Nordic Nightmares Review: Margrét Helgadóttir’s Terrifying Winter of Fear

Nordic Nightmares, edited by Margrét Helgadóttir and published by Solaris, collects twenty horror stories from seven Nordic nations, most appearing in English for the first time. Reviewer Jim McLeod rates it four out of five stars. The anthology is organized by country and features established writers like John Ajvide Lindqvist alongside lesser-known authors. McLeod praises stories including “Mr Schaday” by Mikkel Harris Carlsen, “The Storm” by Boel Bermann, and “The Rat” by Sólrún Michelsen for their quiet intensity and deadpan delivery. He criticizes several middle-ranking stories for predictability and notes that two Greenland entries fail to match their folklore sources. The translators, particularly Olivia Lasky and Marlaine Delargy, receive commendation. McLeod recommends the anthology as an introduction to Nordic horror in English, noting it offers access to voices previously unavailable in the language.

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