Over the years, many factors have changed the face of horror including the move toward digital publishing. Suddenly short fiction is in abundance, and I'm left wondering where all of the novel length horror is hiding. The digital publishing age has greatly expanded my access to small press horror, and I find I'm reading a lot more short horror fiction than full length novels these days. As a result, the amount of anthologies I read has greatly declined.
October is my favorite month of the year, and each year when October rolls around I still get a strong desire to curl up with a great anthology and lose myself in a variety of stories. I've decided to make October anthology month each year here on Book Den. For one, I want to keep my passion for anthologies alive. I also want to celebrate everything I love about collections of short fiction.
This year is going to be pretty low key. I have a lot lined up this month that is not anthology related, but I plan to take some time throughout the month to brainstorm for next year. If you have any ideas or would like to get involved this month or in the future, please don't hesitate to let me know!
Are you a reader of short fiction? Do you enjoy a great anthology or are you a full length novel reader only? I'd love to hear some of your favorite anthologies! (They do not have to be horror related.) Let me hear from you in the comments.
