Taaqtumi

By Aviaq Johnston, Richard Van Camp, Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley , Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley , Thomas Anguti Johnston , Repo Kempt , Jay Bulckaert , Gayle Kabloona , Cara Bryant , K.C Carthew

Book cover of Taaqtumi: An Anthology of Arctic Horror Stories

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"Taaqtumi" is an Inuktitut word that means "in the dark"-and these spine-tingling horror stories by Northern writers show just how dangerous darkness can be. A family clinging to survival out on the tundra after a vicious zombie virus. A door that beckons, waiting to unleash the terror behind it. A…

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

Part of the challenge of writing my novel was trying to study the various cultures, people, rituals, economies, beliefs, and ways the locals survived. This anthology had a bounty of information and a variety of stories that were written by northern authors who knew the area, some of them living there for prolonged periods of time.

The word “Taaqtumi” is an Inuktitut word that means “in the dark”—which seems appropriate. With story titles like “Insinaqtutalik Piqtuq: The Haunted Blizzard” and “Wheetago War II: Summoners,” you can see that the native POV is important to these stories. It is so important…

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