By Jendia Gammon

From Nebula and BSFA finalist author Jendia Gammon, Godfestation is an Appalachian weird horror novella.

In Godfestation, Ivy “Fern” Fernberg encounters monstrous beings and strange people following the death of her father. Fern initially brushes them off as hallucinations from complicated grief. Then she realizes that she is not the only one experiencing these visions, and her father could somehow be involved. This is a strange journey of grief, horror, and wonder set in Southern Appalachia.

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“Intriguing and creepy, a dive into folk horror and family history full of twists and shocks.”

– Adrian Tchaikovsky, Hugo Award-winning author of Children of Time


“An atmospheric, dreamlike exploration of grief, woven with threads of folkloric surrealism. Gammon’s Appalachia is at once magical and terrifying–a place where the veil between worlds is thin, where the earthy loam of old-growth forests meets the shimmering spectacle of gods both benevolent and sinister. A story of loss, transformation, and self-discovery that casts a deliriously enticing spell.”

– Paulette Kennedy, bestselling author of The Witch of Tin Mountain


“Appalachian Gothic meets organic horror in this atmospheric, claustrophobic tale. Creepy and lingering like poison ivy.”

– David Quantick, Emmy Award winning writer for VEEP and author of And Other Stories


“Jendia Gammon’s Godfestation crawls with creepy cryptids, haunted highlands, and shadowy stalkers. But look closer, and you’ll discover an elegant fable on grief and the resilience of hope in a dark world. This is magical realism at its finest.”

– Andrew K. Clark, author of Where Dark Things Rise


“Like all the great horror authors, Gammon knows menace and terror are tied to the landscape. Her Southern Appalachia exudes a darkest beauty.”

– J.L. Worrad, author of Pennyblade and The Keep Within


“With Godfestation, Jendia Gammon blends metaphors and metaphysics in equal measure. The end result is a divine meditation on rural mythos matched with the all-too-human story of one woman’s journey toward catharsis and enlightenment. In these often less than enlightened times, it’s good to be reminded of the smaller miracles threaded throughout our lives.”

– Patrick Barb, author of Abducted


“Slinking through the cracks between the familiar and the uncanny, Godfestation evokes the glimmer of something surreal lingering at your periphery. Jendia Gammon’s poignant prose captures the melancholy ache of nostalgia, the monstrous manifestations of loss, the liminality of grief, and the resilience of confronting what haunts us before we can move forward.”

– Ren Hutchings, author of The Legend Liminal and Under Fortunate Stars

Publisher: Sley House Publishing
Publishing August 11, 2026.
Additional specifications forthcoming.

Cover art by Danika Corrall. Cover reveal coming soon.

For translation rights, contact editor-in-chief Jeremy Billingsley of Sley House Publishing.