Cuckoo by Gretchen Felker-Martin is one of the most talked-about recent releases readers keep adding to their lists and it is easy to see why: queer teens at a brutal conversion camp face a horror worse than the counselors.
What it's about
Gretchen Felker-Martin sets her horror at a 1990s conversion camp for queer teenagers, where the cruelty of the institution gives way to something monstrous and inhuman. It is brutal, furious and deeply felt, using extreme horror to dramatize the real violence done to young people in the name of fixing them.
Why everyone's talking about it
Felker-Martin became a lightning rod and a favorite with Manhunt and Cuckoo cemented her as one of the most fearless voices in extreme horror. It is divisive by design and beloved by readers who want horror that refuses to look away.
The verdict, for now
If you want horror that is politically charged and genuinely disturbing, this is for you. Come for the camp-from-hell setup, stay for the rage, but heed the heavy content warnings.
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