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We Mostly Come Out at Night: 15 Queer Tales of Monsters, Angels & Other Creatures

by Rob Costello

Monsters, folklore, and queer possibility

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Monsters, folklore, and queer possibility

This anthology gathers 15 stories by trans and queer authors, using familiar figures such as Mothman, gorgons, sirens, and angels alongside original creatures. Across its mix of monster and fantasy traditions, the collection reconsiders who gets labeled monstrous and connects that idea with love, self-acceptance, resilience, and empowerment. The varied creatures and story premises give the book a broad scope, while its central thread is the freedom and power of embracing what makes someone stand out.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

Teens and young adults interested in queer fiction and fantasy.
Readers who enjoy anthologies featuring folklore, monsters, and other supernatural creatures.
Those seeking stories that explore self-acceptance and resilience through LGBTQ+ perspectives.

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Queer identity and belongingMonsters and the meaning of monstrositySelf-acceptance and resilienceFolklore and supernatural creatures

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Book overview

An empowering cross-genre YA anthology that explores what it means to be a monster, exclusively highlighting trans and queer authors who offer new tales and perspectives on classic monster stories and tropes.

Be not afraid! These monsters, creatures, and beasties are not what they appear. We Mostly Come Out at Night is a YA anthology that reclaims the monstrous for the LGBTQA+ community while exploring how there is freedom and power in embracing the things that make you stand out. Each story centers on both original and familiar monsters and creatures--including Mothman, Carabosse, a girl with thirteen shadows, a living house, werebeasts, gorgons, sirens, angels, and many others--and their stories of love, self-acceptance, resilience, and empowerment. This collection is a bold, transformative celebration of queerness and the creatures that (mostly) go bump in the night.

Contributors include editor Rob Costello, Kalynn Bayron, David Bowles, Shae Carys, H.E. Edgmon, Michael Thomas Ford, Val Howlett, Brittany Johnson, Naomi Kanakia, Claire Kann, Jonathan Lenore Kastin, Sarah Maxfield, Sam J. Miller, Alexandra Villasante, and Merc Fenn Wolfmoor.

Winner of the 2025 CNY Book Award for Children's Books
Lambda Literary Award Finalist
Locus Award Finalist
Yalsa Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers: Fiction
Bram Stoker Award Finalist
Cybils Award Finalist
New York Public Library Best Book for Teens
Notable Young Adult Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Book by Reactor Magazine
Recommended Reading List by Locus Magazine
A Best of 2024 Young Adult Horror and Dark Fiction by Ginger Nuts of Horror

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