 Exclusive new stories by Jenn Ashworth, Alison Moore, Aliya Whiteley, Tim Major, & many more All royalties and fees from this anthology are being donated to the mental health charity Together for Mental Wellbeing.  Out of the Darkness, a brand new anthology from award-winning independent press Unsung Stories, challenges some of the most exciting voices in horror and dark fantasy to bring their worst fears out into the light. From the black dog of depression to acute anxiety and schizophrenia, these stories prove what fans of horror fiction have long known – that we must understand our demons to overcome them. In 2019, it was estimated that one in four people in the UK will experience mental health issues every year, ranging from schizophrenia to mild depression. Since then, the Centre for Mental Health has estimated that 10 million people will need mental health support in the UK as a direct consequence of Covid-19, with a staggering 1.5 million of those being under eighteen. Out of the Darkness will be funded by a Kickstarter campaign that launches on Tuesday, 9 March 2021. Speaking about the anthology, Dan Coxon, Editor at Unsung Stories, said, “Britain was facing a mental health crisis before Covid-19 struck, but that trend has now become a tsunami. The coronavirus struck a blow not only to our physical health, but also to our mental wellbeing. “People who had never before experienced anxiety attacks have found themselves nervous at the prospect of leaving the house; those who stayed at home have found themselves isolated and scared. “By exploring the dark recesses of the human psyche, these stories help illuminate and make sense of the world for those suffering from mental health problems – a world of anxiety, and despair, and fear. Horror isn’t just about the chills – it’s also about the healing that comes after.” The Kickstarter will be live at www.unsungstories.co.uk/out-of-the-darkness from 9 March 2021. The full contributor list is: Jenn Ashworth, author of Fell, Cold Light and more Alison Moore, Booker Prize-shortlisted author of The Lighthouse, Missing and more Aliya Whiteley, Arthur C. Clarke Award-shortlisted author of The Beauty, Greensmith and The Loosening Skin Nicholas Royle, author of Ornithology, First Novel and more Laura Mauro, British Fantasy Award-winning author of Sing Your Sadness Deep Tim Major, author of Snakeskins and Hope Island Sam Thompson, Booker Prize-longlisted author of Communion Town Eugen Bacon, author of The Road to Woop Woop and Claiming T-Mo Simon Bestwick, author of Wolf's Hill and more Richard V. Hirst, co-author of The Night Visitors Ashley Stokes, author of Gigantic (forthcoming from Unsung Stories) Verity Holloway, author of Pseudotooth Gary Budden, author of Hollow Shores and London Incognita Anna Vaught, author of Saving Lucia and Famished Georgina Bruce, author of This House of Wounds Out of the Darkness – An anthology of fifteen horror and dark fantasy stories (ISBN: 978-1-912658-11-4, RRP: £9.99) Details of other titles published by Unsung Stories can be found at www.unsungstories.co.uk/allbooks  Dan Coxon is an editor and writer based in London. His anthology This Dreaming Isle was shortlisted for both a Shirley Jackson Award and a British Fantasy Award, while his fiction has appeared in Black Static, Nightscript, The Lonely Crowd, Unthology, Not One of Us, Humanagerie and Bram Stoker Award-nominated anthology Nox Pareidolia, among others. His non-fiction has appeared everywhere from Salon to The Guardian, and a collection of his short fiction, Only The Broken Remain, was published by Black Shuck Books in November 2020.   Comments are closed.
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