When Other People Saw Us, They Saw The Dead (UK Version)
edited by Lauren T. Davila
“At once blooming with rage and gentle with memory. From rotting, ravenous colonisers to the creeping ghosts of generations past, stories of fantasy, folktale, and horror come together to create something truly haunting in this powerful collection.”
A faceless man stalks a woman’s nightmares in Hollywood. A Kanontsistóntie is summoned to seek revenge in a monastery. A move from the projects to Manhattan leads to ominous shadows closing in. Two sisters discover a secret room in their farm, unearthing a sinister power.
When Other People Saw Us, They Saw the Dead is an anthology of dark, unsettling writing from some of the most exciting contemporary BIPOC writers. Blending Gothic, horror, folklore, fantasy and fairy-tale, these eerie short stories will disturb, move and humour you. Death is ever-present in the pages of They Saw the Dead, blending with notions of home, memory, grief and belonging, as well as gentrification, white supremacy and colonisation.
Edited by Lauren T. Davila, They Saw the Dead explores what it is to be truly haunted.
“A haunting and poignant anthology. The gorgeous voices within culminate to create a memorable work. These stories of grief, love, fear, and ghosts cut deep; the authors have infused Gothic elements in their own unique way, and the shadows of each tale will linger in the reader’s mind long after reading. A stunning addition to the horror canon.”