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'MOONFLOW will sink its tendrils into you and infest you with its spores . . . and you'll enjoy it' Drew HuffMoonflow is three-time Hugo Award nominee Bitter Karella's debut horror novel - a gloriously queer and irreverent psychedelic trip into the heart of an eldritch wood and the horrors of (cis)terhood. Answer the call of the forest, if you dare.Reader Reviews, Goodreads:'I finished it last night and have already recommended it to four people. I will be thinking about this one for the rest of my life.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Weird botanical/fungus horror is something I can't get enough of'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Highly recommended read this fall'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Horrifying and terrifying'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Gloriously psychedelic'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I could not put the book down!'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Messed me up and made me feel things. Horror with heart, teeth, and mushrooms'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Unflinchingly vivid, brutal... I came out the other end shell shocked, and not really sure of anything other than what a great time I'd had'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Give me more weird girl horror forever!'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Splatterpunk with a soul, equal parts body horror and biting satire, with moments of heartbreaking clarity buried beneath the ooze and madness'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐I see something out there, in the woods. It does not have a face. They call it the King's Breakfast. One bite and you can understand the full scope of the universe; one bite and you can commune with forgotten gods beyond human comprehension. And it only grows deep in the Pamogo forest, where the trees crowd so tight that the forest floor is pitch black day and night, where rumors of strange cults and disappearing hikers abound.Sarah makes her living growing mushrooms. When a bad harvest leaves her in a desperate fix, the lure of the King's Breakfast has her journeying into those vast uncharted woods. Her only guide is the most annoying man in the world, and he's convinced there's no danger. But as they descend deeper, they realize they're not alone. Something is luring them into the heart of the forest, and they must answer its call.'A triumph of queer, horny, hippy horror that'll make you cackle, gasp, and scream! With its cast of iconic characters, imaginative enchanted setting, gripping story, and mind-bending horrific imagery, Bitter Karella's Moonflow is a trip to die for' Eve Harms, author of Transmuted'Is it legal to have this much fun reading a book? I'm in awe of Bitter Karella's incredible gift for creating biting satire without a shred of cruelty. Moonflow made me laugh out loud while genuinely caring about its wild cast of characters . . . I had a f*cking blast' Joe Koch, author of The Wingspan of Severed Hands and Invaginies

The Wicker Man meets The Twisted Ones in Bitter Karella's Quaint Folk-a queer folk horror novel that peels back the idyllic veneer of a perfectly quaint island town to reveal the rot beneath. From the outside, it looks like Jessica has the perfect life. She's a stay-at-home mom, married to a man with a respectable job, raising a son they adore. Her family is as wholesome as all-American pie. But deep down, Jessica knows there's something wrong with her; she knows she can't escape her past.When her husband's job has them move abroad, Jessica thinks this is her chance for a fresh start. On the remote island of Hasenhurst, the modern world can't get in. The people there grow their own herbs, make their own jam, and mind their own business. They believe in folk tales and the power of dreams. They tell visitors, we're a quaint, quiet people. The right sort of family would do well here. Jessica is determined to be the right kind of person for a family-and a life-like this. But as she tries to befriend the townsfolk and learn their ways, she soon realizes that beneath the town's cosy idyll, something sickly-sweet and rotten lays buried...'To experience Bitter Karella's cheerfully unhinged fiction is to surrender to a spectacularly fierce and uncompromising literary force. Quaint Folk astonished me with its charming, mythical weirdness threaded with genuine moments of pure tenderness. A bold, potent brew of all the best elements of folk and queer horror'Eric LaRocca, author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke