Description
Drawing on the creepiest elements of the very best survival and folk horror, this atmospheric queer YA cult thriller, full of mystery and secrets, is perfect for fans of Dont Let the Forest In, House of Hollow, Wilder Girls and Midsommar.
When Cassie Davis returns to her hometown in upstate New York, shes eager to mask her new autism diagnosis from her old friends. The group take a backpacking trip together to Hollow Ridge to celebrate her homecoming, but after the first night, Cassie wakes to an abandoned campsite her friends all gone.
With severe weather approaching, and nearing sensory overload, Cassie meets a boy named Kaleb, who leads her to safety, to a place he calls The Roost an off-the-grid compound lived in by a group of artists and outcasts. There, with Kaleb, Cassie begins to feel, for the first time in her life, that she can truly be herself.
But as the days pass, strange things start happening. Crows surround them, there are odd noises... But are the dangers in the eerie forest that surrounds them, or inside the Roost itself?
"One of the best horror novels of the year, full stop. Haunting, heartfelt, and downright creepy" Kamilah Cole, author of So Let Them Burn
Read if You Love:
* Don't Go in the Woods
* Deadly Road Trips
* CottageGORE
* Malevolent Masks
* Cults
* Nerd-core
* Wound-tending
* First Love
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Book details
- Format:Paperback
- Pages:352 Pages
- Dimensions:196 x 128 x 26 mm
- Publication date:10/09/2025
- Publisher:Walker Books Ltd
- ISBN13:9781529533194
The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins.