​Black Horror Collective 🩸

​First Read: Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler

​Welcome to the Black Horror Collective, a new book club at Long Dark House dedicated to reading, discussing, and celebrating Black voices in horror and the strange, unsettling stories they tell.

​For our very first read, we're starting with a legend: Octavia E. Butler's Fledgling.

​Butler's final novel reimagines the vampire story through questions of identity, race, power, family, desire, and belonging. It's strange, provocative, sometimes uncomfortable, and gives us a lot to talk about — exactly the kind of book we want for our first conversation.

​Come ready to talk about what you loved, what disturbed you, what made you think, and what you still aren't quite sure how to feel about.

​About the Black Horror Collective

​This is a space centered on Black horror writers, stories, and perspectives — from legends of the genre to new and emerging voices.

​Expect horror novels, speculative fiction, gothic stories, supernatural tales, psychological horror, and books that get a little harder to categorize.

​You don't need to be a horror expert or a seasoned book-club person. You just need to be curious and willing to join the conversation.

​Books will be available for purchase at Long Dark House, but purchasing your copy from us is never required.

​This is only the beginning. More strange reads, conversations, and Black horror to come. 🖤