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Antenora
Additional information
| Author | Dori Lumpkin |
|---|---|
| Release Date | October 1, 2024 |
| Genre | Adult – Horror |
| Publisher | Creature Publishing |
| Tags | Queer |
Description
Antenora: Dante’s ninth circle of hell reserved for traitors to their country.
What really happened to Nora Willet? The religious community of Bethel, Alabama can’t agree on the truth. They always said she was trouble. Later, they said she was possessed. Maybe she lost her mind, killing three people and injuring many others.
In a part confessional, part plea for Nora to come home, Nora’s childhood friend Abigail Barnes tells of another girl’s gruesome eighteenth birthday, of the time Nora may have fully revived a snake, of the intimacy of their private encounters at the lakeside, of Nora’s deliverance ceremony. Where, Abigail wonders, is Nora now?
In this tender and horrific debut, religious dogmatism sniffs out two girls whose innocent affections threaten an entire town and way of life, making one a traitor to a homeland in which only Abigail and Nora know the bittersweet truth. A homeland in which Nora can only say, “There’s a snake speaking to me, Abby-girl.”
About the Author
D
ori Lumpkin is a queer writer from South Alabama, currently pursuing an MA in English with a focus in Fiction Writing from the University of South Alabama. They’ve been a lover of storytelling in all its forms from a very young age, having come from a very extensive theatre background as well as working in the film industry for a time. They believe that storytelling, and especially horror storytelling, is fundamental to understanding the human experience and the world around us. You can find their work in Susurrus, Marrow Magazine, and The Deeps (as well as many others, forthcoming or otherwise). In addition to that, they released a charity horror collection through Ram Eye Press in June of 2023, and will be releasing their debut chapbook “The Same Stars” with Archive of the Odd in 2024 (amongst other solo projects). When not writing, Dori can be found reading, blankly staring at their laptop, or talking way too much about queer erotic horror. They would like to take this time to thank their cat, Lilo, for always sleeping on the laptop when Dori needs to work most.
