The Jewish Book of Horror

THE JEWISH BOOK OF HORROREdited by Josh SchlossbergHorror is part of the human condition, but few peoples across the ages know it quite like the Jews.From slavery to pogroms to the Holocaust to antisemitism, the "Chosen People" have not only endured hell on Earth, they've risen above it to share their stories with the world.Whether it's pirate rabbis or demon-slaying Bible queens, concentration camp vampires or beloved, fearless bubbies, THE JEWISH BOOK OF HORROR offers you twenty-two dark tales about the culture, history, and folklore of the Jewish people.TABLE OF CONTENTSAn Orchard of Terror: Scary Stories and the Jewish Tradition by Rabbi John CarrierOrigins of The Jewish Book of Horror by Josh SchlossbergTorah-fying Tales: An Introduction to Jewish Horror by Molly AdamsOn Seas of Blood and Salt by Richard DanskyThe Last Plague by KD CaseyThe 38th Funeral by Marc MorgensternSame as Yesterday by Alter S. ReissHow to Build a Sukkah at the End of the World by Lindsay King-MillerDemon Hunter Vashti by Henry HerzThe Horse Leech Has Two Maws by Michael PiccoThe Rabbi's Wife by Simon RosenbergBa'alat Ov by Brenda TolianEighth Night by John BaltisbergerBread and Salt by Elana GomelIn the Red by Mike MarcusA Purim Story by Emily Ruth VeronaCatch and Release by Vivian KasleyPhinehas the Zealot by Ethan K. LeeThe Wisdom of Solomon by Ken GoldmanWelcome, Death by J.D. BlackroseForty Days Before Birth by Colleen HalupaThe Hanukkult of Taco Wisdom by Margret TreiberThe Divorce From God by Rami UngarThe Hand of Fire by Daniel BraumBar Mitzvah Lessons by Stewart Gisser

About the Author

Josh Schlossberg's biological horror fiction has been published in numerous magazines and anthologies. He's the author of the cosmic folk horror novella, MALINAE (D&T Publishing, 2021), editor of THE JEWISH BOOK OF HORROR (Denver Horror Collective, 2021), lead editor of TERROR AT 5280' (Denver Horror Collective, 2019), co-founding member of Denver Horror Collective (DenverHorror.com), and creator of Josh's Worst Nightmare (JoshsWorstNightmare.com), where he surveys the dark landscape of biological horror fiction.

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