It’s a hundred page novella where it specifically is about figuring out what’s going on, so it’s tough for me to talk about this much without spoiling anything.

That said the story mostly centers around the older of two children living on a farm with an aging matron.

For a weird bucolic little horror story it is surprisingly sweet. It’s so heavily influenced by Bradbury nostalgia that the authors wisely shouted him out multiple time to let you know that they weren’t trying to hide it.

A fascinating approach from the authors’ side, was that they create a mystery and just kind of leave it there. They give the PoV of the main characters living in this space, guessing their way to the end. It worked well for me, although I have to admit I would have loved a denouement to wrap a loose end up.

All in all, it’s a very cozy quick read of Appalachian witchy horror.