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Blackened Roots

✍️ Nicole Givens Kurtz
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🏛 Mocha Memoirs Press 📅 2023 🌐 English 📔 Paperback ISBN: 9798987379585

📝 Description: Blackened Roots

Blackened Roots imagines a world of horror and wonder where Black protagonists take center stage - as zombies, as hunters, as heroes.

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Blackened Roots presents a compelling collection where wonder and terror intertwine, placing Black protagonists at the core of dark folklore and speculative dread. Nicole Givens Kurtz crafts an atmosphere rich with haunting imagery, exploring survival and power through the lens of hunters, heroes, and the walking dead. Rather than relying on cheap shocks, the book aims for a lingering, atmospheric tension rooted in deep cultural landscapes and existential stakes. It is an ideal read for horror fans seeking fresh perspectives, inventive world-building, and stories that challenge traditional genre boundaries with sharp insight and chilling consequence.
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Blackened Roots presents a compelling collection where wonder and terror intertwine, placing Black protagonists at the core of dark folklore and speculative dread. Nicole Givens Kurtz crafts an atmosphere rich with haunting imagery, exploring survival and power through the lens of hunters, heroes, and the walking dead. Rather than relying on cheap shocks, the book aims for a lingering, atmospheric tension rooted in deep cultural landscapes and existential stakes. It is an ideal read for horror fans seeking fresh perspectives, inventive world-building, and stories that challenge traditional genre boundaries with sharp insight and chilling consequence.

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