghost stories will all find something to chill their bones in IN SOMNIO.
This collection features eighteen vibrant, unique stories ranging from deeply intimate one-room settings to sprawling fantasy worlds; from the depths of darkness to comedy and adventure. Each story brings a new perspective to our inherent love of Gothic Horror and what those vital elements of terror still have to say today.
Edited by Alex Woodroe.
Featuring Stories by:
Harklin Ashe
Barbara A. Barnett
Lauren Bolger
J.A. Bryson
Elou Carroll
Lin Darrow
M. Lopes da Silva
A.P. Howell
Julie Hutchings
Jessica LΓ©vai
Briana Una McGuckin
Aster S. Monroe
Victoria Nations
Taylor Jordan Pitts
Mary Rijotte
Rachel Unger
Helen Whistberry
S.E. Zeller
Illustrated by:
Sally Cantirino
Daniella Batsheva
Marisa Bruno
Echo Echo
Claire L. Smith
Tammsle
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What came to be known as the Northanger Horrid Novels were seven early works of Gothic fiction mentioned in Jane Austen's book Northanger Abbey. Originally these works were thought to have been fake, made up by Austen to parody contemporary Gothic novels. However, more recent research revealed that