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This collection made me proud to be a honor fan. The editors collected works from icons of the genre and exciting newcomers to give us a lush, and interesting read. The only way we can hope to change the world is to cultivate compassion. By bringing us a horror anthology driven by “otherness” the scary story world is helping to do it’s part. Now that mysterious “other” is the hero, not the villain. Horror fans like myself have often found ourselves identifying with the strange and complicated monster hated by society.
It seems a natural progression to have us who were so vilified and cast-aside now be the one’s writing the stories and inviting the alleged “monsters” in for company.

Short stories resonate with different people for different reasons. Usually a reader finds a couple of stand-out favorites. I had at 4 favorites in this collection! I hope even non-horror fans take a chance on this incredible work as the messages and themes are so important for everyone to hear.

I've been sticking my toe into the horror waters so this was a good pick. I enjoyed most of the stories, and I really liked that it was a very inclusive collection in terms of authors.
One story I had to skip over because I was reading it while eating and it almost made me ill! Ill have to go back and finish that one.

I think this is a solid anthology with lots of great stories from some of my favorite horror authors. I'll definitely be picking up a physical copy.

I didn't dislike any of these and have come to LOVE short stories. Highlights for me were Jennifer McMahon, Gabino Iglesias, Stephen Graham-Jones, and SA Cosby.

I usually struggle with short story collections/anthologies but this kept me intrigued and excited to read all the stories!

4 stars.

Come one, come all, to witness a horror anthology where not a single protagonist is a straight, white male! Where the key word is right there in the title and it isn’t just lip service: INCLUSIVE. It was completely refreshing to read and was definitely the best anthology I’ve read so far this year by far.

Look: No anthology is perfect. You’re gonna have some stories you don’t fully understand, some that you feel are a little long, some you don’t feel fit the anthology’s theme, and some you’ll just find plain bad or boring. While not every story in this anthology hit it out of the ballpark, there were some standouts for me I made note of that I wanted to point out, and why.

“Other Fears” by Christina Sng is a poem at the very beginning of the anthology about domestic violence. It’s a very vulnerable piece… very raw. There’s a great sadness to the piece, a lot of self-blame and loathing, anger, burning rage, desperation, and utter hopelessness.

“Idiot Girls” by Jennifer McMahon is a suspenseful tale full of xenophobia, cultural stereotypes, trusting the wrong people, and being super careful when it comes to the people who essay they love you but only seem to want to keep you a secret.

“Night Shopper” by Michael H. Hanson is a absolutely brilliant satirical horror story about how those who are non-human might be more empathetic toward transgender persons and vice-versa when it comes to trying to fit into society when society doesn’t seem to want you around.

“Help, I’m a Cop” by Nathan Carson is a standout story about a life lived completely in the closet and how that poisons your entire person.

“Miss Infection USA” by Shanna Heath is a hoot of dark satirical genius that made me think of something like if Chuck Pahalnuik wrote a post-apocalyptic novel about “RuPaul’s Drag Race”. You better werk, girl!

“Black Screams, Yellow Stars” by Maxwell I. Gold both reminds us of horrifying deaths in the millions in the past, current terrifying deaths in the present, and inhuman prophetic visions of a possible future that seems more likely with each year that goes by. This story is profoundly sad and very grim.

“Invasive Species” by Ann Davila Cardinal is a weird but also relevant story about gentrification and cultural erasure.

“The Voices of the Nightingales” by M. E. Bronstein is a fantastic story about men and organized religion revising and rewriting women’s history when it doesn’t suit their needs and wants and those women finding a way to take their stories back.

(Also worth a mention is Stephen Graham Jones’ story “Tiddlywinks”).

Like I said, the whole anthology is a great read, but these are the stories that stood out the most to me. I recommend giving the whole thing a read.

Thanks to NetGalley and William Morrow for granting me access to this title in exchange for a fair and honest review.

What a slam dunk of a horror collection! As someone who is very selective with what horror fiction they read, Other Terrors is full of stories by talented writers that focus on different interpretations of what being "other" can mean. Turning a general trans experience of feeling separate into tales of monsters and un-belonging and more, I highly recommend this title.

Recommended. A fabulously eclectic collection of short fiction highlighting some emerging authors as well as work from some well-established names in horror. Each story included here is very good, but the stand-out works for me were: "Night Shopper" by Michael H. Hanson; "Churn the Unturning Tide" by Annie Neugebauer; "Miss Infection USA" by Shanna Heath; and "Tiddlywinks" by Stephen Graham Jones.

