Book cover for Bound in Blood by Johnny Mains, Adam Cesare, Eric Larocca, Charlie Higson, Nadia Bulkin, Angela Slatter, Kim Newman, Zin Rocklyn, Isy Suttie, Angeline Morrison, Priya Sharma, A. K. Benedict, Guy Adams, Lucie McKnight Hardy and Ramsey Campbell
2025 Released
368 Pages
6-9 Hours
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Titan Books (UK)ISBN 9781803367538
A chilling anthology of nineteen stories of cursed and haunted books; featuring malevolent second-hand books, cursed novelizations, unsettling journals and the end of the world.

From award-winning authors including Eric LaRocca, Charlie Higson, Kim Newman and A. G. Slatter. Perfect for fans of When Things Get Dark.

You find it hidden in the dark corner of the bookstore; tucked away in a box in the attic, desperate to be read; lurking on your bookshelf, never seen before. Crack the spine, feel the ancient pages. Read it aloud, if you dare.

This anthology brings together horror's best and brightest to delve into the pages of cursed books, Eldritch tomes and haunted bookstores.

Featuring stories from:

Adam Cesare
Eric LaRocca
Isy Suttie
Charlie Higson
A. G. Slatter
Priya Sharma
Lucie McKnight Hardy
Alison Moore
Kim Newman
And many more!

Johnny Mains

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Adam Cesare

Adam Cesare is the author of the Bram Stoker Award–winning Clown in a Cornfield series, the graphic novel Dead Mall, and several other novels and novellas, including the cult hit Video Night and the YA psychothriller Influencer. An avid fan of horror cinema, you can watch him talk about movies on YouTube, TikTok, Twitter, and the rest of his socials.

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Eric Larocca

Eric LaRocca is the Bram Stoker Award(R)-nominated author of several works of horror and dark fiction, including the viral sensation, Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke. A lover of luxury fashion and an admirer of European musical theatre, he can often be found roaming the streets of his home city, Boston, for inspiration. For more information, visit EricLaRocca.com.

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Nadia Bulkin

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Angela Slatter

Specialising in dark fantasy and horror, Angela Slatter is the author of the Aurealis Award-winning The Girl with No Hands and Other Tales, the World Fantasy Award finalist Sourdough and Other Stories, Aurealis finalist Midnight and Moonshine (with Lisa L. Hannett), among others. She is the first Australian to win a British Fantasy Award, holds an MA and a PhD in Creative Writing, is a graduate of Clarion South and the Tin House Summer Writers Workshop, and was an inaugural Queensland Writers Fellow.

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Zin Rocklyn

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Isy Suttie

Isy Suttie is a comedian, actress, and writer who started performing stand-up in 2002. She has written for The Guardian, The Observer, and Glamour, and is a regular writer and performer on BBC Radio 4, where her show Pearl and Dave won a Gold Sony Award in 2013. Her TV acting credits include Dobby in Peep Show and Esther in Shameless, and she has been nominated for three British Comedy Awards.

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Angeline Morrison

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Guy Adams

Sherlock Holmes fan Guy Adams has written two original Sherlock Holmes novels, The Breath of God and The Army of Doctor Moreau, as well as The Case Notes of Sherlock Holmes, a fictional facsimile scrapbook published to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Conan Doyle's birth. He has also written three bestselling Life on Mars tie-in books, including The Rules of Modern Policing, as well as two Torchwood novels, The Men Who Sold the World and The House That Jack Built.

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Lucie McKnight Hardy

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Ramsey Campbell

Ramsey Campbell has been given more awards than any other writer in the field, including the Grand Master Award of the World Horror Convention, the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Horror Writers Association, the Living Legend Award of the International Horror Guild and the World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award.

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