Read 26 short stories featuring Lizzie Borden to Tie-in with Netflix’s Monster Premier
By Lori Perkins
Just when you thought you knew the Lizzie Borden story, Netflix is about to give America another reason to obsess over it. With the Lizzie Borden episodes of Monster premiering September 17, Riverdale Avenue Books is joining the cultural moment with The Lizzie Borden House Anthology—an officially licensed collection of 26 original stories inspired by America’s most notorious Victorian-era murder mystery. It’s the perfect literary companion for viewers ready to go deeper into the mystery.
The anthology takes readers beyond the familiar rhyme and the courtroom headlines to explore the woman behind the legend: Was Lizzie Borden a killer, a victim of circumstance, a misunderstood woman, a feminist icon—or something far stranger?
Curated by acclaimed horror author and occultist Sèphera Girón, the collection serves up historical fiction, true crime, speculative horror, paranormal tales, and deliciously dark what-ifs. Contributors include New York Times bestselling author Heather Graham and Bram Stoker Award-winners Linda Addison and Edo Van Belkom, alongside a roster of provocative new voices. For fans of Monster, it’s a chance to keep the Lizzie Borden obsession going long after the credits roll.
The timing couldn’t be more haunting. Produced in collaboration with the historic Lizzie Borden House Bed & Breakfast in Fall River, Massachusetts—the actual site of the 1892 murders—the anthology turns America’s enduring fascination with Lizzie into a literary playground where fact, folklore, feminism, and fear collide.
The Lizzie Borden House Anthology is available in ebook and trade paperback wherever books are sold.
The murders happened in 1892. The obsession never died. And now Netflix is bringing it back.
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