Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bone Meal Broth | 2012 | Adam Cesare | Buy |
| 2 | All-Night Terror | 2013 | Adam Cesare | Buy |
| 3 | The Blackest Eyes: 2 Short Horror Stories | 2016 | Adam Cesare | Buy |
Adam Cesare has published three short story collections that gather his horror fiction together. These collections draw on his work from magazines, anthologies, and online publications, presenting them alongside new stories written for the collections themselves.
Bone Meal Broth (2012) was his first collection, released early in his career. All-Night Terror (2013), co-authored with Matt Serafini, pairs stories from both writers in a single volume. The Blackest Eyes (2016) is a shorter release containing two horror stories. Together, these collections give a good overview of Cesare’s interests as a short story writer, which tend toward visceral horror with a strong sense of place and atmosphere.
The collections are a good way to sample Cesare’s writing style before picking up one of his novels. His short fiction tends to be punchy and fast, often built around a single horrific premise that plays out over a handful of pages.