Fears: Tales of Psychological Horror by Ellen Datlow

Fears: Tales of Psychological Horror

Ellen Datlow with Livia Llewellyn (Contributor), Priya Sharma (Contributor), Dale Bailey (Contributor), Stephen Graham Jones (Contributor), Carole Johnstone (Contributor), Tim Nickels (Contributor), John Patrick Higgins (Contributor), Bracken MacLeod (Contributor), Sharon Gosling (Contributor), Steve Duffy (Contributor), Theresa DeLucci (Contributor), Charles Birkin (Contributor), Ray Cluley (Contributor), Margo Lanagan (Contributor), Joyce Carol Oates (Contributor), Annie Neugebauer (Contributor), Stewart O’Nan (Contributor), Simon Bestwick (Contributor), Hailey Piper (Contributor), Laird Barron (Contributor), Josh Malerman (Contributor)

336 pages first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction horror short stories dark tense medium-paced
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Fears: Tales of Psychological Horror is ideal for readers who crave unsettling explorations of human darkness, where everyday relationships twist into nightmares and the truest monsters wear familiar faces.

Description

Bestselling horror editor Ellen Datlow (Body Shocks) returns with her most eclectic anthology. Here are twenty-one stories of extreme psychological dread from horror icons such as Joyce Carol Oates, Stephen Graham Jones, Priya Sharma, Simon Bestwi...

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Community Reviews

3.55
based on 48 reviews

Moods

dark: 100%

mysterious: 66%

tense: 66%

emotional: 22%


Pace

37% of readers chose fast
25% of readers chose medium
37% of readers chose slow
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Plot or character driven?

62% of readers chose A mix
37% of readers chose N/A
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Strong character development?

12% of readers chose Yes
37% of readers chose Complicated
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Loveable characters?

12% of readers chose Yes
37% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose N/A
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Diverse cast of characters?

50% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose No
37% of readers chose N/A
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Flaws of characters a main focus?

25% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose N/A
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