SHROUDED HORROR: TALES OF THE UNCANNY
My collection, SHROUDED HORROR: TALES OF THE UNCANNY (Dragon’s Roost Press, 2024) features cosmic and weird stories about horrors that lie below the surface, ready to bubble up and disturb the veil of our everyday lives. From the bowels of NYC to the mind-warping outer reaches of space, SHROUDED HORROR shows what happens when ordinary people bump against the hidden terrors that sit at the boundaries of reality. Cover art by Carrion House.
The book received First Place in the Horror/Creatures category in the 2024 BookFest awards! Reviewers can request an ARC here or visit the Netgalley page here. See what readers are saying on Goodreads.
Reviews
Grifant’s exceptional ability to lure readers down the darkest of alleyways is on full display. Here, the feeders become the food and the prey becomes the predator. You’ll be mesmerized by her Tales of the Uncanny, and there will be no driver waiting to return you to safety from the Shrouded Horror.
—Rebecca Rowland, Bram Stoker Award finalist and author of White Trash & Recycled Nightmares
Shrouded Horror is evidence of KC Grifant’s total mastery of short form fiction. Grifant writes with a classical sensibility for plot and modern nuance in her character work, making this collection perfect for those wanting old-school scares with contemporary craft and style.
—Trevor Williamson, podcast host of Sley House Presents
This collection takes so many of horror’s favorite tropes and sub-genres and twists them into something new and horrifying. Regardless of what poisons you usually pick, there’s at least one story in here that will feel like it was written just for you.
—Tasha Reynolds, co-founder of The Sinister Scoop
KC Grifant’s Shrouded Horror: Tales of the Uncanny is a veritable time machine. It will transport you back to a time when, as a young reader, you curled up beneath a blanket on your couch and devoured stories by R.L. Stine and Christopher Pike. Grifant’s stories beckon you in with the seemingly innocuous crook of a finger and then propel you through fantastical worlds of terrifying creatures, all-too-real scenarios, and creeping dread. I found something new and exciting on every page. So curl up on your couch, steel your nerves, and let the weirdness in.
—Tiffany Michelle Brown, author of How Lovely to Be a Woman: Stories and Poems and co-host of the Horror in the Margins podcast.
Shrouded Horror reads like a grotesque funhouse ride, you never know what’s going to jump out and scare you next! A wide-ranging collection offering something for horror fans of all stripes, KC Grifant has a penchant for twisted tropes and inventive monsters. Maybe you’ve seen zombies shambling out of the shadows before, but what’s this one doing with a blue balloon tied around its wrist? Utterly delightful.
—Brian Asman, author of Man, F*ck This House and Good Dogs
Grifant’s stories are deliciously wicked with flawed but interesting characters and are perfect for lovers of Tales from the Crypt and Goosebumps, or any story where comeuppance is a key theme.
—JR Billingsley, author and editor, Sley House Publishing
Grifant has a knack for devising the uncanny and uncomfortable. She delivers scares and shivers with tight plotting and descriptive prose.
—Henry Herz, author of I Am Smoke and I Am Gravity
Grifant expertly demonstrates her creative prowess in this diverse collection of haunts.From urban creepy crawlies, to survivalist, environmental, apocalyptic and sci-fi terrors,Shrouded Horror draws you in like a spider to its web, wrapping itself around you in its cold, wet grasp. Each story is uniquely crafted with similar themes of acceptance, resilience and empowerment amongst a backdrop of strong female protagonists and underdogs that’ll have you cheering from the bleachers. This is a must-read for any horror fan.
—Francesca Maria, author of They Hide: Short Stories to Tell in the Dark
Sci-fi and horror author David Agranoff reviews the collection here.
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News
→ SHROUDED HORROR was listed in the Lineup’s article “5 Upcoming Horror Books Written by Women that You Should Add to Your TBR.”
→ On the podcast The Suspense is Killing Me, we talk horror, writing and more.
→ Mysterious Galaxy announces the launch party for Shrouded Horror!
→ I talked with Jendia Gammon on her YouTube author series about the new book, weird west, speculative fiction, San Diego’s author community and horror. Tune in here.
→ Screaming Eye Press did a thought-provoking interview on the collection and other topics.
→ Lisa Haselton featured an interview with me on her blog.
→ The Union Tribune newspaper did an in-depth interview on horror, events, and the new book.
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