The Shapes of Our Screams

In The Shapes of Our Screams, music is a living, breathing cosmic power, a force for self-discovery and connection. It's also a force for unfathomable destruction. Madden's skill shines in this exploration of identity and belonging set against a backdrop of terrifying fascist carnage. I loved this timely story. 

- J.A.W. McCarthy, Bram Stoker Award and Shirley Jackson Award finalist, author of SLEEP ALONE

"A slick and deep nightmare into America's greatest legacies, its love of music and violence."

- Rachel Bolton, Stoker Award-nominee of SHE HAD BEEN SO REASONABLE

"Darrow Foroi is a band on the road, working and wanting to make a mark for themselves, but the tour is merely a catalyst for their journey. The real stuff is in their navigating the social, political, and emotional landscape around them, coming to grips with horrors both terrifyingly real and surreal. The prose is simple, clean, effective, and oh, so addictive. Echoes the pragmatic beauty of Hemingway with subtle, lovely notes of Faulkner. It expresses the fear, rage, and heartbreak of what it's like to be queer in MAGA America.

Getting to know Lo taught me a little about what it's like to be a fluid, queer person. I am grateful for the look inside. The horror takes its time and creeps in subtly, in Stephen King-esque fashion. And what a horror: alien, supernatural, and all-too-eerily familiar as it is relevant. That is the true horror here."

- Mark Justice, Author of DEATH'S HEAD: THE EYE OF SAMEDI