Itch!: The Darkly Feminist Horror Novel Crawling Under Your Skin

Itch!: The Darkly Feminist Horror Novel Crawling Under Your Skin - Hardcover

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Itch!: The Darkly Feminist Horror Novel Crawling Under Your Skin
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Itch!: The Darkly Feminist Horror Novel Crawling Under Your Skin - Hardcover

Itch!: The Darkly Feminist Horror Novel Crawling Under Your Skin - Hardcover

by Gemma Amor
$28.00
$28.00

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by Gemma Amor (Author)

*** THE FOLK HORROR NOVEL CRAWLING UNDER YOUR SKIN ***

Something moves on the forest floor . . .

Josie is at rock bottom. Burned out, heartbroken and recovering from an abusive relationship, she lives a haunted existence after returning to her isolated hometown on the edge of the Forest of Dean.

But the tall, dense pine trees are not the only things casting shadows across her skin.

Josie's hopes of a fresh start are horribly derailed when she stumbles across a dead woman's decaying, ant-infested body in the woods. The grim discovery sends her into a downward spiral, forcing her to face uncomfortable truths about the victim and her own past - all whilst battling the swarming black ants that seem to have burrowed into her mind . . . and her flesh.

As Josie struggles with infestations of all kinds, she scratches the surface of an age-old mystery - a masked predator stalks the forest around Ellwood, a place deeply gripped by ancient folklore and strange customs. So when the village dresses up for its annual festival, Josie gets closer and closer to unveiling a monster, and begins to ask herself:

Are these dark crawling insects leading her to uncover the truth?
Or is she their next victim?

Author Biography

Gemma Amor is a Bram Stoker and British Fantasy Award-nominated horror author, editor, illustrator, and podcaster based in Bristol, UK. She was named one of Esquire's Writers Shaping Horror's Next Golden Age, and recently featured in Ellen Datlow's prestigious Best Horror of the Year anthology, Vol. 15.

Gemma loves to write about misunderstood monsters, both human and supernatural, as well as feminist horror. Itch! is her first novel with Hodder & Stoughton.
Number of Pages: 352
Dimensions: 1.4 x 9.3 x 5.7 IN
Publication Date: January 13, 2026
ISBN9781399745369
Author Gemma Amor
PublisherHodder & Stoughton
GenreLiterature
FormatHardcover
PublishedJanuary 2026
LanguageENG- English
Pages352
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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