Our next Gothic Fantasy anthology is focused on all things Folklore Horror, and we're delighted to announce the list of authors included in the book! Available from August 2026 and featuring a foreword by Maria J. Pérez Cuervo, it is packed full of fantastic short stories on the theme, encompassing global mythologies and classic horror rooted in folklore as well as new and recent stories by authors writing today. This was a hugely popular submissions round and we are grateful to the hundreds of authors who submitted stories for consideration – many congratulations to the selection below:

The Scare Groom by Patrick Barb

Out of the Woods by Ramsey Campbell

The Fruits of Our Labor by Amanda Casile

Nanny Rutt by Georgia Cook

The Devil in the Desert by P.A. Cornell

The Calm by James Dorr

The Good Shepherd by Kay Hanifen

How To Summon The Butter Street Hitchhiker by Chris Hicks

Sleeping Breath Rises by Philippa Holloway

Woodface by Charlie Hughes

In Fields of Salt by Damien Kelly

Like Mother Like Daughter by Rachel Kitch

For Limited Appearances by G.T. Korbin

The Three-Legged Lady by Amanda Cecelia Lang

Raofin’s Daughter by J.A. Legg

Cutting Teeth by Kirsty Logan

The Watcher by Sam Logan

Pursuit and Perseverance by E.E. Lucek

Baby’s Favourite Mat by Olufunmilayo Makinde

Face Me. In Darkness. by Maura McHugh

The Dancers by Eóin Murphy

At the Clootie Well by Rob Nisbet

Deadname by Ellis Nye

Monster by Beck O’Leary

The Tallfrog by John Oakes

Striding Edge by Reggie Oliver

Again! Atabey Commands by Chey Rivera

The Bride’s Speech by Katherine Heath Shaeffer

A Thousand Cuts by Alex Shvartsman

The Donkey Lady by C.W. Stevenson

Root System by A.M. Sutter

A Night-black Rose That Only Blooms in Moonlight by Tais Teng

The Hills Were Black Before They Were Red by Tyler J. Welch