Thirteenth (Pagham-on-Sea)

Lovecraftian horror meets kitchen sink drama in this dry, darkly funny tale of toxic families, killers and cannibals, eldritch body horror and antihero female rage.Katy Porter is the thirteenth child of a thirteenth child in an inbred family of eldritch horrors, and her own eventual metamorphosis will change her into a creature that hungers for her family's flesh. To some, she's a threat - to others, a weapon.All Katy wants to do is finish college and go backpacking with her mates, but as her Changes creep ever closer and her protector is horribly murdered, that's not looking too likely.Katy needs allies, but she's stuck with her oldest brother, a drug-addled playboy who voted to have her killed but is chaotic enough to have genuinely changed his mind, and her eyeball-eating, god-like cousin, whose idea of protecting her involves abduction, dark rituals, and encouraging her homicidal side.If anyone is going to survive Katy's transformation, including Katy herself, scores need to be settled and fears need to be faced - and Katy is not the only one who needs to face them.THIRTEENTH is an eldritch family drama with a Lovecraftian twist on HANNIBAL RISING meets FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS, set it in East Sussex. Content Warnings for drug use, self harm, suicide ideation, references to incest, violence, gore, body horror, and strong language.

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