Four Past Meatnight
(2026)An anthology of stories edited by Gemma Amor, Laurel Hightower, R J Joseph, Brian Keene and Hailey Piper
Over twenty-five years ago, a group of ambitious new writers joined forces to shake up the horror world with 4X4—four novellas, four voices, one unforgettable collection that helped define a generation of dark fiction.Now, the wheel turns again. From the mind of Brian Keene, Pandi Press presents four distinct voices defining the new horror renaissance.
Laurel Hightower grew up in Lexington, Kentucky, a fan of true life ghost stories, horror movies, and good bourbon. She is the author of Whispers In The Dark, Crossroads, and Below, and has more than a dozen short story credits to her name.
R. J. Joseph is an award winning, Shirley Jackson and Stoker Award™ nominated Texas based writer/speaker/editor. Her creative and academic work examines the intersections of race, gender, and class in the horror genre and popular culture.
Hailey Piper is the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Queen of Teeth, A Game in Yellow, A Light Most Hateful, and other books of horror. She is also the author of over 120 short stories appearing in Weird Tales, Pseudopod, The End of the World As We Know It, and many more publications. Find her at haileypiper.com.
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Gemma Amor is a Bram Stoker and British Fantasy Award-nominated horror author, editor, illustrator, and podcaster based in Bristol, UK. She was named one of Esquire’s Writers Shaping Horror’s Next Golden Age, and is featured in Ellen Datlow’s prestigious Best Horror of the Year anthology, Vol. 15 and 17. Her novel ITCH! is out from Hodder & Stoughton and Hachette.Laurel Hightower grew up in Lexington, Kentucky, a fan of true life ghost stories, horror movies, and good bourbon. She is the author of Whispers In The Dark, Crossroads, and Below, and has more than a dozen short story credits to her name.
R. J. Joseph is an award winning, Shirley Jackson and Stoker Award™ nominated Texas based writer/speaker/editor. Her creative and academic work examines the intersections of race, gender, and class in the horror genre and popular culture.
Hailey Piper is the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Queen of Teeth, A Game in Yellow, A Light Most Hateful, and other books of horror. She is also the author of over 120 short stories appearing in Weird Tales, Pseudopod, The End of the World As We Know It, and many more publications. Find her at haileypiper.com.
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