Tenebrous Antiquities: An Anthology of Historical Horror

by C.M. Muller, Joshua Rex, Chris McGuinness

Tenebrous An Anthology of Historical Horror contains the following Hairy Land — Joshua Rex
In the Tower of the Black Church — Chris W. McGuinness
The Verdigris Ball — Renae Rhoads
A Cave Near Bruniquel — Rex Burrows
The Barbarian Girl — Douglas Thompson
A Master’s House — Charles Wilkinson
Old Pimm’s Gibbet — LC von Hessen
The Electrical Amnesia Machine of Doctor Fallow — Jackson Kuhl
Mister Barr and the Boucher Dolls — James Pate
The Monastery — L.P. Ring
A Rural Surgeon’s Cure for Boredom — G.W. Musko
The Knocker — Jasmine De La Paz
A Day Like No Other — Sam Dawson
The Festival of Toxcatl — Stephen Kotowych

234 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 1, 2024

About the author

I live in St. Paul, Minnesota with my wife and two sons—and, of course, all those quaint and curious volumes of forgotten lore. I am related to the Norwegian writer Jonas Lie and draw much inspiration from that scrivener of old. My tales have appeared in Shadows & Tall Trees, Supernatural Tales, Vastarien, and a host of other venues. In addition to writing, I also edit and publish the annual journal Nightscript. My debut story collection, Hidden Folk, was released in 2018.

Reviews

[L.P. Ring · Rating 5 out of 5]

Any collection that starts out with a story like Joshua Rex's The Hairy Land is going to have a couple of stunners. One of the things I liked best about this collection is the range of historical horror that the editor was able to include - the stories include here go back to the beginnings of history, to the dawn of the 20th century, and even cross oceans. Other standouts included Rex Burrows' A Cave Near Bruniquel, A Master's House by Charles Williamson, and Stephen Kotowych's Aztec-set Festival of Toxcatl. An excellent themed anthology to dip in and out of.