Withered
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    [synopsis] => A queer paranormal horror novel in the style of showrunner Mike Flannagan, showing the complex real-life terror inherent in grief and mental illness		
	After the tragic death of their father and surviving a life-threatening eating disorder, 18-year-old Ellis moves with their mother to the small town of Black Stone, seeking a simpler life and some space to recover. But Black Stone feels off; it's a disquieting place surrounded by towns with some of the highest death rates in the country. It doesn't help that everyone says Ellis's new house is haunted - everyone including Quinn, a local girl who has quickly captured Ellis's attention. And Ellis has started to believe what people are saying: they see pulsing veins in their bedroom walls and specters in dark corners of the cellar. Together, Ellis and Quinn dig deep into Black Stone's past and soon discover that their town, and Ellis's house in particular, is the battleground in a decades-long spectral war, one that will claim their family - and the town - if it's allowed to continue.		
	Withered is queer psychological horror, a compelling tale of heartache, loss, and revenge that tackles important issues of mental health in the way that only horror can: by delving deep into them, cracking them open, and exposing their gruesome entrails.		 			This is queer psychological horror, tackling important issues of mental health, in particular eating disorders, in the way that only horror fiction can: by delving deep, cracking them open, and exposing their gruesome entrails.		 			
	A.G.A Wilmot (BFA, MPub) is an award-winning writer and editor based out of Toronto. Their credits include myriad online and in-print publications and anthologies, and their first book, The Death Scene Artist, was published by Buckrider Books in 2018. Find them online at AndrewWilmot.ca.		 			
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•	CONTEST WINNER: Withered was the winner of ECW's Best New Speculative Fiction Novel Contest, judged by Jen Albert and Terese Mason Pierre. They fell in love with Withered because of its incredible use of theme and excellent queer and mental health representation.

		
•	GREW UP READING R.L. STINE? LOVE SHIRLEY JACKSON? A FAN OF MIKE FLANAGAN?: This book is perfect for readers who grew up reading and loving horror but don't enjoy hardcore slashers or anything over-the-top frightening.
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