Curse of the Hallow Moon
by Editingle Indie House, Mark Boutros, Asa Swift, Brandon Ebinger, Draven M, D.A. Schneider, Phil Hore, Jorge Arenas, Neha Tekwani, M.M. Ward, E.W. Farnsworth
Why You'll Love This
Eleven horror writers each bring their own darkness to Halloween night — and not all of them play by the same rules.
- Great if you want: variety in your horror — different voices, tones, and terrors
- The experience: episodic and atmospheric, built for reading in short, unsettling bursts
- The writing: each author brings a distinct style — no two stories feel the same
- Skip if: you prefer a single sustained narrative over anthology-style storytelling
About This Book
When the last porch light flickers out and the streets fall quiet, something older and hungrier stirs. Curse of the Hallow Moon is a Halloween horror anthology that gathers eleven distinct voices around a single, unsettling premise: the darkness of this particular night runs deeper than costume and candy. The stories reach into folklore, dread, and the creeping suspicion that certain curses are older than memory — and that some nights, they wake up.
What distinguishes this collection is the genuine variety of its craft. Each author — from Mark Boutros and Asa Swift to E.W. Farnsworth and M.M. Ward — brings a different register of fear, so the tone shifts with each story rather than settling into a predictable groove. Some entries lean into atmosphere and slow dread; others strike fast and visceral. At 422 pages, the anthology has real weight and range, rewarding readers who stay through the full arc of the night rather than dipping in and out. This is horror that earns its season.