Fearful Symmetries
Readers rate it 4.0 (3 on Hardcover)
467 pages · Released Jul 21, 2020 · Open Road Media
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This is an adult horror anthology featuring award-winning dark speculative fiction with intense atmospheric terror, psychological dread, and disturbing imagery. The collection includes graphic horror scenarios (cannibalism, murder, psychological torment) and is explicitly marketed to horror enthusiasts seeking extreme and unsettling content. It is not appropriate for younger readers and is best suited for mature teens and adults who actively seek horror fiction.
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From the publisher
Winner of the Bram Stoker and Shirley Jackson Awards: "Twenty insanely inventive, hauntingly atmospheric and flat out coo coo for Cocoa Puffs stories" ( Hellnotes). A World Fantasy Award nominee, "this anthology . . . is a collection of some of the most talented horror and speculative fiction authors writing today" ( B... Winner of the Bram Stoker and Shirley Jackson Awards: "Twenty insanely inventive, hauntingly atmospheric and flat out coo coo for Cocoa Puffs stories" ( Hellnotes). A World Fantasy Award nominee, "this anthology . . . is a collection of some of the most talented horror and speculative fiction authors writing today" ( BuzzFeed). It includes all-new stories by Laird Barron, Pat Cadigan, Brian Evenson, Jeffrey Ford, Caítlin R. Kiernan, Garth Nix, Michael Marshall Smith, Kaaron Warren, and other masters of all things spooky and suspenseful. In tales that crisscross the boundaries of fear and imagination—from a haunted courtyard in New Orleans to a remote Arctic research station—swamp monsters, pool-cleaning robots, and cannibalistic spirits wreak chaos and terror across the pages. You'll be invited to a prom where a psycho hides inside a sparkly dress or rented tux; on a trip aboard a train to a destination that teems with ghosts; and into the darkest recesses of a human mind, the most fertile ground for the blossoming of true evil. "Datlow's 'experimental' crowdfunded horror anthology is nicely unthemed. . . . This is an excellent anthology for horror fans, with a nice range of tones and styles and some intriguing new voices." — Publishers Weekly "[ Fearful Symmetries] not only goes beyond expectations, it raises the bar high above into the horror heavens. . . . A melting pot of distinct voices and styles that leave you wanting more." — Hellnotes "One of the best horror anthologies I've ever read." — Thirteen O'Clock
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- Fiction
- A mix driven
- Weak Character Development
- Not Diverse Characters
- Unloveable Characters
- dark
- tense
- mysterious
- Fantasy
- Short stories
- Horror tales
- Fiction, horror
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ISBN 9781504062220 · Open Road Media