You Weren't Meant to be Human
The bestselling adult horror debut about cults, pregnancy, and worms
$21.25
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
10 November 2026
Summary
Festering masses of worms and flies have taken root in dark corners across Appalachia. In exchange for unwavering loyalty and fresh corpses, these hives offer a few struggling humans salvation. A fresh start. It’s an offer that none refuse.
Crane is grateful. Among his hive’s followers, Crane has found a chance to transition, to never speak again, to live a life that won’t destroy him. He even met Levi: a handsome ex-Marine and brutal killer who treats him like a real man, mostly. But…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781837841028 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1837841020 |
| Author: | Andrew Joseph White |
| Publisher: | Daphne Press |
| Imprint: | Daphne Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 10 November 2026 |
| Weight: | 260g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 22mm |
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Critics Review
“White’s adult debut encapsulates the best of the modern horror genre.” ― Booklist, starred review
“[A] brilliant, page-turning piece of trans splatterpunk body horror and an earnest, heart-rending tragedy. White should win a whole new set of fans with this.” ― Publishers Weekly, starred review
“A tenderly beating, bloody heart of a novel. Relentlessly bleak and harrowing, White’s brutal adult debut also somehow manages to be deeply, devastatingly empathetic.” — Kiersten White, author of Lucy, Undying
“You Weren’t Meant to be Human is dysphoria bound into words. Andrew Joseph White captures a beautifully disgusting world that’s all too familiar to neurodivergent and trans individuals, with a plot that offers nothing but shocking pleasure with each page turn.” — Linden Lewis, author of The First Sister
“This is one of those deeply disturbing books that I adore and abhor in equal measure, and I think that is exactly what makes it such a masterpiece.” ― Grimdark Magazine
“Gruesome and unrelenting, Andrew Joseph White’s adult debut is a masterpiece of horror. White dares you to accept Crane’s humanity when all the veneers of politeness are stripped away, capturing the intersection of the alienation of neurodivergence and the pain of dysphoria with unflinching honesty.” — K. M. Enright, Sunday Times bestselling author of Mistress of Lies
About The Author
Andrew Joseph White
Andrew Joseph White is the trans, autistic, and bestselling author of Hell Followed With Us, The Spirit Bares Its Teeth, and Compound Fracture. Born and raised in the Shenandoah Valley, he received his MFA in Creative Writing from George Mason University, and lives in Virginia with his wife and their antisocial cat.
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