The second installation of the Shook! series, Shook! Songs of the Dark Sirens is set to head to stores in time for Halloween 2025. The anthology features eight works of terror told through the eyes of women of color, including Alitha Martinez, Shakealia “Shake MacAudacious” Finley, Tananarive Due, Micheline Hess, Raeghan Buchanan, and Colleen Douglas. The front cover design is from Kimbrea Whaley and the collection runs 140 pages.
Want a taste? Here’s a preview from Dark Horse:
In Pegana Rim of the Worlds (written by Colleen Douglas, art by Luis Czerniawski, colors by Andrea Messi, and letters by Bernardo Brice), Richard, an antiquarian, is fond of books and eldritch knowledge. His current obsession is a tome on loan from the Ubersee Museum, Pegana Rim of the Worlds. What an opportunity for a good read, but something is wrong; recently, his home has been overrun by insects, not the kind he’s seen before, and they seem almost sentient.
“I was so excited to get a chance to have a story in Shook vol 2,” confirms Micheline Hess. “It gave me a chance to combine 3 of my favorite things. A strong, Black, female character, electric unicycles, and monsters! God’s Blood We Deliver is a story about an older woman who learns that it’s never too late to start a new career, even in a Vampire Apocalypse!”
While we won’t see the Shook! Songs of the Dark Sirens until October 28, 2025, it is available for pre order now from your favorite bookstore or comic shop.
