Moonflow

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 sisterhood. Answer the call of the forest, if you dare.

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.

Weird, wild, and oh-so-wretched, MOONFLOW is the trans botanical horror we need in the world right now. MOONFLOW will sink its tendrils into you and infest you with its spores . . . and you'll enjoy it -- Drew Huff, author of THE DIVINE FLESH and FREE BURN
I've never read a book like Moonflow before! It has the energy of a John Waters movie: crass, profane, populated with memorably bizarre and grotesque characters, packed with social commentary and bittersweet pathos-the type of art that is necessary for the current moment -- Briar Ripley Page, author of Corrupted Vessels

Bitter Karella (he/she/they) is a two-time Hugo nominee and creator of the microfiction comedy account The Midnight Society (33.1K followers on Twitter/X). Beloved by the horror writing community and quoted in the Telegraph, The Midnight Society successfully crowdfunded three collections and is currently being adapted as an audio podcast. Karella writes gonzo psycho-sexual body horror with a grotesquely humorous edge. Their short story "Low Tide Jenny" was a winner of the Brave New Weird award for best new weird fiction. Karella lives in northern California with their partner, tarantula, and two cats.

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