I was so excited to read this anthology. As soon as I heard it was Jordan Peele and a bunch of authors I already love, I definitely had high expectations. It started out really strong with N. K. Jemisin's short story, and I also enjoyed a few others throughout, but overall it seemed to lose my interest the farther I got into the book. They were all fine, but the best short stories are definitely put at the front of the collection.

Thank you Netgalley, author, and the publishers for allowing me the opportunity to read this e-arc. I look forward to reading more.

The “Out There Screaming” anthology is an absolute powerhouse of chilling stories by some incredibly talented black authors. Perfectly crafted with Jordan Peele, who is a household name thanks to his incredible storytelling through his films has brought forth a masterpiece. There is something for everyone in this collection from stories of the supernatural, terrifying monsters, horrific sci fi, and cultural folklore there’s a guarantee that there’s a story for everyone in this collection. Thank you NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to reading this collection!

Really great book with amazing characters and a great plot. Was easy to get into and it was very engaging. This is a book that I can see a lot of people of horror enjoying.

Really solid anthology - cohesive but with a lot of variety. Favorites were probably "Dark Home", "the Most Strongest Obeah Woman", and "Origin Story."

Out There Screaming was one of my most anticipated reads of 2023 and one of the most disappointing. While I enjoyed some of the short horror stories, most fell flat. This anthology would have been better off marketed as a speculative fiction collection because that's what it felt more like.

Either way, I've discovered a few new authors in the horror genre (mainly the lesser known authors understood the assignment!) which means this wasn't a total waste!

I started this book in August and finished it now in December. Based off that, it sounds like I didn’t enjoy this and that’s not the case! I’ve just been in a severe book slump (not because of this book though). I enjoyed these stories, some more than others of course as expected.

Thanks to Netgalley for a copy of this book!

Actually quite a strong anthology. You always expect some sort of range in the quality of stories of an anthology like this that's pulling together varied authors under a somewhat broad overarching theme, but the range here works, oscillating between weird fiction, traditional horror, and beyond.

Out There Screaming is another of my favourite anthologies of 2023. 

It contains stories by popular Black authors and new writers, in a wonderful mix of subgenres. 

We have some historical horror, sci-fi, weird fiction, comedy, and one story written as a play. The stories are creepy and demanding of the reader, thoughtful and bizarre at times.

My personal favourites were: 

Reckless Eyeballing by N.K. Jemisin
Wandering Devil by Cadwell Turnbull
The Other One by Violet Allen
The Rider by Tananarive Due
Flicker by L.D. Lewis
Origin Story by Tochi Onyebuchi

Not every story was to my taste, but the standouts were wonderful and will stick with me a long time.

Thank you to Penguin Random House and Netgalley for my review copy of this book.

I thoroughly enjoyed this overall, and I don’t think there was one bad story in the bunch. Per usual when reading any anthology there are stories I like more than others, but I remained engaged throughout the entire book. In my opinion, Out There Screaming is a wonderful mix of horror, science fiction, lore, and social commentary told from the perspective of Black experiences. These stories let us briefly glimpse into dealing with death, grief, racism, technology, and spirituality through their eyes.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with a complimentary book to read and review in exchange for my honest opinion. #NetGalley

This anthology was a mixed bag of hit or miss, with the majority being either underwhelming, lacking in plot or just not my preferred writing style. The ones I did enjoy were new to me authors that I will be seeking out to read more of their work.
The favorite stories were “Eye & Tooth”, “The Other One” and “The Rider”.

Overall, a solid anthology but not one I’d be recommending to others as a whole.

It is definitely hard to write a review of an anthology because inevitably, some stories are going to work more for you than others.

For me, this collection had more misses for me than hits - I think I expected a bit more on the horror side of things, and was left wanting more scares from most of the stories. I also feel like the length was a little intense; I had a really hard time finishing this because there were so many stories, and as I said, a lot of them didn’t work for what I was in the mood for.

With that said, I did find quite a few new authors through this collection - I look forward to reading their novels!

Thank you Netgalley for this ARC!

Overall this was a great collection of stories. My scores were highly skewed towards 4 & 5 stars. The writing was excellent throughout all stories and the only 1* I gave out was because I really didn’t understand what was going on but I think if you understood, you’d like it (not meant for me and that’s ok 🙂).

I was really happy to see authors that I already had on my TBR list (N.K. Jemisen, Tananarive Due, P. Djeli Clark) and now I have some new ones to add.

Favourite stories:

- The Other One
- Lasirén
- Dark Home
- Flicker
- A Bird Sings by the Etching Tree
- Your Happy Place *** FAVE

Love this collection of shorts so much! This collection is a must read for everyone, especially since each story is written by a BIPOC author. Horror needs diversity and who better to give it to us than the new age master of horror himself Jordan Peele? I mean, with that name behind this collection, you know it's gonna be scary!

I wanted to love this, but I found the stories to be too uneven in quality. Found myself putting the book down too many times without wanting to pick it back up.

This collection of stories was mostly a hit! They went really well together and the visual of a man cutting eyeballs out of his own skin will haunt me forever.

OUT THERE SCREAMING
Edited by Jordan Peele

Summary, per @the.storygraph: "The visionary writer and director of Get Out, Us, and Nope, and founder of Monkeypaw Productions, curates this groundbreaking anthology of all-new stories of Black horror, exploring not only the terrors of the supernatural but the chilling reality of injustice that haunts our nation."

The fact that this is an anthology is a huge strong point of the book. I truly felt like there is a 'little something' for every type of horror-lover, including more 'classic' horror stories, but also speculative fiction, sci-if, and even folklore. There were some stories I'd love to read as a full length novel! If you are looking to diversify your horror bookshelf or if you are not the typical horror reader, I think this would be a strong pick for you!

My favorite 3 stories were: 'Dark Home' by Nnedi Okorafor, 'The Rider' by Tananarive Due, and 'A Grief of the Dead' by Rion Amilcar Scott.

Thank you to Random House and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the advanced copy!

This is an excellent collection of horror stories showcasing the incredible talent of black authors. Jordan Peele put together a truly remarkable group. Highly recommend for all horror buffs out there!

This Anthology was really good! I sometimes have a hard time getting through anthologies but this book was really easy for me to get through. I enjoyed the stories! I also appreciate Jordan for getting something like this together. I always like learning about new authors I enjoy!

This is probably my biggest disappointment of the year. I was so excited to read this, it's full of things I should like but for whatever reason it just doesn't work for me. I'm really sad about it. While this wasn't for me, I hope that this finds readers who will enjoy the stories.