I do feel obliged to clarify what anthologies are. I have seen plenty of lists classifying collections as anthologies. But they’re not the same thing. Anthologies are collections, but not all collections can be anthologies. An anthology is a book or a collection written about one topic by different authors. On the other hand, a collection is most likely a book of selected writings by a single author. See? Not the same. So with that in mind, here are nine amazingly chilling horror anthology books.
9 Great Horror Anthology Books
If you want to continue to lose sleep over monsters and mayhem, check out our list of the best horror short story collections. Lovecraft is, although problematic, an undeniable literary horror icon. Many people have found themselves entranced by his mythos, and these authors are no exception. This horror anthology inspired by Lovecraftian horrors is written by and about women. It’s very dark. It has that cosmic horror and mortal dread that’s common to Lovecraft. Gemma Files, Inkeri Kontro, Priya Sridhar, Nelly Geraldine García-Rosas, Mary Turzillo, Amelia Gorman, Nadia Bulkin, and many more female writers make this a brilliant anthology that will definitely keep you up at night with fear of the primordial beings that watch over you.
