Movies, television, podcasts and now fiction – Get Out maestro Jordan Peele continues to expand his horror empire with the upcoming anthology OUT THERE SCREAMING: An Anthology of New Black Horror.
Hitting bookshelves on October 3, 2023 from Random House, the anthology features an introduction from Peele and is full of all new stories that will explore “not only the terrors of the supernatural but the chilling reality of injustice that haunts our nation.” And, for those of you who prefer to hear your horror, an audio edition of the anthology will be released simultaneously by Penguin Random House Audio.
From the official press release:
OUT THERE SCREAMING features an all-star roster of beloved writers and new voices including: Erin E. Adams, Violet Allen, Lesley Nneka Arimah, Maurice Broaddus, Chesya Burke, P. Djèlí Clark, Ezra Claytan Daniels, Tananarive Due, Nalo Hopkinson, N. K. Jemisin, Justin C. Key, L. D. Lewis, Nnedi Okorafor, Tochi Onyebuchi, Rebecca Roanhorse, Nicole D. Sconiers, Rion Amilcar Scott, Terence Taylor, and Cadwell Turnbull.
A cop begins seeing huge, blinking eyes where the headlights of cars should be that tell him who to pull over. Two freedom riders take a bus ride that leaves them stranded on a lonely road in Alabama where several unsettling somethings await them. A young girl dives into the depths of the Earth in search of the demon that killed her parents. These are just a few of the worlds in OUT THERE SCREAMING, and—like Peele’s spine-chilling films—the anthology’s stories prey on everything we think we know about our world and redefine what it means to be afraid.
Peele has never shied away from exploring the darker side of society in his work, from the sinister realities of racism in Get Out to Nope‘s allegorical take on animal cruelty and exploitation, so you can be damn sure that he’s curated an anthology that’ll be both relevant and haunting, all while celebrating and elevating the works of Black horror writers. We can’t wait to dive right in.
You can pre-order your copy of OUT THERE SCREAMING right here!
