The Black Girl Survives in This One

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By Desiree S. Evans & Saraciea J. Fennell &

Publisher Description

INSTANT INDIE BESTSELLER!

“This anthology makes a statement: Black women belong in horror…Projects like this — brave, necessary — celebrate Black women, and will hopefully inspire the future of the genre.” —The New York Times Book Review

A YA anthology of horror stories centering Black girls who battle monsters, both human and supernatural, and who survive to the end

Be warned, dear reader: The Black girls survive in this one.

Celebrating a new generation of bestselling and acclaimed Black writers, The Black Girl Survives in This One makes space for Black girls in horror. Fifteen chilling and thought-provoking stories place Black girls front and center as heroes and survivors who slay monsters, battle spirits, and face down death. Prepare to be terrified and left breathless by the pieces in this anthology.

The bestselling and acclaimed authors include Erin E. Adams, Monica Brashears, Charlotte Nicole Davis, Desiree S. Evans, Saraciea J. Fennell, Zakiya Dalila Harris, Daka Hermon, Justina Ireland, L.L. McKinney, Brittney Morris, Maika & Maritza Moulite, Eden Royce, and Vincent Tirado. The foreword is by Tananarive Due.

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328 Reviews

4.0

Sarah Standinger

Created 2 days ago

“this story collection had some epic highs and lows; unfortunately I think it averaged out to not great for me. some stories were so aggressively YA/juvenile in tone that they brought down the rest, and even the better stories needed a little more editing. there were a few standouts, like Inheritance and The Skittering Thing.”

Inconsistent

L Brown

Created 3 days ago

Diverse representation

Desireé Watkins

Created 5 days ago

“Very good short story collection. Each tale was unique and engrossing!”

Believable Memorable Multilayered Action-packed Satisfying conclusion Well-structured Setting fits the story Beautifully-written Original

zyla:)

Created 8 days ago

“3.75 stars, if we're getting specific. this horror anthology was pretty good! i enjoyed reading it even though i didn't like some of the stories/the way they ended. also, the title being the black girl survives in this one implies that other people wouldn't, i thought, but most of the stories there's little to no death and the only two that had people actively dying were the one i hated and the one with a bad ending. here's my review of them all! harvesters/l. l. mckinney: decent start to the book! i liked the suspense in this one a lot. i feel a little confused about what the whole idea is/how the beginning events correlate to the ending events which is why i'm giving it 3.5/5 stars despite enjoying the horror elements. welcome back to the cosmos/kortney nash: 2.5/5 stars. this one was intersting because the whole beginning felt so well done with great developed world building and then the ending was just so random and did not conclude the story at all, like why was it happening, who was that person, is one of the shipmates taken over, what happens after that, etc? ghost light- 3/5, not much to say, it was a good reimagining of a classic but nothing crazy brides of devil’s bayou- 5/5 i loved it, suspenseful, well written, in third person which we love, and likable characters with a good ending. perfect tmi/zakiya dalila harris: 4/5, i really enjoyed this one, the story was interesting and i liked how the ending was written with relation to the beginning. i also feel like they did the whole "unanswered questions" thing in a good way where it's thought provoking but not annoying, although i would've liked to understand a little more about why everything is happening? black pride/justina ireland: LOVED this one. 5/5 stars, fantastic suspense and i love the premise, it was very well told and i enjoyed both the characters and the choice of narration the screamers/daka hermon: 4/5, good pacing and i love a good story about grief ! it was a great little story that wasn't trying too hard to be impactful queeniums for greenium!/brittney morris: this one was great too, it works really well as a short story and the pacing and characters were well thought out 5/5 inheritance/camara aaron: 4/5 stars, i liked reading this and i'm a big fan of flashback storytelling. the suspence was good and i liked that the stakes actually mattered. black girl nature group/ i liked this one a lot, the background was well explained, the suspence was well crafted, and we got insight to the characters and their relationships that i didn't see in some of the other stories 5/5 stars cemetery dance party/saraciea j. fennell: ???? does it count as a story if the characters have no motivations, emotions, or reactions? this felt like some sort of weird fanfiction that was only written because someone found out what zombies are. 1/5 for effort ... the skittering thing/monica brashears: 3/5 pretty good story with suspense but the ending was lame af and i thought the religious trauma would be more of a plotline ? it was set up really interstingly and then just completely dropped off with what i feel, again, is a cop out ending. the black strings/vincent tirado: hmmm. i liked this one, but more for the concept than the story. the ending just didn't make sense to me. the whole set up was so interesting and then nina just started killing people to win a competition? when the reveal happened 'someone is grabbing the strings' i was on the edge of my seat just to be disappointed with the lack of character motivation at the end. 3.5/5 stars local color/eden royce: :( i really wanted to like this one. i really really did. but it just didn't do it for me. the horror elements were fine but i just didn't think that it was a fleshed out plot. gramps reveal was lame, and the whole time i was waiting to figure out what was happening and by the end i was not satisfied with that foxhunt/charlotte nicole davis: this one was good, and i liked the choice of main character. it has a real "get out" vibe that was exciting to read in a very dark way. i liked that we were directly told why it's happening as opposed to inferred like some of the other stories on here 4.5/5 stars”

Sgmonthey

Created 10 days ago

“I really enjoyed the short story format of this book. It was really unique, and explores many different sides of the horror genre, and centers the experience of black women.”

Death Murder Original

About Desiree S. Evans

Desiree S. Evans (editor) is a writer from the Louisiana bayou. She currently lives in New Orleans, where she spins spooky and fantastical tales for kids, teens, and adults. Desiree holds an MFA in Fiction from the Michener Center for Writers at The University of Texas at Austin, as well as degrees in journalism from Northwestern University and international affairs from Columbia University. Connect with Desiree on her website at desiree-evans.com and on Instagram/Twitter at @literarydesiree.

Saraciea J. Fennell (editor) is a Black Honduran American writer, founder of The Bronx is Reading, and creator of Honduran Garifuna Writers. She is also a book publicist who has worked with many award-winning and New York Times bestselling authors. She is the editor of the nonfiction anthology, Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed, and her work has appeared in Popsugar, Refinery29, and Culturess, among others. Sign up for her newsletter, Black Girl Dreaming, on Substack for more of her writing. She lives in the Bronx with her family and black poodle, Oreo.

Contributors:
Camara Aaron
Erin E. Adams
Monica Brashears
Charlotte Nicole Davis
Zakiya Dalila Harris
Daka Hermon
Justina Ireland
L.L. McKinney
Brittney Morris
Maika & Maritza Moulite
Kortney Nash
Eden Royce
Vincent Tirado
Tananarive Due (foreword)