What would you do if your favorite childhood story turned out to be real? In the case of Winterset Hollow, you might run because the dark truth behind a beloved classic could be your undoing. A uniquely original debut novel by Jonathan Edward Durham, Winterset Hollow is a fantasy-gone-mad that seamlessly blends horror and dark humor in a tale of unrelenting vengeance.

Winterset Hollow follows a group of friends to the place that inspired their favorite book—a timeless tale about a tribe of animals preparing for their yearly end-of-summer festival. But after a series of shocking discoveries, they find that much of what the world believes to be fiction is actually fact, and that the truth behind the tale is darker and more dangerous than they ever imagined. It’s Barley Day… and you’re invited to the hunt.