Mothers of Horror is an anthology of classic horror stories by 22 women who helped define and create the genre. Many of these names are known to horror fans worldwide, and others have been mostly forgotten. No matter how well known their names are today, each of these women helped create modern horror with their tales of terror, chills, suspense, frightening occurances, and things that go bump in the night.
Experience these 22 terrorific tales by the women that helped found the horror genre. Delve into the darkness today!
This is the second volume in the Hemelein Classics publication series.
Contents:
- “Introduction” by Lehua Parker
- “The Murder Hole” by Catherine Sinclair
- “The Mortal Immortal” by Mary Shelley
- “The Midnight Voyage of the Seagull” by Catherine Elizabeth Gooch Howard
- “The Old Nurse’s Story” by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
- “The Lifted Veil” by Mary Anne Evans
- “The Cold Embrace” by M. E. Braddon
- “The Phantom Coach” by Amelia B. Edwards
- “The White Maniac” by Mary Fortune
- “A Life Watch” by Georgina C. Clark
- “The Werewolf” by Clemence Housman
- “John Charrington’s Wedding” by E. Nesbit
- “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
- “Désirée’s Baby” by Kate Chopin
- “The Gorgon’s Head” by Gertrude Bacon
- “The Lame Priest” by S. Carleton
- “Luella Miller” by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
- “The Bead Necklace” by Alice Perrin
- “Afterward” by Edith Wharton
- “The Lodger” by Marie Belloc Lowndes
- “The Mollmeit of the Mountain” by Cynthia Stockley
- “The Valley of Never-Come-Back” by Beatrice Grimshaw
- “The Death Hound” by Dion Fortune
Edited by: Lehua Parker and Charles G. Waugh.
Cover Artist: Kevin Wasden
Published by Hemelein Publications.
Release Date: September 22, 2026 (ebook, trade paperback, and hardcover)
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-64278-075-8
Trade paperback ISBN: 978-1-64278-069-7
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-64278-070-3
LCCN: 2026949831
Price: $32.99 (hardcover), $18.99 (trade), $6.99 (ebook)