Out There Screaming

By Jordan Peele (editor),

Book cover of Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror

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The New York Times Bestseller

Jordan Peele, the visionary writer and director of Get Out, Us and Nope, curates this anthology of brand new stories of Black horror, exploring not only the terrors of the supernatural but also the chilling reality of injustice that haunts our world.

'A glorious showcase…

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1 author picked Out There Screaming as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

When a bookseller handed Jordan Peele’s anthology to me, I smiled and said: “I’ll take it!” Perhaps best known for his hit film, Get Out, I trusted Peele’s sense of horror. And I was not disappointed.

This collection brings together 19 tales by some of our best Black horror writers. It begins with a hilarious and grim story by the great N. K. Jemisin about a Black cop who abuses his power with the help of supernatural visions that assist him in targeting his next victim.

The horror hits just keep coming as we read frightening tales by the…

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