Praise for Feed Me to the Water:
"Hauntingly immersive in the vein of Fear Street that will call to readers and refuse to let them go…" — Piper L. White, author of All (Dead) Girls Lie
Praise for Ferko's writing:
The Darkness Greeted Her is a perfect Gothic horror, where trauma has a
physical form and it's hunting girls. Rich with queer and mental health rep,
Ferko's love letter to survivors is beautifully written from start to finish, and
I can't recommend it enough!
— Jamison Shea, author of Roar of the Lambs
"Christina Ferko does an extraordinary job of respectfully exploring each
character’s plight and how their specific experiences have impacted their
mental health... [there is] a true sense of empathy at the core of the story...
engaging and thoughtful."
―Horror Buzz
"[Ferko] is a master of characterization and horror."
―SFF Insiders
A metaphor for coping with mental health issues and trauma,
this book reads like a hair-raising horror film.
—KIRKUS
Hand to fans of Courtney Gould's What the Woods Took. ...The Shadow Man works well as both a metaphor and an actual threat, trapping girls in surreal depictions of their own trauma...
—BOOKLIST
A chilling premise and strong character work...The forest setting adds an atmospheric layer, delivering eerie, unsettling moments that linger.
—SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL
FEED ME TO THE WATER
Coming February 2, 2027
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Wracked with guilt following her best friend’s death, Madison spends the summer at her aunt’s house. But the more she tries to outrun the past, the more it seems to haunt her. From the author of The Darkness Greeted Her comes a nightmarish horror that explores the atmospheric Georgia swamplands, haunting nature of trauma, and frightening creatures lurking just beneath the water.
Sixteen-year-old Madison blames herself after she couldn't save her best friend Sadie from drowning right in front of her. Wracked with grief and guilt, Madison is sent to spend the summer with her aunt in Georgia and hopefully do some healing.
But the dead won't leave Madison alone. Sadie's voice echoes impossibly down the halls of her aunt's ancient house, terrifying messages suddenly appear scrawled across Madison's mirror, and she finds threatening recordings on her phone…in her own voice. Madison doesn't want to believe that Sadie is haunting—even possessing—her, but when she finds herself losing chunks of time, she realizes she can't trust her own mind.
Terrified, she confides in Wyatt, the boy next door. As they grow closer and explore the nearby swamp together, something ancient and evil calls to Madison from the murky water, luring her into the depths against her will. The more she loses control of her own body, the more it becomes clear that she is not just being haunted; she is being hunted. And if it's not Sadie, then it's something much worse. If Madison can't figure out how to stop it all, she'll not only be responsible for more deaths, but she'll lose herself completely.
