Roots of My Fears

Terrifying Stories of Ancestral Horror

Edited by Gemma Amor
Paperback
$18.99 US
On sale Sep 09, 2025 | 320 Pages | 9781803369365

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British Fantasy and Bram Stoker-nominated author Gemma Amor brings together a unique line-up of 13 authors to explore heritage and horror, featuring stories from Gabino Iglesias, Erika T. Wurth and many more

It’s a bedtime story, ancient family lore, a secret passed down from generation to generation. Stories that have deep dark roots, ever-growing, ever-creeping. 

This anthology explores stories of heritage and horror. The tales we grew up on, hometown rumours and legends. 

The things we pass down through our bloodlines. 

Featuring 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
Sarah Deacon
A Bram Stoker Award nominated author, voice actor, illustrator and budding screenwriter based in Bristol. Co-creator of horror-comedy podcast Calling Darkness, starring Kate Siegel. Her stories feature many times on hugely popular horror anthology shows The NoSleep Podcast, Shadows at the Door, Creepy, and more. Appears in a number of print anthologies and numerous podcast appearances to date. Short film Hidden Mother now showing in festivals. Gemma illustrates her own works, hand-paints book covers and narrates audiobooks, including The Possession of Natalie Glasgow by Hailey Piper.

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British Fantasy and Bram Stoker-nominated author Gemma Amor brings together a unique line-up of 13 authors to explore heritage and horror, featuring stories from Gabino Iglesias, Erika T. Wurth and many more

It’s a bedtime story, ancient family lore, a secret passed down from generation to generation. Stories that have deep dark roots, ever-growing, ever-creeping. 

This anthology explores stories of heritage and horror. The tales we grew up on, hometown rumours and legends. 

The things we pass down through our bloodlines. 

Featuring 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
Sarah Deacon

Author

A Bram Stoker Award nominated author, voice actor, illustrator and budding screenwriter based in Bristol. Co-creator of horror-comedy podcast Calling Darkness, starring Kate Siegel. Her stories feature many times on hugely popular horror anthology shows The NoSleep Podcast, Shadows at the Door, Creepy, and more. Appears in a number of print anthologies and numerous podcast appearances to date. Short film Hidden Mother now showing in festivals. Gemma illustrates her own works, hand-paints book covers and narrates audiobooks, including The Possession of Natalie Glasgow by Hailey Piper.

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