Out There Screaming

edited by Jordan Peele & John Joseph Adams

New York Times Bestseller!

A cop begins seeing huge, blinking eyes where the headlights of cars should be that tell him who to pull over. Two freedom riders take a bus ride that leaves them stranded on a lonely road in Alabama where several unsettling somethings await them. A young girl dives into the depths of the Earth in search of the demon that killed her parents. These are just a few of the worlds of Out There Screaming, Jordan Peele’s anthology of all-new horror stories by Black writers. Featuring an introduction by Peele and an all-star roster of beloved writers and new voices, Out There Screaming is a master class in horror, and—like his spine-chilling films—its stories prey on everything we think we know about our world . . . and redefine what it means to be afraid.

ISBN: 978-0593243794
Format: Hardcover / Ebook / Audiobook
Publicity Contact: Greg Kubie <gkubie@penguinrandomhouse.com>

CONTENTS

RECKLESS EYEBALLING
N.K. Jemisin
EYE & TOOTH
Rebecca Roanhorse
WANDERING DEVIL
Cadwell Turnbull
INVASION OF THE BABY SNATCHERS
Lesley Nneka Arimah
THE OTHER ONE
Violet Allen
LASIRÈN
Erin E. Adams
THE RIDER
Tananarive Due
THE AESTHETE
Justin C. Key
PRESSURE
Ezra Claytan Daniels
DARK HOME
Nnedi Okorafor
FLICKER
L.D. Lewis
THE MOST STRONGEST OBEAH WOMAN OF THE WORLD
Nalo Hopkinson
THE NORWOOD TROUBLE
Maurice Broaddus
A GRIEF OF THE DEAD
Rion Amilcar Scott
A BIRD SINGS BY THE ETCHING TREE
Nicole D. Sconiers
AN AMERICAN FABLE
Chesya Burke
YOUR HAPPY PLACE
Terence Taylor
HIDE & SEEK
P. Djèlí Clark
ORIGIN STORY
Tochi Onyebuchi

About the Author

Jordan Peele is an Oscar and Emmy Award–winning writer, producer, and director. His debut feature, Get Out, was released in 2017 to widespread acclaim, earning four Academy Award nominations, winning Best Original Screenplay for Peele. In 2019, Peele wrote, produced, and directed his second feature, Us, which instantly became a smash hit with audiences and critics alike, posting the largest box-office opening for an original horror movie ever. In the summer of 2022, Peele released his third feature, the sci-fi horror epic Nope, which also opened to number one at the box office. Also in 2022, Peele and Monkeypaw released the Henry Selick–directed stop-motion film Wendell & Wild for Netflix, which Peele co-wrote, produced, and provided a voice. Prior to Get Out, Peele was the co-creator of Comedy Central’s Key & Peele. Across five seasons, the show’s unique take on sketch comedy became a viral sensation online. In 2012, Peele formed his film and television company, Monkeypaw Productions, to champion unconventional storytelling through genre.