Disclaimer: I received an e-ARC from netgalley in exchange for a review.

When I saw this book on netgalley as a cosmic horror short story collection that focusses on diversity and overcoming the bigotry often baked into the idea of "the Other" in horror, I knew I had to read it. Having read a bunch of Cosmic horror recently as well I also thought I'd know what to expect. And yes, some of the pieces here do fit very well into the typical tropes (cult that wants to summon a God with too many tentacles, weird ocean creatures by the seaside, trying to appease an angry God through sacrificing young girls to it etc), but many of them manage to either takes the tropes and turn them into something new and interesting through a reversal of roles (Life Free or Die by Danny Brzozowski is a great example of the scary cult in the forest that wants to sacrifice the MC to their God, but manages a great Reversal of roles that would make Lovecraft spin in his grave. And that's beautiful!). Other short stories do things with Cosmic Horror that I haven't really seen done before (such as eldritch music in The Birth of Sound). The anthology also explores many topics such as racism, sexism, transphobia, mental illness, poverty and homophobia and does, as promised, extend the Genre further to marginalized voices.
There weren't any short stories I disliked and quite a few I really loved, such as "The Silent Letter" by Chris Nelson, "Six Underground" by Vicky Velvet, "Cracks" by Mary SanGiovanni, "The Things We Did in the Dark" by Julia Darcey, "A Dampened Embrace" by Christopher Hann, "24 Points" by S.A. Cosby, "On the Shores of Midnight" by Marnie Desdemona and "Burning Slumber" by Jessica L. Sparrow.
In general, if you enjoy horror or weird fiction I can absolutely recommend you to dive into this collection and enjoy!

Starting now I also wrote a short list with some thoughts on each piece as well as some trigger warnings I think apply to each piece, slight spoilers ahead:

The Birth of Sound by Timaeus Bloom: eldritch music, short and sweet and scary tw: loss of bodily autonomy
Fractures of Her Reflection by Amanda Headlee: a woman's repetitive behavior due to OCD might literally be the only thing that keeps the world standing, I liked the dread but a bit more explanation on why characters besides the main character acted that way would have been nice, also shoutout to this story for including a disabled character, which I loved! tw: mass death, apocalypse, gaslighting from a medical professional, hospital, injury, past death, car accident mention, past abuse

Life Free or Die by Danny Brzozowski: A nonbinary teacher is fired from their job after getting doxxed online, very reminiscent of the real case of AV Schwandes and other teachers caught up in the anti trans panic, on their way home they get kidnapped, the reversal of transphobic white supremacists as the scary Lovecraftian cult is fun but unfortunately this short story feels a bit unfinished to me and as if it tried to do a bit too much for such a short story, I would love to see an extended version though and I really enjoyed the author's writing style, tw: transphobia, misgendering, discriminatory firing, attempted human sacrifice, white supremacy, hate crime, injury
*FAV* The Silent Letter by Chris Nelson: an investigation of an eldritch word, very SCP-esque, but interesting and fun and I adored the dread it built, tw: death, coma, gore, body horror
Effigies of Monstrous Things by Pedro Iniguez: a rotting housing complex and its inhabitants stuck in poverty and a single father trying his best to keep his daughters save, fun! Fucked up but fun! tw: child death, murder, body horror, gore, unsanitary living conditions
*FAV* Six Underground by Vicky Velvet: a couple is trapped underground slowly running out of air, soooo fucked up, i love a good cave creature and transgender wrongs! tw: child death, murder, violence, confined spaces
You Have Joined the Livestream by Jessica McHugh: Two ghost hunting bros (including all the worst frat bro stereotypes from homophobia, sexism, patriotism and covid denial) are challenged to go to an incredibly haunted location by their haters, fun and with a satisfying end, tw sexism, covid denial, police brutality, homophobia
*FAV* Cracks by Mary SanGiovanni: A teacher notices some children's obsession with a glowing stone. Then people start getting into accidents. Scary and I love a protagonist you just can't vote for (no matter how much you understand their actions). Fun!!! tw: graphic injury, accident, death, child murder
*FAV* The Things We Did in the Dark by Julia Darcey: Two girls sacrificed to serve a dark god and keep him from destroying the world, really atmospheric and interesting and heartbreaking, tw: violence, physical abuse as punishment, death, confinement, human sacrifice (in a way), blood, body horror
In the House, There Were Teeth and There Were Eyes by Ichabod Cassius Kilroy: A lonely man and a fucked up house. Very fun. I love it when architecture weeps and droops and fucks up your life <3, tw: death, body horror
*FAV* A Dampened Embrace by Christopher Hann: A family worshipping an eldritch god and the son that tried to change this legacy, scary and fascinating! tw: death, murder, body horror
*FAV* 24 Points by S.A. Cosby: a father-son-uncle hunting trip goes very wrong, really great horror that manages to be both cosmic and grounded in the natural world and so even more terrifying, tw: suicide, cannibalism/self harm/self-mutilation, injury, death, gore
*FAV* On the Shores of Midnight by Marnie Desdemona: a grieving woman on the seaside searching for a church hidden by the tides, lyrical and with very interesting imagery, tw suicide, harm to animals, drowning, vomiting, starvation, death
The Eye of God by Rachel Searcey: two sisters are stranded on a small island and their food reserves are running low, manages to portray the isolation and desperation really well, tw starvation
Like Ants We March by Jorja Osha: A black boy starts hearing the voice of a friend shot by police through his radio and has to deal with the intense racism of his community, very intense and vivid, tw: police brutality, murder, racism, gun violence, death
*FAV* Burning Slumber by Jessica L. Sparrow: Colonization as eldritch horror, incredibly well done and super interesting! tw: gore, violence, murder, colonialism, self mutilation, eye gore, mention of sexual assault
Passage by Cyrus Amelia Fisher: A group of sailors and a witch trapped in endless ice as the ship captain has to decide if her loyalty truly lies with her crew, very The Terror with added eldritch beast, very fun tw murder, unsanitary food, starvation, cannibalism, death, self harm for ritual purposes
The Comfort of a Cold Pit by Michelle Tang: the old servant of a God meets her successor, i love textile art in horror fiction, so that was cool! Very emotional and introspective, but I enjoyed it! Tw past familial and spousal abuse, death, eye gore
Gyges by Vaughn A. Jackson: urban fantasy meets cosmic horror when a detective who knows some alchemy takes on the creature possessing a little girl, it was fine but might work better as a longer work to really explain the worldbuilding further, tw child endangerment, blood, fire, severe burns
Beggars Can't be Choosers by L. Marie Wood: A director desperately trying to find a good script to work with as his higher ups are pressuring him to deliver something good, okay, but not really my style, tw death, kidnapping (in a way?)