Arithmophobia - by Elizabeth Massie & Mike Slater (Paperback)

About the Book

Whether you love mathematics or find it terrifying, this anthology of original tales of mathematical horror from some of the genre's best authors is sure to send a chill down your spine.

Book Synopsis

"Arithmophobia," n.: The fear of numbers or mathematics.

Whether you love mathematics or find it terrifying, this anthology of original tales of terror is sure to send a chill down your spine. With an unlucky thirteen brand new horror stories and a bonus poem in case any readers suffer from triskaidekaphobia, these pages combine the talents of some of the genre's most experienced award-winning practitioners of terror and some of the literary world's most promising new voices.

Featuring contributions by Elizabeth Massie, Miguel Fliguer, Mike Slater, Patrick Freivald, Liz Kaufman, Damon Nomad, Sarah Lazarz, Martin Zeigler, Josh Snider, Rivka Crowbourne, Joe Stout, Brian Knight, Wil Forbis, David Lee Summers, and Maxwell I. Gold.

These stories tell us of strange and horrifying new geometries, crazed and violent mathematicians, sentient and malevolent numbers, and even some new mathematical twists on some classic monsters. You needn't be a mathematician to experience these new forms of mathematical terror, though students of the discipline might recognize some familiar names and ideas lurking in the shadows.

So pull up a chair, dust off your abacus and slide rule, and prepare to experience...

Arithmophobia.

Review Quotes

"One of the more enjoyable horror books I've read in recent memory." -The Horror Revolution

"A fun, intriguing read that will remind the reader how terrible those math classes were--or inspire number lovers to keep swimming through formulas and equations that, hopefully, don't lead to the dark solutions found between the covers of this book." -David Simms, The Monster Librarian