Reviews for superstar editor Ellen Datlow’s forthcoming anthology THE MONSTROUS keep coming.

Elan Samuel at THE WARBLER lauds the invigorating anthology.

Hon­estly, every story in this anthology is excellent. It’s really a tes­ta­ment to Datlow’s wealth of expe­ri­ence in the genre, and her mas­ter­ful touch in edit­ing and com­pil­ing the best sto­ries around. What’s more, I was inspired by this col­lec­tion, remem­ber­ing that sev­eral shorts I had begun writ­ing felt like they were going nowhere. After read­ing THE MONSTROUS, I real­ized they are per­fect setups for hor­ror. I am invigorated and excited by this foray into a new genre.

I devoured this anthol­ogy, and was imme­di­ately hun­gry for more. I guess I’ll go pick up my Love­craft collection.

RECLUSIVE READS heaps even more praise upon the must-have book.

This is not your typical monster menagerie. Ellen Datlow has gathered tales of the unexpected, unique takes of the unusual creatures that loiter within the imaginations of some of the finest purveyors of dark fiction working today.

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A must-have for every fan of horror.

Highly recommended.

THE MONSTROUS rises from the depths this October. 

For more on THE MONSTROUS, visit the Tachyon page.

Illustration by John Coulthart

Cover by Reiko Murakami

Cover design by Elizabeth Story