The Crawling Moon
Queer Tales of Inescapable Dread
The Crawling Moon: Queer Tales of Inescapable Dread is an anthology of gothic depravity, horror & perversion. It contains queer horrors both psychological and supernatural, gory and cerebral.
And more importantly, we're hoping it will scandalize you. It features a cover by Cronan Kobylak, interior illustrations by Matthew Spencer, and a story game by Maxwell Lander.
The book contains the following pieces from an illustrious crowd of wordsmiths and miscreants:
“Going Home (Lost)”
Sage Agee
“The Oak Street Sluts”
Bendi Barrett
“Blood Claim”
Winifred Burton
“The Rise”
Amelia Burton
“A Consecration, Left Wanting”
Jessica Cho
“Cryptophasia”
Lyndall Clipstone
“Fenestration”
Donyae Coles
“Nightglory”
Dare Segun Falowo
“Hypnosis, Paralysis, Analgesia”
Carolin Jansen
“Bluebonnet Season”
Yeonsoo Kim
“Arsenic Tongue”
Marianne Kirby
“Measurements Expressed as Units of Separation”
M.L. Krishnan
“The House of Coiled Earth”
Jes Malitoris
“Red Flags”
Chris McCartney
“Her Black, Blinking Gown”
KC Mead-Brewer
“Jumbie Closet”
Suzan Palumbo
“A Year in the Angel-Handed House”
Hailey Piper
“Quethiock by Night”
E. Saxey
“We are the Feast”
Jordan Shiveley
“Sweetling”
Caitlin Starling
“Death is a Flightless Bird”
Natalia Theodoridou
“Strange Ingredients”
v.f. thompson
“Beauty in the Blight”
E. Catherine Tobler
“Your Thoughts Are Glass”
Shaoni C. White
“A Cure for Heartache”
Cynthia Zhang
“Portrait of a Woman in a Red Qipao”
Tina Zhu
Publication date: July 30th, 2024.
Publication date: July 30, 2024.
The Crawling Moon: Queer Tales of Inescapable Dread is an anthology of gothic depravity, horror & perversion. It contains queer horrors both psychological and supernatural, gory and cerebral.
It was also a finalist for the Shirley Jackson Award in Best Edited Anthology.
More importantly, we're hoping it will scandalize you. Cover by Cronan Kobylak, interior illustrations by Matthew Spencer, and a story game by Maxwell Lander.
The book contains work from:
Sage Agee
Bendi Barrett
Winifred Burton
Amelia Burton
Jess Cho
Lyndall Clipstone
Donyae Coles
Dare Segun Falowo
Caro Jansen
Yeonsoo Kim
Marianne Kirby
M.L. Krishnan
Jes Malitoris
Chris McCartney
KC Mead-Brewer
Suzan Palumbo
Hailey Piper
E. Saxey
Jordan Shiveley
Caitlin Starling
Natalia Theodoridou
v.f. thompson
E. Catherine Tobler
Shaoni C. White
Cynthia Zhang
Tina Zhu
PRAISE
FINALIST FOR THE LOCUS AWARD FOR BEST ANTHOLOGY
FINALIST FOR THE SHIRLEY JACKSON AWARD FOR BEST EDITED ANTHOLOGY
FINALIST FOR THE WORLD FANTASY AWARD FOR BEST ANTHOLOGY
“An unusually uplifting horror anthology that brings both chills and tender moments.”
—Publishers Weekly
"Neon Hemlock consistently publishes fantastic work, whether it's their anthologies, collections, or novella line, and The Crawling Moon is no exception. The stories are decadent, atmospheric, and beautifully written, effectively leaning into Gothic tropes, and embracing their darker and queerer elements. There are lonely mansions, imperiled, isolated individuals, and those hanging on in the margins of ruin and embracing the beauty of decay. The stories are strong throughout the collection, with none that were a complete miss for me. That said, the authors whose stories really stood out for me were: Hailey Piper, Lyndall Clipstone, M.L. Krishnan, Suzan Palumbo, E. Saxey, Marianne Kirby, E. Catherine Tobler, Shaoni C. White, and Bendi Barrett. Overall a fantastic read. Highly recommend for Spooky Season, or really any season at all!"
—A.C. Wise
"...will take you from perfectly dreary-creepy moods to blood-spattered climaxes."
—Arley Sorg for Lightspeed
Enamel pin and iron-on patch designed by Riddle’s Tea Shoppe
