The new collection from Titan Books, Roots of My Fears, doesn’t shy away from generational trauma. Each of the fifteen stories includes something wicked from family or those who came before. The collection includes stories from Erika Wurth, Ai Jiang, Usman T Malik, Adam Nevill, Nuzo Onoh, Premee Mohamed, Gabino Iglesias, Nadia El-Fassi, Ramsey Campbell, V Castro, Hailey Piper, Elena Sichrovsky, Caleb Weinhardt and Sarah Deacon.
Edited by Gemma Amor, Roots of My Fears features mothers turning their daughters over to ancient creatures, houses with lingering nightmares that torture all who visit, ancestral curses, and even a “good for her” story that’s going to stick with me for a while. The stories cover a wide variety of backgrounds meaning you get a solid grab bag of different cultures and traditions without it feeling strange or forced. The print version has a really cool root decoration motif that moves throughout the top of the pages as well.
Roots of My Fears is available from Titan Books now and is a perfect change up if you’re looking for something haunting that doesn’t feel like the same old tropes.
