FOLK HORROR ANTHOLOGIES
The Fiends in the Furrows
THE UNHOLY TRILOGY
OF ORIGINAL FOLK HORROR FICTION
“Folk horror is often misunderstood, but Nosetouch Press keep their horrors under tight scythe and sickle amongst furrows of the genre. Brilliantly curated and gloriously diverse.”
—Jack Whitam, on Twitter
THE FIENDS IN THE FURROWS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF FOLK HORROR
The Fiends in the Furrows: An Anthology of Folk Horror is a collection of nine short stories that hew both to the earthy traditions and blaze new trails in Folk Horror.
Fans of Folk Horror, as well as those unfamiliar with it, will find horrors galore in these stories. Themes of rural isolation and insularity, paranoia, mindless and monstrous ritual, as well as arcane ceremonies clashing against modern preoccupations run through these stories.
Nosetouch Press is proud to bring The Fiends in the Furrows: An Anthology of Folk Horror to horror enthusiasts everywhere.
Selected for the Preliminary Ballot of the 2018 Bram Stoker Awards.
Includes the stories “The Jaws of Ouroboros,” by Steve Toase, and “Back Along the Old Track,” by Sam Hicks—both chosen by Ellen Datlow to be included in THE BEST HORROR OF THE YEAR: VOLUME 11, published by Night Shade Books.
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CONTRIBUTORS
- Coy Hall | “Sire of the Hatchet”
- Sam Hicks | “Back Along the Old Track”
- Lindsay King-Miller | “The Fruit”
- Steve Toase | “The Jaws of Ouroboros”
- Eric J. Guignard | “The First Order of
Whaleyville’s Divine Basilisk Handlers” - Romey Petite | “Pumpkin, Dear”
- Stephanie Ellis | “The Way of the Mother”
- Zachary Von Houser | “Leave the Night”
- S.T. Gibson | “Revival”
PRODUCT DETAILS
- Length: 220 pages
- Language: English
- ISBN-13: 978-1-944286-13-2 (paperback)
- ISBN-13: 978-1-944286-10-1 (hardcover)
- ISBN-13: 978-1-944286-34-7 (case laminate hardcover)
- Also available as an ebook
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THE FIENDS IN THE FURROWS: MORE TALES OF FOLK HORROR
The Fiends in the Furrows: More Tales of Folk Horror is a collection of short stories of Folk Horror, honoring its rich and atmospheric traditions.
Fans of Folk Horror will find herein more terrifying tales of rural isolation, urban alienation, suburban superstition, pastoral paranoia, as well as mindless and monstrous ritual that epitomize the atmospheric dread of this fascinating and developing subgenre.
FOREWORD BY ANDREW MICHAEL HURLEY
Included on the Preliminary Ballot for the 2020 Bram Stoker Awards.
Includes the story “A Deed Without a Name” by Jack Lothian, included in THE BEST HORROR OF THE YEAR VOLUME 13, edited by Ellen Datlow.
“I believe this is one of the best anthologies to come out in 2020.” —Christi Nogle, for Pseudopod
CONTRIBUTORS
FOREWORD BY ANDREW MICHAEL HURLEY
- Alys Hobbs | “Yan”
- Coy Hall | “Hour of the Cat’s Eye”
- Elizabeth Twist | “The Complete Compleat Gardener”
- Neil McRobert | “A Well-Fed Man”
- Shawn Wallace | “The Binding Tide”
- Jack Lothian | “A Deed Without a Name”
- Hazel King | “The Hanging Tree and The Old Tom Pit”
- Sara Century | “The Death of a Drop of Water
- Kristi DeMeester | “A Ritual for Pleasure and Atonement”
- Tim Major | “The Slow King”
- Tracy Fahey | “Dearg-an-Daol”
PRODUCT DETAILS
- Length: 260 pages
- Language: English
- ISBN-13: 978-1-944286-20-0 (paperback)
- ISBN-13: 978-1-944286-21-7 (hardcover)
- ISBN-13: 978-1-944286-35-4 (case laminate hardcover)
- also available as an ebook
THE FIENDS IN THE FURROWS III: FINAL HARVEST
The Fiends in the Furrows: Final Harvest is a collection of nineteen stories embodying the menacing essence of Folk Horror.
Folk Horror fans will uncover in these short stories tales of rampant rural monstrosity and agrarian horror within rustic settings, where dread sinks its roots deep into the earth to bring forth a bountiful crop of unforgettable terrors.
Includes the story “The Motley,” by Charlie Hughes, chosen by Ellen Datlow to be included in THE BEST HORROR OF THE YEAR: VOLUME 16, published by Night Shade Books.
“Another stunning collection of folk horror. The third and final anthology in this series didn’t disappoint…It’s a wonderful series, and I definitely recommend all three…”
—Tom Fordham, Goodreads review
CONTRIBUTORS
• Die Booth, “Paper Coins”
• Ryan Cassavaugh, “The Last Honeyboy”
• Dan Coxon, “Come Sing for the Harrowing”
• Matt Elphick, “Cooper’s Hill”
• Tracy Fahey, “Witchwalking”
• J.M. Faulkner, “Radegast”
• Timothy Granville, “Sarsen Wood”
• Coy Hall, “Herald of the Red Hen”
• Fox Claret Hill, “Mrs. Badger’s Bones”
• Charlie Hughes, “The Motley”
• Rae Knowles, “Mulberry Silk”
• Thersa Matsuura, “Child of the Gods”
• Catherine McCarthy, “The Sickle and the Tithe”
• Damien B. Raphael, “As the Thing is Needed”
• Zachary Rosenberg, “The Gods That Drift With Us”
• Melissa A. Szydlek, “Back Yonder”
• Steve Rasnic Tem, “F is for the Farm”
• Richard Thomas, “The Keeper of the Light”
• Alex Wolfgang, “Malleability”
PRODUCT DETAILS
- Paperback: 380 pages
- Language: English
- ISBN-13: 978-1-944286-25-5 (paperback)
- ISBN-13: 978-1-944286-32-3 (hardcover)
- ISBN-13: 978-1-944286-36-1 (case laminate)
Also available as an ebook.
“The Fiends in the Furrows parts I and II are some of the best anthologies I’ve ever read and probably THE best FOLK anthologies I’ve ever read…I highly recommend them both. If you like folk horror, you’re going to love these.”
—Erika, Amazon review
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