Moonflow, by Bitter Karella (Run For It, 2025)
A psychedelic/cult/folk/spatterpunk horror novel, full of mushrooms and blood and horniness. Every character is some degree of broken, and every character is at least a little relatable. (Every human character, that is.) Grower and purveyor of psychedelic mushrooms Sarah sets out to hunt for the legendary King’s Breakfast so she can keep a roof over the head of Herman, her needy cat. Too bad that bad trips and a violent sapphic cult and manipulative nature spirits and a mansplaining park ranger get in the way. Entertaining chapter epigraphs from a fictional mushroom guide and the diary of a failed entrepreneur. Profusely inventive. A trippy ride.
