The Black Girl Survives in This One

Horror Stories

By: Desiree S. Evans - editor, Saraciea J. Fennell - editor, Tananarive Due - introduction

Narrated by: Shayna Small, Tananarive Due

This program includes a foreword by author, educator, and Jordan Peele collaborator, Tananarive Due.

A YA anthology of horror stories centering Black girls who battle monsters, both human and supernatural, and who survive to the end

Be warned, dear listener: The Black girls survive in this one.

Celebrating a new generation of bestselling and acclaimed Black writers, The Black Girl Survives in This One makes space for Black girls in horror. Fifteen chilling and thought-provoking stories place Black girls front and center as heroes and survivors who slay monsters, battle spirits, and face down death. Prepare to be terrified and left breathless by the pieces in this anthology.

The bestselling and acclaimed authors include Erin E. Adams, Monica Brashears, Charlotte Nicole Davis, Desiree S. Evans, Saraciea J. Fennell, Zakiya Dalila Harris, Daka Hermon, Justina Ireland, L.L. McKinney, Brittney Morris, Maika & Maritza Moulite, Eden Royce, and Vincent Tirado. The foreword is by Tananarive Due.

A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books.

©2024 Desiree S. Evans and Saraciea J. Fennell (P)2024 Macmillan Audio

Critic reviews

A Most Anticipated Book (BookPage, Goodreads, School Library Journal, and more!)

“Defying the genre’s preference for centering white heroines, this collection features Black girls who are fighters and survivors, breakers of generational curses and slayers of evil. . . .This collection provides much-needed representation of Black girls who refuse to be martyrs, sassy sidekicks, or casualties on the path to a white character’s inevitable triumph. An engaging volume that breathes necessary life into the horror genre, showcasing the best of what goes bump in the night.”—Kirkus (starred review)

“Unforgettable…Using authentic voices to detail Black experiences through a horror lens, debut creator Evans and Fennell (Wild Tongues Can’t Be Tamed) aim to ensure that Black girls survive their gruesome respective situations via a stellar lineup of 15 Black writers… Through vivid dialogue and descriptions of ancestral practices like hoodoo, Black culture remains at the forefront of each story.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Modern horror audiences are lucky to witness all the fresh, exciting ways in which the genre continues to evolve, and The Black Girl Survives in This One promises to push the Final Girl trope toward new horizons that will thrill and terrify readers.”—BookPage

Exceptional Good Anthology!!

I loved the various stories. They were all different and compelling. I could imagine each book being made into a movie.

Each narrator was excellent. They truly brought the stories to life.

More of this!

Fantastic take pn the Black horror experience of combining the fear of antiBlackness as a supernatural force!

Enjoyable!

Anthropology horror stories about black women surviving at the end. Each story is interesting and fascinating! There are twists at the ends!

I can honestly say I loved every story!

This book not only reminded me why I love certain writers, but it also introduced me to new ones that I absolutely must now read. Where is book 2?! I need book2!!!

Love that the black girl always survived!

We need more mini stories like this please make more…. It’s very refreshing as a black woman to read something where the black character doesn’t die first for once.

Must read!

I was hooked from the first story! I wanted some of them to be longer but I enjoyed this book from beginning to end

Black Final Girls get their stories front and cent

While I'm not a huge horror fans, I tend to watched horror films/shows that captivated me, especially ones starting black leads. Ever since Jordan Peele's Get Out debut, there had been an era of black horror where black people get to tell their stories and be be the stars of them instead of the black best friend or the black person who died first in the horror films. And if you're a fan of the final girl trope , but always tired of mostly white girls being depicted within the popular horror trope, then this is the book for you. As soon as I stumble upon this book, days before it was debut, I preorder it immediately buying an extra credit after already using my monthly audible credit. And it was worth it.

Black girl representation had still a long way to go within all genres, but to this book was everything I could have ever wanted. This anthology series contains 15 short stories and each one center black girls or women, which unfortunately doesn't happen often. Despite the stories being shorts, everyone felt like I was listening to a full length novel with characters, lore, and settings I want to explore more of. Some have twists I was not expected that make you appreciate the story (and the title of it) more. And even though the title of the whole book spoiled that every protagonist in each story was going to survive, it was how they did it that you wanted to know.

My favorite stories from the collection are the following:

Harvesters by L.L. McKinney

The Brides of Devil's Bayou by Desiree S Evans

Black Pride by Justina Ireland

The Screamers by Daka Hermon

Inheritance by Camara Aaron

Black Girl Nature Group by Maika & Maritza Moulite

The Black Strings by Vincent Tirado

Local Color by Eden Royce

While some stories may not be your favorite, there are plenty of others for your to choose from. If you're a fan of horror, especially black horror and black final girls, then this collection of short stories is for you. Hope you enjoy this as much as I did!

Left me wanting more!

Each story was so good I wanted more from each author! I really want a second book!

Great Stories

Each story is unique and scary. They were all so good that I’m sad the book is over.

I want MORE!

I loved this from the beginning! I wish that there was more to every story! Will definitely be listening again! What a wonderful book.