Hope Screams Eternal: An Unsettling Reads Anthology

Not everything that emerges in springtime is meant to come to life.The proverbial expression “Hope springs eternal” was coined by English poet and satirist Alexander Pope, meaning people will keep on hoping, no matter the odds. But what if the odds aren’t in your favor? We decided to change the phrase into something a little more unsettling: Hope Screams Eternal.Spring hearkens thoughts of rebirth, rejuvenation, renewal, resurrection, and regrowth. What happens when creative minds nurture a more sinister mindset, awakening twisted and nefarious interpretations of the season of eternal hope? Authors, poets, and artists from around the globe accepted our challenge to answer that question. Within these pages, they do their best to unsettle you as they explore the dark side of spring. The seeds of doubt they sow will burrow into your subconscious, lying in wait to hatch when you least expect it.So get cozy, settle into your comfiest seat, and relax (but don't let down your guard!) as we bring your hopes and fears to life.Stories, poems, and art by:‘Hope Comes to Exhilaration’ © Ellen Hall‘The Flames of Hope’ © Zenni Abdon‘Hope Is the Thing with Feathers’ and ‘Scream’ © Fawn Allesee Russell‘Hope Rekindled’ © Robin Knabel‘Hope for the Future’ © Matias Travieso-Diaz‘Hope from Rana-257’ © Joseph Hirsch‘Hope Amid Shelves’ © Karen Lethlean‘High Hopes for Hassenpfeffer’ © Caitlin Moon‘hope is yellow-coloured’ © Kai Leung‘The Eternal Hazard of Hope’ © John Riebow‘When the Rabbit Screams’ © A.C. Grant‘The Scream Series’ © Moses Ojo‘Screams from the Hinterland’ © H. Dair Brown‘Burning Cities, Screaming Bodies’ © Sandip Baidya‘Screaming at the Moon’ © Elyse Kallen‘A Murder of Screams’ © Mark McCallum‘Screams from the Gallery’ © Alex Woodroe‘Screams in Space’ © Nicholas Knight‘Hope Screams Internal,’ ‘Hope Screams Nocturnal,’ and ‘Hoppy Screams Eternal’ © Jonathan Reddoch‘Eternal Rest’ © Chris Lilienthal‘The Eternal’s Hidden Queen’ © Eric Knabel‘The Eternal Mr. Tremblay’ © Brian J. Smith‘The Cure Eternal’ © A. Bratton‘The Eternal Slumbering Terror’ © Ryan Day‘Eternally, Swans’ © Ashley Winter‘Eternal Wake’ © Grayson Natale‘The Eternal Huntsman’ © Katherine M. McDowell‘Eternal Spring’ © Alex Carpenter‘Eternal Victory Aboard the Mammon’ © Linda McMullen••••••••••••••••••••If you enjoyed this, check out our winter anthology, Still of Winter!Also love mystery, suspense, thriller? Check out our summer and fall anthologies, Summer Bludgeon and Autumn Noir!••••••••••••••••••••Unsettling Reads, founded by fiction authors H. Dair Brown and Robin Knabel, offers spoiler-free reviews and recommendations on books from the Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Noir, Sci-Fi, Suspense, and Thriller genres. And just to keep things spicy, they throw in the occasional author interview. Let Dair and Robin help you decide what to read the next time you're ready to sink down into the blankets and crack open a good book.Find us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook (@unsettlingreads)UnsettlingReads.com

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