Morsel
$37.14
- Hardcover
208 pages
- Release Date
14 April 2026
Summary
Lou did what the children of parents with back-breaking, poor paying jobs are supposed to do: pulled up her bootstraps, went to college, and got an office job with coworkers who won’t stop talking about their multi-level marketing scheme disguised as self-betterment.
Determined to lift her ill mother out of poverty before it’s too late, and in the spirit of climbing the corporate ladder, Lou accepts an assignment in the rural hills of Ohio. She quickly finds herself stranded in the mi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781250392459 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1250392454 |
| Author: | Carter Keane |
| Publisher: | Tor Nightfire |
| Imprint: | Tor Nightfire |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 14 April 2026 |
| Weight: | 272g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 138mm x 216mm |
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Critics Review
“Morsel goes all-in with teeth bared. Absolutely delicious.” –Sarah Gailey, USA Today bestselling author of Spread Me
“An absolute delight. Had me holding my breath the whole time. And that twist! Add this to your TBR right now.” –S.A. Barnes, USA Today bestselling author of Cold Eternity
“Morsel is more than just folk horror–it’s a malignant and timely reflection on corporate America, devouring its own. One hell of a grim and visceral Appalachian nightmare.” –Shane Hawk, co-editor of Never Whistle at Night
“Keane’s confident debut heralds the arrival of a gifted horror author… Keane’s talent for sunlight horror impresses as the plot builds to a genuinely surprising but fairly clued denouement. Richard Chizmar fans will be thrilled.” –Publishers Weekly
“Carter Keane writes folk horror for the class war, horror that turns every expectation on its head, horror that is going to stay on my mind. Morsel is just about as working class, punk rock, and entertaining as a story can get.” –Margaret Killjoy, author of The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion
“Readers who love folk horror and anti-capitalist stories will want to go on this journey with Lou and Ripley.” –Library Journal
“Morsel is a divinely dark tale about the dwindling space for humanity under capitalism. Rife with horrors both real and supernatural, Keane has crafted a gut-punch of a debut.” –Erin E. Adams, author of Jackal and One of You
“Equal parts folk horror and pyramid scheme…a propulsive read with complex, believable characters–and one very good dog. Keane has proven that the Ohio woods are supremely scary.” –Wendy N. Wagner, author of Girl in the Creek
“A fantastically vicious anticapitalist fable about the things that consume us all when we’re not looking–and sometimes when we are. By turns bloody, terrifying, and nightmarishly heart-wrenching, Keane’s delightful debut takes no prisoners and gives no shits. Make no mistake about it: this book has teeth to spare.” –Matthew Lyons, author of A Mask of Flies
“A gripping and biting work of cult, social horror. Morsel feels like Intensity and Pumpkinhead had a deadly standoff on a mountain road.” –Johnny Compton, author of Devils Kill Devils
Carter Keane
Carter Keane resides in and is inspired by the frequently odd and often horrifying state of Ohio. Keane writes books where the monster and the monstrous, in the end, are not the same. Morsel is their debut novella.
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