I was initially intrigued by this book for its title and cover art. The dedication and foreword got me hooked. This book has such a broad range of horror stories. From ghosts, to aliens to zombies to religious horror even! It also deals with a lot of heavy subjects like obvious racism within the black horror community, anxiety, fatphobia. There’s a lot of great representation throughout each story. But, like any book of short stories there are some weaker ones that didn’t hold my attention as much. They were still entertaining just didn’t make a lasting impact on me. 

My favorites would have to be the brides of the devils bayou by Desiree S. Evans, black pride by Justina Ireland, black girl nature group by Maritza & Maika Mouliteand black strings by Vincent Tirado. 

I would recommend this to any horror reader especially young black and brown horror readers. 

Thank you Netgalley and Macmillan audio for an advanced audio copy. 

The black girl survives in this one is our April 1!