"Is it legal to have this much fun reading a book? I'm in awe of Bitter Karella's incredible gift for creating biting satire without a shred of cruelty. Moonflow made me laugh out loud while genuinely caring about its wild cast of characters, from its all too relatable failed protagonist, to its mondo trash cinema meets Women Who Run With The Wolves villain. This is the queer splatterpunk salvation/dissolution comedic relief narrative we need in these dark times. I had a f*cking blast."--Joe Koch, author of The Wingspan of Severed Hands and Invaginies

"Weird, wild, and oh-so-wretched, Moonflow is the trans botanical horror we need in the world right now. Moonflow will sink its tendrils into you and infest you with its spores...and you'll enjoy it."--Drew Huff, author of The Divine Flesh and Free Burn

"Luminous, trippy and an immensely satisfying read, Karella's Moonflow establishes her as a bona fide horror fiction maestro of the most accomplished order." --Gemma Amor, Bram Stoker and British Fantasy Award-nominated author of Itch!

"Moonflow is so much fun. Expert world-building, genuinely creepy situations, and characters that are easy to root for. Unique, funny, and frighteningly real. This is what horror is all about." --Sam Rebelein, Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of Edenville

"Wow--what a trip. Literally! The kind of book that you have to strap into, because it's going to buck you off if you're not prepared. There's genuinely no predicting what the hell awaits you around the next bend. This book is a prime example of why horror will literally always be timely and necessary; it finds beauty in the grotesque with some of the most stomach-turning description and heartfelt self-exploration I've ever read. I can honestly say that this is the first time that I've been genuinely scared by a book. Moonflow is simultaneously a Tarantino car chase sequence and an Ari Aster monster reveal; it's fun, and it's disgusting, and it's just a damn good time. But at the heart of it all, it's a bleeding, beating heart and an earnest heroine just trying to make it work." --Megan Bontrager, author of The Sea Hides Its Dead

"Moonflow is transgressive, menacing fun, nesting the grounded struggles of unique and richly-rendered characters in a world of overwhelming, relentless weirdness. Bitter Karella unfolds fungal revelations in newly-discovered colors, coining a language's worth of fresh and horrifying imagery."
--Naben Ruthnum, author of Helpmeet

"The book that will have everyone asking "Who let this woman cook?" Horrific, horny and hilarious; a cast at turns both freakish and endearing; destined to inspire cult adoration from its core audience of erudite sickos (complimentary)."--Aubrey Wood, author of Bang Bang Bodhisattva

"Startlingly empathetic and deeply strange, Bitter Karella's psychedelic horror novel Moonflow will fill the reader with both wonder and disgust on every page. Moonflow emerges as one of the most exciting horror debuts of the year...a story you won't soon forget."

--BookPage

"Bitter Karella is a powerhouse of horror. Moonflow is equal parts ridiculous, revolting and charming. It rockets into your psyche with drug-fueled mommy milker cults at 200mph and I loved every second of it." --Lor Gislason, editor of Bound of Flesh and Little Guts

"Karella seamlessly blends dark humor, heist elements, and frightening bits of horror. Moonflow is an intensely entertaining novel that fans of mushroom horror will gobble up."

"Karella has crafted the queer shroom trip from hell you didn't know you wanted. Moonflow's dose of terror is potent, and unlike anything you've ever seen." --Emmett Nahil, author of From the Belly

"I've never read a book like Moonflow before! It has the energy of a John Waters movie: crass, profane, populated with memorably bizarre and grotesque characters, packed with social commentary and bittersweet pathos--the type of art that is necessary for the current moment."--Briar Ripley Page, author of Corrupted Vessels

"The insane psychedelic trans mushroom cult Mythago Wood we didn't know we desperately needed. Full of striking and disturbing imagery, and is underpinned by a hallucinogenic energy. Everyone writing mushroom-punk better watch out - there's a new chaos gremlin in town, and they're taking the crown." --Fantasy Hive

"A triumph of queer, horny, hippy horror that'll make you cackle, gasp, and scream! With its cast of iconic characters, imaginative enchanted setting, gripping story, and mind-bending horrific imagery, Bitter Karella's Moonflow is a trip to die for." --Eve Harms, author of Transmuted

"Moonflow is a deranged horny dayglo escapade that is so utterly queer to its core. Beyond the delirious visions, there's a profound exploration of community and belonging. I adored this weirdo book."
--Jane Flett, author of Freakslaw

"A bizarre and fiercely original splatterpunk phantasmagoria of queerness, Moonflow is like a gay Jodorowsky film from Hell. Deranged and gleefully weird as fuck, this is an impressive debut from a singular literary talent."--Eric LaRocca, author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke

"Moonflow is absolutely wonderful. As eldritch and grimy as the terrifying forest it's set in, it takes the thorny interpersonal dynamics of a deranged free-love cult and drops them howling into a squirming mycelium hell of forest gods, nightmare visions and bloody murder. I loved this book!" --Trevor Henderson, author of Scarewaves

"Mushroom horror continues to be so very hot right now (hot enough to......grow mushrooms?!) and Karella's debut novel is one of the best of the bunch. At times, it reads like a crime thriller and at other times it reads like a nature guide and at still other times it reads like Lynchian horror--but no matter the mode, it is a delight from start to finish."--Literary Hub

"As humorous and heartwarming as it is horrific. Fans of Gretchen Felker-Martin's Manhunt and Alison Rumfit's Brainwyrms will love this rollicking, trippy ride." --Library Journal