What Feeds Below

Tatiana Schlote-Bonne is the author of the horror novels Such Lovely Skin and The Mean Ones and has an MFA from The Nonfiction Writing Program at the University of Iowa. When she’s not writing, she’s either gaming, lifting weights, or teaching people how to lift weights. She is of Japanese, Mexican, and European descent, and lives in Iowa.

"This gory novel moves at a fast pace, and its strengths include its lush and innovative worldbuilding, gruesome body horror, and unflinching commitment to the bleakness of its narrative. A nail-biting tale set in a beautifully rendered world of darkness and danger."—Kirkus, *Starred Review*"Gory, claustrophobic, and very dark—this is a book best read in sunlit places, breathing fresh air, under an unobstructed blue sky."—Nick Cutter, bestselling author of The Troop and The Deep"Lush, terrifying, and utterly consuming. What Feeds Below is a fever-dream descent into a world where wonder and horror share the same breath. Schlote-Bonne crafts a friendship as fierce as the abyss is hungry, asking how far we'll go for love—and what we're willing to become in the dark."—Aiden Thomas, New York Times bestselling author of The Sunbearer duology"A gorgeously vivid and viciously entrancing nightmare of a story that had me hooked. With fantastical toxic plants, horrifying monsters, and a high-stakes quest, it's the perfect mix of surreal, addictive, and creepy. A must read for anyone obsessed with botanical horror."—CG Drews, New York Times bestselling author of Don't Let the Forest In and Hazelthorn"Dense, disturbing, and disgusting, this manages to be entirely new and horrifically familiar at the same time. It was exactly the length it needed to be, and yet I can't help hoping for a return to the Void to see what other terrors might be waiting in its depths. This is something that I just read, and I hope the author is prepared to come and rock me to sleep tonight."—Mira Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Overgrowth"Tatiana Schlote-Bonne is a horror-genre alchemist, a mixologist able to blend together niche subgenres and cultural hyperfixations to create wildly satisfying stories that hit on so many levels. What Feeds Below is a horror-fantasy hybrid centering an opposites-attract friend dynamic, plunging the characters into an anime-style quest set in a horror landscape with high-fantasy elements. This is addictive brain candy. I could live in this book."—Sadie Hartmann, Bram Stoker Awards–winning author of 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered"Readers need authors willing to dig their claws deep into the viscera of the human experience. Readers need authors who write without compromise. Readers need authors who know exactly how to twist the knife—and bring their worst nightmares to life. Tatiana Schlote-Bonne is just that author—an unflinching and invigorating must-read voice in horror, whose talent makes the most of every word. Readers need What Feeds Below!"—Courtney Summers, New York Times bestselling author of This Is Not a Test and Sadie"Creepy, horrifying, and dangerous, What Feeds Below will wriggle underneath your skin and won't let go."—Jessica Lewis, author of Bad Witch Burning"Fast-paced, suspenseful, and plenty gory, What Feeds Below is a richly imagined fantasy-horror novel that you'll want to devour in one sitting rather than feed on for days, but be careful: It'll linger long after you've gobbled up the final page."—Johanna van Veen, author of Blood on Her Tongue and My Darling Dreadful Thing"Fun and gruesome, What Feeds Below is a feast for botanical-horror lovers. Fans of disturbing, heartbreaking stories will not be disappointed."—Trish Lundy, author of The One That Got Away with Murder"Spine-tingling cave horror like you've never seen before. Schlote-Bonne brings her own unique twist on subterranean terror, one that will force you to leave the lights on. What Feeds Below is absolutely horrifying, in the most positive way. I could not stop reading."—Taylor Grothe, author of Lethal Kiss and Hollow"What Feeds Below is a heart-pounding, gruesome adventure featuring some of the most innovative, vivid world-building in the genre. Horrifying monsters, geological dystopia, and characters you'd die for await you in these pages. If this book isn't one of your 2026 must reads, you might want to make sure you don't have mushrooms growing in your brain."—Liz Kerin, author of Night's Edge"What Feeds Below pulled me into the depths of the Void, where I encountered otherworldly treasures alongside unimaginable horrors. This book was exactly what I needed to satisfy my craving for subterranean terror—quirky yet terrifying, gory yet whimsical. This is body horror at its finest."—Katya de Becerra, author of They Watch from Below"What Feeds Below hooked me from the very first page and then took me on a wild dive through a world that is as magical and hypnotic as it's dangerous. I loved it and all of its creepy creatures!"—Hildur Knútsdóttir, author of The Night Guest