#morsel

[torpublishinggroup]

@carterkeane’s Morsel is a folk horror debut about learning to bite back when the world is determined to eat you alive. Here’s what it’s about:

Lou did what the children of parents with backbreaking, poorly paying jobs are supposed to do: pulled up her bootstraps, went to college, and got an office gig with coworkers who won’t stop talking about their multilevel marketing scheme disguised as self-betterment. When Lou accepts a property appraisal assignment in the rural hills of Ohio, she knows it's her last chance to save her job and keep making rent. But she quickly finds herself stranded in the middle of nowhere with a sabotaged truck, her dog, and someone—or something—stalking her through the ancient Appalachian woods. If she can’t escape the woods in time, she’ll see firsthand that her job isn’t the only thing that wants to eat her alive.

Cover art by Emerald Barkley; design by Jess Kiley.

[fliisssss]

Hello, my morsel

BRO I LOVED THIS AUDIO SO MUCHHHHHHH AAAAA. They lwk reminded me of my husband and pet😋😋. Yes I see morsel sharing some features of Dontis, @squishedsealflippers gave a great idea for a HC where morsel is related to him. I hope I did them both justice.

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Esboço casal | Esboços de casais, Moldes de desenhos, Base de desenho

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[ofliterarynature]

HELLO, I just learned that a friend from college has a novella coming out next year from Tor Nightfire!!!

Morsel by Carter Keane (April 14, 2026)

The Blair Witch Project meets The Ritual, with a generous helping of The Menu, in Morsel, a delicious folk horror novella perfect for fans of T. Kingfisher, Cassandra Khaw, and Paul Tremblay.

Lou did what the children of parents with back-breaking, poor paying jobs are supposed to - pulled up her bootstraps, went to college, and got an office job with coworkers who won’t stop talking about their multi-level marketing scheme disguised as self-betterment.

Determined to lift her ill mother out of poverty before it's too late, and in the spirit of climbing the corporate ladder, Lou accepts an assignment in the rural hills of Ohio. She quickly finds herself stranded in the middle of nowhere with a sabotaged truck, a dog she’s determined to keep safe, and something stalking her through the ancient Appalachian woods.

If she can’t escape the woods in time, she’ll come face to face with the fact that her job isn’t the only thing that wants to eat her alive.

Morsel is a chilling testament to the burden of generational poverty and the all-consuming nature of capitalism, where the monster and the monstrous, in the end, are not the same.

[aroaessidhe]

2026 reads / storygraph

Morsel

folk horror novella

an agender person trying to maintain her office job after taking time off due to her mother’s illness takes an assignment in rural Ohio

but quickly finds herself stranded, with the sense that something or someone is chasing her and her dog

cults, surviving poverty, and the horrors of grief

[alextbphotography]

read a new favorite horror book! 🍂 // all photos are mine 🌙

[thornb4ck]

another morsel for another project thatll never see the light of day (ba dum tss)

girl... your wig... is getting away....

[minister-erik]

MORSEL (a tasty delicacy; a tidbit) - Composition Tuesday

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[ajmccrae]

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