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Out There Screaming Edited by Jordan Peele

Out There Screaming by Jordan Peele

August 31, 2025 by Classic Leave a Comment

I started this last November and yep, took me until today to just finally dust it off my TBR. I quit it because honestly I didn’t really enjoy this entire anthology at all. Some of the stories bored me out of my skull. I always try to make sure I post a min-review on each story in an anthology, but I almost DNFed this one and felt bad about that since most of the writers are Black and POC. Also this got awards which made […]

Filed Under: Horror, Short Stories Tagged With: Jordan Peele, Out There Screaming

Classic's CBR17 Review No:127 · Genres: Horror, Short Stories · Tags: Jordan Peele, Out There Screaming ·
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A pretty disappointing anthology, to be honest.

Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror by ed. Jordan Peele & John Joseph Adams

May 21, 2024 by narfna Leave a Comment

While there were a handful of really good stories in here, overall I was disappointed with this collection. Way too many confusing or unsatisfying endings. (This was edited by Jordan Peele, but also by John Joseph Adams, whose anthologies in the past I have not really liked, either, and I wish I would have known he was involved before I read it. Would have had more accurate expectations.) “Reckless Eyeballing,” N.K. Jemisin — Okayyyy, but what does it meaaaan. 4/5 stars “Eye & Tooth,” Rebecca Roanhorse — The […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: anthologies, ed. Jordan Peele & John Joseph Adams, horror, john joseph adams, Jordan Peele, narfna, short stories

narfna's CBR16 Review No:23 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: anthologies, ed. Jordan Peele & John Joseph Adams, horror, john joseph adams, Jordan Peele, narfna, short stories ·
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