Mother Horror, aka Sadie Hartmann, recently released Feral and Hysterical: Mother Horror’s Reading Guide to Dark and Disturbing Fiction by Women, essential reading for feminists and horror fans. Needless to say, I was thrilled to see Hellions featured in “Dark and Disturbing Fiction for 2025: Horror Gems that Have Set the Course for the Rest of the Year” (The Lineup). Hartmann calls it “a short story collection that lingers—strange, piercing, and deeply unsettling in a way that feels both mythic and personal. . . . There’s a wild, Southern Gothic atmosphere threaded throughout, paired with prose that’s lush and seductive. Julia Elliott understands how to use strangeness with purpose.”
