The Jewish Book of Horror
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THE JEWISH BOOK OF HORROR
Edited by Josh Schlossberg
Horror is part of the human condition, but few peoples across the ages know it quite like the Jews.
From slavery to pogroms to the Holocaust to antisemitism, the "Chosen People" have not only endured hell on Earth, they've risen above it to share their stories with the world.
Whether it's pirate rabbis or demon-slaying Bible queens, concentration camp vampires or beloved, fearless bubbies, THE JEWISH BOOK OF HORROR offers you twenty-two dark tales about the culture, history, and folklore of the Jewish people.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
An Orchard of Terror: Scary Stories and the Jewish Tradition by Rabbi John Carrier
Origins of The Jewish Book of Horror by Josh Schlossberg
Torah-fying Tales: An Introduction to Jewish Horror by Molly Adams
On Seas of Blood and Salt by Richard Dansky
The Last Plague by KD Casey
The 38th Funeral by Marc Morgenstern
Same as Yesterday by Alter S. Reiss
How to Build a Sukkah at the End of the World by Lindsay King-Miller
Demon Hunter Vashti by Henry Herz
The Horse Leech Has Two Maws by Michael Picco
The Rabbi's Wife by Simon Rosenberg
Ba'alat Ov by Brenda Tolian
Eighth Night by John Baltisberger
Bread and Salt by Elana Gomel
In the Red by Mike Marcus
A Purim Story by Emily Ruth Verona
Catch and Release by Vivian Kasley
Phinehas the Zealot by Ethan K. Lee
The Wisdom of Solomon by Ken Goldman
Welcome, Death by J.D. Blackrose
Forty Days Before Birth by Colleen Halupa
The Hanukkult of Taco Wisdom by Margret Treiber
The Divorce From God by Rami Ungar
The Hand of Fire by Daniel Braum
Bar Mitzvah Lessons by Stewart Gisser
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Schlossberg (Malinae) brings together a superior anthology with a fascinating origin story: his grandfather left him a rough manuscript of 22 stories that were "like bare bones folktales told by illiterates," each ostensibly derived from phrases engraved on a boulder found by the biblical Moses years before encountering God in a burning bush. As the manuscript wasn't publishable, Schlossberg recruited 22 authors to rewrite its contents. The result ably demonstrates the compatibility of Jewish tradition, history, and folklore with the horror genre. The legend of the golem is given new life in a modern setting in Simon Rosenberg's "The Rabbi's Wife," which centers on a college student's crush and cleverly uses quotidian details to encourage suspension of disbelief. "Demon Hunter Vashti" by Henry Herz puts King Ahasuerus's first queen, Vashti, center-stage and provides a very different explanation for her downfall. Richard Dansky's "On Seas of Blood and Salt" is another high point, featuring Jewish pirates beset by a ship of the undead. This is sure to please fans of folklore-infused horror.