Each contribution here takes the idea of otherness and puts a fresh and interesting spin on it through a horror lens, though some are much more straightforward with the horror elements, for example, Stephen Graham Jones brings some darkly hilarious slasher vibes to the collection, while Hanson's "Night Shopper" gives readers a cleverly executed look at how a group of clandestine supernatural creatures rally together to protect the trans woman who delivers their groceries via an Insta-cart like service.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with a digital ARC to review!

I loved some, enjoyed some, liked some and disliked others. I never think ratings are fair in anthologies since it's more than one creative mind and writing style. This was one of the better anthologies that I've read.

4/5 stars.

Nothing is as frightening as "the other", and that is just what this collection explores. Just what is it that upsets us about those who are different, especially since difference is in the eye of the beholder? A collection of fresh ideas and retellings of classic tales, this anthology is especially poignant since the writers hail from underrepresented backgrounds.

AS CAWPILE:
Characters: 6 | Atmosphere: 7 | Writing: 7 | Plot: 5 | Intrigue: 6 | Logic: 6 | Enjoyment: 6
Total: 6.14

Reviewing a short story collection is always tricky, especially as some stories were fantastic and others...not so much. There were some that suffered from the short story format, and others that flourished under it. This is normal for these kinds of collections, in my opinion, and makes reviewing them as a whole something I've wanted to figure out how to do effectively.

I gave each short story an individual CAWPILE rating and I think this is the best way to go about this. There was only one short story I had to skip, and this was due to the style of writing and that it was in the second person POV. That's just personal preference, though, and I'm sure the story was okay.

This collection, looked at as a whole, was entertaining and worth the read. It uses diverse backgrounds and histories as grounds for horror telling, and this concept is played out incredibly well here. There were some stories that left me feeling disgusted in the best way, and with horror, that's all I can ask for.

When I first requested this ARC, I must have misread the copy summary because I didn’t realize it was a HORROR anthology, aka a genre I rarely veer into. That said, I did enjoy this book (though I mostly read it during the day haha). As always with anthologies, not every story knocked it out of the part— but a majority did! And it’s successfully made me want to check out more of this author’s work.

Wow. What a gangbuster list of horror stories. I don't think I disliked a one of them except for that poem that was like a half a page and just made me go huh. But you all know that most poems I read that are horror (usually written by Stephen King or Neil Gaiman) are like my least favorite things.

The first story is shockingly a poem (leave me alone), but not the one I was talking about above, "Other Fears" by Christina Sng starts off with a woman who is being abused by a man and how he chips away parts of her through the years and how he wore a mask for others. And how it ends...yeah, that was a great ending.

From there we have great stories that I didn't want to end.

"Idiot Girls" by Jennifer McMahon shows us that even though you are in love with someone, how well can you know them?

"Waste Not" by Alma Katsu shows us how a family can come together and hide a monstrous thing. Got to love that ending though.

"Night Shopper" by Michael H. Hanson shows us how different things are in a world where monsters roam and still need their groceries. Seriously was delighted by this one and thought it was cleverly done.

"Scrape" by Denise Dumars shows us a world where something different is always feared (in America) but is seen as almost sacred in Mexico. The main character, Mitsuko left the U.S. with her wife Judy after Asian hate crimes took off post-COVID. I did feel this one ended a little weaker than the others so far in the anthology though.

"Mud Flappers" by Usman T. Malik. I am still confused by this one and what happened. I still enjoyed it though.

"Churn the Unturning Tide" by Annie Neugebauer. Reading about a woman who is pregnant and seems to be going through some changes, and some women that she meets while doing a swim class who seem to go a bit feral was kind of...actually it was on the mark.

"There's Always Something in the Woods" by Gabino Iglesias. 5 damn stars. I want a movie. Also, yes, it's not fair.

"The Turning" by Hailey Piper. A young girl is going through something that is changing teens all over the world. What her family does next though...is it really unexpected?

"Help, I'm a Cop" by Nathan Carson. Well what do you know...I felt a little pity. Just a smidge. Excellent story. I did love how Carson shows us our main character that gave up so many parts of himself for an indifferent father.

"Miss Infection USA" by Shanna Heath. What to do when young girls rise as zombies? You throw a pageant. Honestly this was great and the darkness of the story bleeds in after a while. You realize what big sister in this story has gone through to make sure her sister Martha stays safe.

"All Not Ready" by Tracy Cross. A bunch of kids play a game.

"Illusions of the De-Evolved" by Linda D. Addison. No.

"Black Screams, Yellow Stars" by Maxwell I. Gold. What happens when the red hats (guess who) come for everyone. Echoes of the Middle Passage are brought back to the present.

There are so many more stories but honestly just read this thing. It was so so freaking good.

