The Jewish Book of Horror

THE JEWISH BOOK OF HORROR

Edited by Josh Schlossberg



Horror is part of the human condition, but few peoples across the ages know it quite like the Jews.



From slavery to pogroms to the Holocaust to antisemitism, the "Chosen People" have not only endured hell on Earth, they've risen above it to share their stories with the world.



Whether it's pirate rabbis or demon-slaying Bible queens, concentration camp vampires or beloved, fearless bubbies, THE JEWISH BOOK OF HORROR offers you twenty-two dark tales about the culture, history, and folklore of the Jewish people.





TABLE OF CONTENTS



An Orchard of Terror: Scary Stories and the Jewish Tradition by Rabbi John Carrier



Origins of The Jewish Book of Horror by Josh Schlossberg



Torah-Fying Tales: An Introduction to Jewish Horror by Molly Adams



On Seas of Blood and Salt by Richard Dansky



The Last Plague by KD Casey



The 38th Funeral by Marc Morgenstern



Same as Yesterday by Alter S. Reiss



How to Build a Sukkah at the End of the World by Lindsay King-Miller



Demon Hunter Vashti by Henry Herz



The Horse Leech Has Two Maws by Michael Picco



The Rabbi's Wife by Simon Rosenberg



Ba'alat Ov by Brenda Tolian



Eighth Night by John Baltisberger



Bread and Salt by Elana Gomel



In the Red by Mike Marcus



A Purim Story by Emily Ruth Verona



Catch and Release by Vivian Kasley



Phinehas the Zealot by Ethan K. Lee



The Wisdom of Solomon by Ken Goldman



Welcome, Death by J.D. Blackrose



Forty Days Before Birth by Colleen Halupa



The Hanukkult of Taco Wisdom by Margret Treiber



The Divorce From God by Rami Ungar



The Hand of Fire by Daniel Braum



Bar Mitzvah Lessons by Stewart Gisser