Bound in Blood

Alma Katsu has been writing novels since 2011. The majority of Alma Katsu’s

books combine historical fiction with supernatural or horror elements. Her work

has received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Booklist, and Library

Journal; been featured in the New York Times and Washington Post; been

nominated and won awards in the US and internationally; and appeared on

numerous Best Books lists, including NPR, Apple Books, Goodreads, and

Amazon. The Hunger (2018), a reimagining of the story of the Donner Party, was

named one of NPR’s 100 favorite horror stories and continues to be honored as

a new classic in horror. Her most recent horror novel, The Fervor, has been

nominated for the Stoker and Locus awards for best horror and for best

hardcover by International Thriller Writers. She also writes spy thrillers, the

logical marriage of her love of storytelling with her thirty-plus-year career in

intelligence. Red Widow (2021), her first spy novel, was a New York Times

Editor’s Choice and nominated for International Thriller Writers’ Best Novel. The

second book in the series, Red London, was published March 2023 to excellent

reviews and has been optioned for a TV series.

A terrifying and chilling anthology of over 20 stories exploring cursed and haunted books from award winning authors including Eric LaRocca, A. G. Slatter, and Alison Moore.



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

Isy Suttie

Charlie Higson

A. G. Slatter

Priya Sharma

Lucie McKnight Hardy

Alison Moore

Kim Newman

And many more!