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