Gothic & Haunted Houses

Monstrilio: A Novel

by Gerardo Sámano Córdova

A grieving mother nurtures a piece of her dead son's lung into a sentient, carnivorous creature she names Monstrilio. This audacious debut explores the monstrous lengths of maternal love and grief, blurring the boundaries between human and inhuman. As Monstrilio grows, the novel asks what it means to be a family when love itself becomes unrecognizable. A visceral, tender meditation on loss and transformation.

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