Title: Out There Screaming

Author: Erin E. Adams, Violet Allen, Lesley Nneka Arimah, Maurice Broaddus, Chesya Burke, P. Djèlí Clark, Ezra Claytan Daniels, Tananarive Due, Nalo Hopkinson, N. K. Jemisin, Justin C. Key, L. D. Lewis, Nnedi Okorafor, Tochi Onyebuchi, Rebecca Roanhorse, Nicole D. Sconiers, Rion Amilcar Scott, Terence Taylor, and Cadwell Turnbull.

Narrator: N. K. Jemisin, Rebecca Roanhorse, Tananarive Due, Nnedi Okorafor, Jordan Peele

Link: https://www.audible.com/pd/Out-There-Screaming-Audiobook/B0BTK5SM8B

Summary

The visionary writer and director of Get Out, Us, and Nope, and founder of Monkeypaw Productions,curates this groundbreaking anthology of all-new stories of Black horror, exploring not only the terrors of the supernatural but the chilling reality of injustice that haunts our nation.

A cop begins seeing huge, blinking eyes where the headlights of cars should be that tell him who to pull over. Two freedom riders take a bus ride that leaves them stranded on a lonely road in Alabama where several unsettling somethings await them. A young girl dives into the depths of the Earth in search of the demon that killed her parents. These are just a few of the worlds of Out There Screaming, Jordan Peele’s anthology of all-new horror stories by Black writers. Featuring an introduction by Peele and an all-star roster of beloved writers and new voices, Out There Screaming is a master class in horror, and—like his spine-chilling films—its stories prey on everything we think we know about our world . . . and redefine what it means to be afraid.

Featuring stories by: Erin E. Adams, Violet Allen, Lesley Nneka Arimah, Maurice Broaddus, Chesya Burke, P. Djèlí Clark, Ezra Claytan Daniels, Tananarive Due, Nalo Hopkinson, N. K. Jemisin, Justin C. Key, L. D. Lewis, Nnedi Okorafor, Tochi Onyebuchi, Rebecca Roanhorse, Nicole D. Sconiers, Rion Amilcar Scott, Terence Taylor, and Cadwell Turnbull.

©2023 Random House Group (P)2023 Random House Audio

My Review

5/5 Stars

Jordan Peele is a favorite direction of mine. I’ve fallen in love with his works for how creative and powerful his stories can be. So when I saw that he was curating an anthology of horror stories, I rushed to get a copy, and this did not disappoint.

My favorite stories from the collection were:

• The Other One by Violet Allen

When the MC breaks up with her boyfriend, she comes to learn that there’s something wrong about his new girlfriend. Twisted and unique, this was easily my favorite in the entire collection.

• Eye and Tooth by Rebecca Roanhorse

A monster hunting sister and brother due face their biggest challenge yet. I loved the character dynamics in this, and thought the prose was well done.

• Flicker by L.D. Lewis

What happens when it turns out the world is a simulation and you’ve survived the ending? Thought-provoking and unpredictable, this one kept me on the edge of my seat.