Black Spot Books has announced a new anthology titled Into the Forest: Tales of the Baba Yaga, which features new and exclusive stories inspired by the infamous witch of Slavic folklore, written by some of today’s leading women-in-horror.
The book description reads, "Reflective of the wild and temperamental nature of the Baba Yaga, the stories in Into the Forest range from dark fantasy and folklore to horror as each go deep in the dark forest, to a cottage that spins on birds’ legs behind a fence topped with human skulls. A guardian of the water of life, Baba Yaga lives with her sisters and takes to the skies in a giant mortar and pestle. Those who come across Baba Yaga may find help, or hinderance, or horror, and each story reflects the diverse and inclusive experiences of women as they look to Baba Yaga as their muse."
Edited by Lindy Ryan (Under Her Skin), the anthology book includes twenty-three original stories from New York Times bestselling authors, Bram Stoker Award winners, and "freshly hatched" voices from around the globe. Featured contributors include Gwendolyn Kiste, Stephanie M. Wytovich, Mercedes M. Yardley, Monique Snyman, Donna Lynch, Lisa Quigley, and R. J. Joseph, with an introduction by Christina Henry.
The collection also features a poem from Bram Stoker Award winning poet, Stephanie M. Wytovich.
"Whether readers are meeting Baba Yaga for the first time, or this is one of many trips to her familiar chicken-legged hut, we invite you to journey with us to meet the witch who waits deep in the forest," says Ryan. "These stories are, like Baba Yaga herself, limitless and unpredictable. They are wild. They are fierce. And they are feminine. These are the voices of women in horror—hear them."
Into the Forest will be available in paperback and ebook on November 8th, 2022. You can pre-order your copy on Amazon today.
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