Women in Horror Month
March is Women in Horror Month, and we’re celebrating with a digital collection of classic and new stories from female horror, dark fantasy, and science fiction writers. Settle in, grab a cup of tea, and get ready for a smorgasbord of horror goodness.
Interviews by Women in Horror
Mothers of the Roundtable Author Spotlight: Jonathan Louis Duckworth
R Leigh Hennig gathered many of the amazing authors from Mother: Tales of Love and Terror for a council at the roundtable about writing, mothers, and horror. Join us as we pop in for a brief spotlight on how the stories of Mother, and their makers, worked their horrible magic to create this book. Author Spotlight: Jonathan Louis Duckworth, author of “Unchild” Q: Did you know what you wanted to do with this story from the start, or did it surprise you? A: I knew I wanted wasps....
Mothers of the Roundtable Author Spotlight: Dan Coxen
R. Leigh Hennig gathered many of the amazing authors from Mother: Tales of Love and Terror for a council at the roundtable about writing, mothers, and horror. Join us as we pop in for a brief spotlight on how the stories of Mother, and their makers, worked their horrible magic to create this book. Author Spotlight: Dan Coxen Q: Thematically, what was important for you to include? A: From the outset, I wanted to show more than one generation of motherhood and the baggage that we pass...
Mothers of the Roundtable Author Spotlight: Brian Evenson
R. Leigh Hennig gathered many of the amazing authors from Mother: Tales of Love and Terror for a council at the roundtable about writing, mothers, and horror. Join us as we pop in for a brief spotlight on how the stories of Mother, and their makers, worked their horrible magic to create this book. Author Spotlight: Brian Evenson, author of “Waiting for Mother” Q: What inspired your story? A: The story actually began from a conversation I had with a friend of mine who is a...
New Fiction by Women in Horror
The Archer by Aya Maguire
Some mothers go into space and never return. All you can do is watch for the archer and learn to sing “Starman” while you say goodbye.
Matryoshka by Bindia Persaud
In this unsettling tale of pregnancy and obsession by Bindia Persaud, a woman receives a set of Russian nesting dolls at a baby shower. The gift leads to a revelation about the nature of her forthcoming child and the undoing of her reality.
Sleep Training By Jennifer Howell
Some people become vampires for the flawless looks, some for the wealth, and some… for the coffin. Moms. Moms become vampires for the coffin.
Classic Fiction by Women in Horror
The Cats of Ulthar by H.P. Lovecraft
That night the wanderers left Ulthar, and were never seen again. And the householders were troubled when they noticed that in all the village there was not a cat to be found. From each hearth the familiar cat had vanished; cats large and small, black, grey, striped, yellow, and white.
The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe
Pluto—this was the cat’s name—was my favorite pet and playmate. I alone fed him, and he attended me wherever I went about the house. It was even with difficulty that I could prevent him from following me through the streets.
Each Man Kills by Victoria Glad
I went to find Maria, to marry her. Instead, I found and murdered her, and I will never go back again.