Moonflow
The queer psychedelic horror that 'will sink its tendrils into you and infest you with its spores . . . and you'll enjoy it'
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'MOONFLOW will sink its tendrils into you and infest you with its spores . . . and you'll enjoy it' Drew Huff
Moonflow 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.'
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'Weird botanical/fungus horror is something I can't get enough of'
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'Highly recommended read this fall'
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'Horrifying and terrifying'
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'Gloriously psychedelic'
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'I could not put the book down!'
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'Messed me up and made me feel things. Horror with heart, teeth, and mushrooms'
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'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'
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'Give me more weird girl horror forever!'
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'Splatterpunk with a soul, equal parts body horror and biting satire, with moments of heartbreaking clarity buried beneath the ooze and madness'
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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
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Karella debuts with a hilarious psychedelic orgy of a novel that drips with the kind of pulp nastiness that makes the cheap horror paperbacks of the past so memorable, but updates the aesthetic with a refreshing heroine and a powerful exploration of transmisogyny within queer spaces. Sarah is a broke trans woman growing and selling shrooms to pay her rent. A wealthy client pays her to go into the notoriously dangerous Pamogo Woods to hunt down the King's Breakfast, a powerful hallucinogenic that, when Sarah tries it, gives her visions of a goddess she immediately yearns to meet. But when Sarah and her irritatingly earnest guide venture into the darkened woods, they discover something far more sinister than fungi waiting for them. Karella makes the duo's journey gory and weird enough to satisfy any horror fan, but the real triumph of the book is its wonderfully realized trans heroine. Sarah is smart, funny, and flawed, allowing Karella to organically explore larger ideas about gender and sexuality without losing the irreverent and often comic tone. The result is a strange, sublime truffle that will delight any discerning appetite.
