“With his latest, Durgin takes readers on a strange coming-of-age journey with an isolated young girl and her enigmatic and overpowering mother.”
Kosa lives in a mansion, secluded from the outside world. Her life revolves around the strict rules of her mysterious mother. These rules are the guiding principles of Kosa’s life, the basis of her beliefs and actions. Sheltered from the truth about the outside world, Kosa is taught to fear the darkness that lurks beyond the safety of the mansion.
As Kosa becomes older, curiosity takes over, and she questions her reality. Doubt eats at her as she gains independence.
But Kosa has a powerful ability, an ability Mother requires to maintain her own existence. Mother will let nothing stand in her way to control Kosa’s power. And as Mother tightens her grip, Kosa is more compelled to discover the truth about the outside world.
Why we’re excited about this book:
In just a few years, John Durgin has caught the attention of horror fiction readers worldwide. The author of The Cursed Among Us, Inside the Devil’s Nest, The Conservator’s Collection: Derelict (with Jay Bower and John Lynch) and the short-story collection Sleeping in the Fire, Durgin is the co-founder of Livid Comics, and has fiction in such publications as The Horror Collection, Inside the Indie Horror World, and Beach Bodies: A Beach Vacation Horror Anthology. With his latest, Durgin takes readers on a strange coming-of-age journey with an isolated young girl and her enigmatic and overpowering mother. Clay McLeod Chapman (Ghost Eaters) says “Kosa truly earns the term ‘hair-raising’,” Felix Blackwell (Stolen Tongues) says: “Shocking, sinister, equally elegant and brutal. Durgin teases out your sympathy, and then chokes you with it. Kosa is a grim fairytale of innocence in a dark world—and the monsters who prey upon it.”, and Jonathan Janz (Children of the Dark) says: “Creepy, magical, twisty, and twisted, Kosa put a spell on me.”
Releasing from DarkLit Press 17 May 2024, Kosa by John Durgin is available for pre-order now.
BOB PASTORELLA
