The Black Girl Survives in This One: Horror Stories

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“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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Published Apr 2, 2024

368 pages

Average rating: 7.65

17 RATINGS

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mom2burgess
May 22, 2026
10/10 stars
I won an ARC of this book in a Goodreads giveaway.

I love horror books. When it's well done. And I found all of the stories in this book to be well done. The problem with short story collections is that some are amazing and some are "meh". I didn't have this problem here. Some were SO amazing that I was sad it was a short story. I wanted more and more. And even those stories, where I was satisfied with the small bite that it was, were GOOD.

I highly enjoyed this.
Medilsom
Feb 15, 2026
7/10 stars
Good short stories, some definitely better than others.

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