Bleak Midwinter: Solstice Light by Amanda M. Blake, Victoria Clapton, Seluna Drake, S.C. Fantozzi, A.R. Frederiksen, Erin Keating, J.S. Larmore, Mary Rajotte, Sarah Von, and Jacqueline West

Hope begins at the first sign of light... The second part of a special double-feature anthology from Quill & Crow Publishing House, Bleak Midwinter: Solstice Light pulls us out of the cold, dark winter night and into the morning light. A dark fiction anthology with lighter horror elements, this anthology still honors the Gothic themes of dreadfulness and despair but ends with a dash of hope.

Adult • Anthologies

Content Warning: Alcohol or substance abuse
Black is the Hour
 Animal abuse or death
A Fire in Winter, Malediction of the Mountain Folk,
The Warmth of Many Skins,
The Winter Mare

Cannibalism
Deserving of Warmth

 Child abuse, endangerment, or death
Black is the Hour (mentioned, not depicted),
The Dormant Season (body is shown, non-violent),
A Fire in Winter (unintentional) Death
All stories in this collection

 Depression
Deserving of Warmth,
The Dormant Season,
A Fire in Winter (post-partum) Discrimination
Deserving of Warmth,
The Winter Mare Emotional abuse Graphic violence or murder
The Calling of Whitecrest Lake
The Warmth of Many Skins

Hematophagy
The Winter Mare

 Sexual harassment or abuse
The Warmth of Many Skins

 Stillbirth, death during birth, or miscarriage
Malediction

 Suicide or suicidal ideation
The Dormant Season