Visceral, vivid, and at times quite vicious. Each story contains horrors of varying degrees that are creepy enough to keep you up at night. Your Happy Place by Terence Taylor is one story that readers won't be able to forget. And A Bird Sings By The Etching Tree by Nicole D. Sconiers is uniquely terrifying. The entirety of this book is a treasure trove of terror that every horror fan should read. Not all humans are humane, some of them are the very monsters we fear yet we rarely see past their mask.

I enjoyed this compilation of short stories. Some had a scare factor of gore while others were more subtle. I really liked the story about the car with eyes. I believe that one really stuck with me and had a lot of creepiness while still getting a powerful message across.

In Out There Screaming there is a story for every taste. I was intrigued, unnerved, and titillated in turn as I moved from tale to tale and I'll definitely be looking out for these authors in the future.

Jordan Peele’s name is what got me, and I’m very glad I did. These short stories were captivating reads, and explored topics in a way I’ve not experienced before.

Out There Screaming is a wonderful mix of horror, science fiction, folklore and social commentary! I absolutely loved these stories with my favorite being Dark Home.

Spooky anthology. However I was disappointed to learn that Jordan Peele did not write a single story within the collection. I mostly read it to hear from his voice.

I found most of the stories slow and uninteresting. The stories are very boring. And I don't like the writing styles.

I was very excited to read this as I enjoy Jordan Peele's work. The exploration of modern black horror was compulsively readable. The stories were well written and very thought provoking.

Like most collections, some of these stories were hit or miss. I enjoyed the first few but found it difficult to keep the momentum going with the rest of the book. Will revisit it again in the future or maybe read the stories further apart.

As with most multi-author anthologies, there were stronger and weaker links, but overall I adored this book! "Invasion of the Baby Snatchers" by Lesley Nneka Arimah and "Flicker" by L.D. Lewis were two of my standouts. A fantastic assortment overall.

Excellent collection that celebrates the art of horror. I enjoyed the diversity of style and subject. I will definitely be looking for other works from authors I was less familiar with. This book has been a pleasure to recommend. Thank you to NetGalley and Random House for the advanced copy..

I enjoyed most of the stories in this anthology but many of the stories read like speculative fiction versus horror. I wish it also had a cohesion with the order for stories like putting similar themes together. Overall this was a solid anthology that introduced me to new authors and let me get the chance to read a story from a few authors from my to-be-read pile.

I was a little disappointed in this one only because I went into this with suuuuuch high expectations being that this is curated by Jordan Peele. I think for me I was hoping the vibe of the short stories would match what I expect from Peele, but I kind of forgot that these are all individual authors with their own styles as well. Still interesting and would still recommend.

The contributing authors coupled w/ Jordan Peele as editor should make anyone want to devour this collection. Some of these stories fell flat but the vast majority were distinct and deliciously creepy. Stand outs were "The Rider" by Tananarive Due, "Dark Home" by Nnedi Okorafor, "Eye & Tooth" by Rebecca Roanhorse, "Your Happy Place" by Terence Taylor, and "Hide & Seek" by P. Djèlí Clark.

I have such a tough time with anthologies, and this one took me almost two months to finish 😭 but that's just me! Some stories really stood out for me: Reckless Eyeballing, The Rider, and Dark Home. I would love to see these stories adapted in a Twilight Show-esc show someday! 3.5

Thanks! Netgalley for this arc!

Jordan Peele is such a gifted filmmaker, it's ridiculous. In this collection, he has gathered pieces of short fiction by some of the most gifted writers of color working today, and the result is an anthology that will satisfy fans of his update to the Twilight Zone. There are definitely hits and (for me) a few misses, but this is definitely one to add to your collection if you are a fan of any of the authors featured.

I’m choosing not to share this review on my public platform, as I believe my experiences as a white woman may have impacted how I perceived this book. While I’m inclined to rate it a 3, I like to take my own biases into account when rating books and thus give this anthology a deserving 4 stars.

As some other reviews noted, some stories isn’t he anthology did not read as “horror” but I believe that is in the eye and experience of the reader. The overall curation was to be expected - some stories I enjoyed more than others. Overall this was an entertaining and insightful journey into “new” black horror. With the cherry on top being Peele’s choice of Origin Story as the final piece.

Now this is the type of book I enjoy. Lots to think about, wildly different stories that all somehow share a running set of themes. Many mind bending and simply odd moments that made me say "HUH?" out loud. Very enjoyable and would recommend to my friends. One or two of the stories didn't stick the landing for me but overall quite insightful and entertaining.

Solid collection of short horror stories, all of which having distinctive voices and varying levels of horror. The majority of these were excellent, my favorites being “The Rider” by Tananarive Due, in which a supernatural entity helps save two sisters from being lynched on their way to Montgomery, where they plan on joining the Freedom Fighters; “The Most Strongest Obeah Woman of the World” by Nalo Hopkinson, a story about a girl who saves her village from a demon, becoming one herself in the process; and “Flicker” by L.D. Lewis, which takes places in some distant future wherein climate change has made most of the world uninhabitable. These 3 stories really hit the mark in terms of being well-rounded, having originality, and evoking some feeling in me, whether that was dread, discomfort, or flat-out fear. As for some of the other stories, some I felt suffered from being too short, some perhaps needed more editing to improve the flow of the story, and some simply weren’t to my taste. Overall, I had a great time reading this anthology, and am excited to try some of these authors’ longer works!

Although I've enjoyed Jordan Peele's movies- and the occasional fright fest- I couldn't get into any of these stories. They felt a bit like the publisher had sent around a grab bag of social problems that the writers were asked to choose from to use as the basis of their stories. Sure, horror can serve as a vehicle to address societal ills, but I prefer it when the creepy atmosphere and scares are the main objective- and the social commentary requires a bit more effort on the part of the reader to suss out.

But I also don't think I was part of the target audience for this book. Sometimes it's fun to be a voyeur reading a book that wasn't meant for you; other times, you can't really find your way up to the window.