It Was All A Dream: An Anthology Of Bad Horror Tropes Done Right

by Brandon Applegate (Editor), Laird Barron (Foreword by)

Overview

Tried and true, or done to death?

There are plenty of tropes we'd like to see rot in their graves, but they keep coming back from the dead. In this book, horror's most devious minds subvert, reclaim, and double down on what you know too well, giving even the most done-to-death tropes new life. From alien abductions and werewolves to creepy dolls and Lover's Lane killers, these tropes claw their way back from the grave to take their rightful place in your nightmares.

Featuring stories from:

Erin Keating, Cormack Baldwin, Eric Raglin, Die Booth, Laurel Hightower, LC von Hessen, Taylor Rae, Lyndon Nicholas, Alex Woodroe, Tom Coombe, Patrick Barb, Nikki R. Leigh, J.V. Gachs, K.A. Wiggins, Madison McSweeney, Helena O'Connor, Belicia Rhea, Angela Sylvaine, Gabino Iglesias, Gemma Files, Erin Brown, Edward Lodi, Drew E. Huff, Danielle Davis, Wendy N. Wagner, Hailey Piper

With a Foreword by Laird Barron

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798986920214
Publisher:	Brandon Applegate
Publication date:	10/18/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	338
File size:	10 MB

Table of Contents

• "Everyone's Got a Little Devil In Them" by Erin Keating
• "Parting Gift" by Cormack Baldwin
• "Bloody Nights at Hippie Cliffs" by Eric Raglin
• "Pickle" by Die Booth
• "Fuck This Shit Manor" by Laurel Hightower
• "A Maiden Will I Die" by LC von Hessen
• "Don't Say Its Name" by Taylor Rae
• "Jumbies!" by Lyndon Nicholas
• "Searching for Überwald" by Alex Woodroe
• "Advent of the Clown King" by Tom Coombe
• "Don't Go in the Woods... Or Do, See If I Care!" by Patrick Barb
• "The Thickest Soup You've Got" by Nikki R. Leigh
• "Hail, Mary, Full of Rage" by J.V. Gachs
• "Castoffs" by K.A. Wiggins
• "Ghostwritten" by Madison McSweeney
• "The Pizza Curse" by Helena O'Connor
• "Tattered Fairy, Hungry Fairy" by Belicia Rhea
• "Playing Tricks" by Angela Sylvaine
• "Gone in a Flash" by Gabino Iglesias
• "Nyctimene" by Gemma Files
• "I Unlock the Cage" by Erin Brown
• "Miss Rennie" by Edward Lodi
• "It Wasn't a Wedding Cake" by Drew Huff
• "Flight 457 To Portland" by Danielle Davis
• "The Devil's Morning" by Wendy N. Wagner
• "Hollywood Werewolf Conspiracy" by Hailey Piper