I really liked the stories I read from this anthology. As they were all from different authors of course they all had different tones and styles, but they were all each unique and imaginative. I particularly enjoyed the one about all of the night creatures -- the name is eluding me -- and their delivery driver. I thought that one in particular I could have read a full book about!

An exciting and engaging collection, this anthology has something for everyone. While horror has historically been a place to explore what it means to be "other," the authors featured here have gone above and beyond to discuss identity, family, and the stories we tell about ourselves.

This short story horror collection has some fun ones. I liked that the authors and storylines were diverse and unique. My favorites in the collection were Idiot Girls, Tiddlywinks, The Voices of Nightingales, and What Blood Hath Wrought. Overall, this was a solid group of stories and I’m glad to have experienced it.

Other Terrors is an inclusive horror anthology focusing on tales of what it means to be "other." This anthology provides the opportunity to read horror stories from perspectives we don't often see in the genre, whether that be by sexual orientation, cultural background, skin color, belief system, or economic class. Everyone has different backgrounds and it's refreshing to get a horror collection that reflects real life people. You aren't alone. The underrepresented will be thrilled to see themselves reflected in Other Terrors.

You really can't go wrong when you bring together some of the best horror writers for an anthology.

I loved that each of these stories flipped the horror genre just a bit and had unexpected endings or main characters. Not only that, but many of the stories feature characters that normally don't get a voice in horror.

Typically with anthologies, you have some stories that simply aren't as strong as others. This one is the exception. I really enjoyed every story and I would recommend this to anyone wanting quick horror reads!

I received an eARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Other Terrors is a wonderful and creepy look at what it means to be considered "other" in one's community. It provides the points of view of people that have typically not been given a platform, such as LGBTQ+ people, Native Americans, Latinx folk and more. A creatively diverse group of nightmares follow. I give it four stars, which is usually the highest I ever give. Thank you, Net Galley!

Other Terrors presented by Vince A. Liaguno and Rena Mason is a delightfully spooky anthology of diverse horror stories. Perspectives often underrepresented in horror (if they're represented at all) fill the pages and lend voice to brand new terrors. I loved almost every single piece in this anthology, and can't recommend it enough.

Other Terrors is a, well, terrifying anthology. Essentially so. There are experience and horrors some will never understand. Or, horrors some may never even encounter at all whatsoever. Cultural, economical, generational, and on and on. Yet, they are vastly shared. And those who do, those who experience and share, they’re all too aware that — oh so sadly — people have a nasty tendency to hate more passionately than they love. And just as trauma is passed down, passed on, so too is hate. And the less one has, they harder it is to even attempt to escape the painful past. Hand to mouth, paycheck to paycheck, “poverty is often the mother of bad decisions.” That’s considering, too, that the possibility of a decision is even there. Many are never even given a choice. In anything. Their choices have been made for them.

Many have no way out. They have to make do with what’s at hand, or can be scavenged, scrounged, and even then it’s frequently not enough, not matter how creative or inventive they are. They’re still passed over, cast aside. People break their bodies and their minds simply to exist. Secrets are buried, and history is burned, as if denial could usher in the greatest disappearing act of all time. Pain and trauma never go away, though. The horror lives, is always there.

Other Terrors is a sort of confrontation. A very necessary confrontation. Growth comes from conflict. Problem is, it seems, we’ve got all the conflict in the world in this world, yet are sorely lacking in growth. That doesn’t mean this is an exercise in depression, though, this book. Oh no. It is most certainly a rip roaring ride of horror, which you know is the greatest rollercoaster of all. And oh what a ride it is.

Alma Katsu’s story. Gabino Iglesias’s story. Stephen Graham Jones’s story. Haley Piper’s story. S.A. Cosby’s story. These are just a few. A handful of horror. A handful that’s delightful and terrifying and edge of your seat tension through and through. But there’s still so much more. Other Terrors is one brilliant story after another. Liaguno and Mason have done an outstanding job editing this anthology. The fun didn’t end when I finished the last page, either. These stories are in me now, circulating, lurking. I will carry them with me. But still. I do hope they continue down this road, bring us, say, “More Other Terrors” or some such. It’s all just too good to be one and done.

The ultimate collection of horror stories from the perspective of what it means to be “other.” I loved this inclusive set of spooky tales! It’s so hard to pick a favorite story because this collection includes a little bit of everything that is sure to please a multitude of readers. I also appreciate how inclusive these stories are. These stories are written by an all star group of horror authors including Hailey Piper, Alma Katsu, Stephen Graham Jones, Tananarive Due and more. Don’t miss out on this anthology!