Bound in Blood, Johnny Mains
Bound in Blood, Johnny Mains
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Bound in Blood
Stories of Cursed Books, Damned Libraries and Unearthly Authors

Author: Johnny Mains

Narrator: Adam Barr, Carrie Coello

Unabridged: 13 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/15/2025


Synopsis

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!

Reviews

Goodreads review by thevampireslibrary on September 17, 2024

What's better for a horror reader with a passion (not a problem) for collecting books than an anthology full of tales about said books, authors and the power of words, I wanted to nestle between these pages forever, the stories exuded a sense of familiarity that went beyond my existing admiration (n......more

Goodreads review by Nat on March 09, 2025

Overall I thought this was a pretty good collection - not many 5/5s but most were decent. I was impressed also by the creativity and variety of the stories, considering that the prompt is fairly tightly scoped. From the Sea by Charlie Higson - a guy who makes movie props tries to copy the necronomico......more

Goodreads review by Anna on September 10, 2024

A HUGE thanks to @titanbooks for the ARC! Cursed stories are the best kind of stories and make for a great playground in the realm of horror. Bound in Blood capitalizes on this sub-genre by featuring tales of wickedly cursed tales, books, and scripts. There are a wide array of stories packed in this......more

Goodreads review by Kayleigh on August 18, 2024

Easily one of the best anthologies I've read, and the theme is pure excellence for my horror tastes!......more

Goodreads review by Steven on October 16, 2024

A superb, eclectic collection of witty / unnerving stories about (among other things) a shamed fantasy writer, a "book of destiny", a search for the alleged inspiration behind the Necronomicon, a young "apprentice inscriber", an an excessively devoted Clive Barker fan and a world in which people lit......more