Bound in Blood : Stories of Cursed Books, Damned Libraries and Unearthly Authors - Johnny Mains

Bound in Blood

Stories of Cursed Books, Damned Libraries and Unearthly Authors

By: Johnny Mains, Eric LaRocca, Alma Katsu, Zin Rocklyn, Alyssa Cole

Hardcover | 1 January 2025

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A chilling anthology of over 20 original stories of cursed and haunted books; featuring malevolent second-hand books, cursed novelisations, unsettling journals and the end of the world. From award-winning authors including Eric LaRocca, Charlie Higson, Kim Newman and A. G. Slatter. Perfect for fans of When Things Get Dark.

You find it hidden in the dark corner of the bookstore; tucked away in a box in the attic, desperate to be read; lurking on your bookshelf, never seen before. Crack the spine, feel the ancient pages. Read it aloud, if you dare. This anthology brings together horror's best and brightest to delve into the pages of cursed books, Eldtritch tomes and haunted bookstores. Featuring stories from: Adam Cesare, Eric LaRocca, Alma Katsu, Zin Rocklyn, Alyssa Cole, Nadia Bulkin, Danny Robins, Isy Suttie, Charlie Higson, Angeline Morrison, A. G. Slatter, Priya Sharma, A. K. Benedict, Guy Adams, Lucie McKnight Hardy, Ramsey Campbell, Alison Moore, Laura Mauro, Reggie Oliver, Anna Taborska, Kim Newman

About the Author

Johnny Mains is a British Fantasy Award-winning editor and genre researcher. He was Project Editor on the 2010 re-issue of The Pan Book of Horror Stories, created the critically acclaimed series Dead Funny: Horror Stories by Comedians (co-edited with Robin Ince) and has spent the last five years deep in the archives, uncovering 'lost' stories by notable authors such as Edith Nesbit, Algernon Blackwood, Oscar Cook and Daphne Du Maurier, among others.

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