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THE SECOND EDITION OF THE SPLATTERPUNK AWARD-WINNING NOVEL
"A debut with the power of a nuclear bomb." Brian Keene, Author of The Rising
Suzy and her brother, Lim, live with their abusive mother in a town where the stars don't shine at night. Once the abuse becomes too much to handle, the two siblings embark on a sordid cross-country murder spree beginning with their mom. As the murder tally rises, Suzy's mental state spirals into irredeemable madness.
Samantha Kolesnik
Samantha Kolesnik is an author, filmmaker, and artist based in central Pennsylvania. She is best known for her books Waif (2021) and True Crime (2020). She is also the author of the YA novella Elogona (Weirdpunk Books) and the short fiction collection Tales From Between Presents: Samantha Kolesnik's Lonesome Haunts. Her short films have screened at festivals internationally. Her directorial debut, Mama's Boy, premiered at the Telluride Horror Show.A trauma survivor living with PTSD, Kolesnik continues to explore film, photography, and writing as tools of reclamation, resistance, and healing.
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