The Faceless Thing We Adore

“Writing in gory, gorgeous prose, the author makes both the emotional and the eldritch stakes sky-high, and her masterful tension building keeps the pages flying. This goes for the jugular.”–Publishers Weekly, starred review“Vivid, poignant, and refreshingly imaginative, The Faceless Thing We Adore is a powerfully absorbing exploration of trauma and fury laced with Eldritch terror. Hester Steel has crafted a vision so unique, so intensely arresting that I’ll be thinking about this book and these richly drawn characters for quite some time…”–Eric LaRocca, author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke

“Visceral, haunting, and deeply relatable in a way that perfectly emphasizes the book’s horrors. By turns beautiful and terrible, it’s a story I’ll never forget.”–C. J. Dotson, author of The Cut

“Aoife’s journey is a spiraling fever dream exposing the hidden fragility and weakness within us all. This culty-sporror story unsettled me to my core!”–Sadie Hartmann, Bram Stoker Awards® winning author of 101 Horror Books to Read Before You’re Murdered

“A dark, dreamy, and cosmic exploration of a woman’s search for identity and freedom with jaw-dropping twists. A highly recommended read.”–Morgan Dante, author of Providence Girls

Hester Steel is the queer debut author of The Faceless Thing We Adore. Originally from the UK, she has worked around the world as a freelance writer and English teacher. Her work has appeared in several small press and indie anthologies, including The Uncanny and the Dead. Hester currently lives in London.