Blood Garlands (Paperback)

Travis D. Johnson

ISBN 13: 9798994438749

Published by Frolic Press, 2026

About this Item

Paperback. In these eight stories, the world reveals itself as stranger and more attentive than we allow. A girl boards a bus whose driver has no fingernails. Star-snails guide a traveler through mountains where musical instruments have teeth. A cottage offers warmth but demands silence. A man staples papers endlessly while his shadow refuses to move.From North Florida's wounded pineywoods to nameless gothic houses to suburban cul-de-sacs, these tales insist that sacrifice and witness matter. Here, June Moore walks with a knife wrapped in hair.For readers of Shirley Jackson, Caitlin R. Kiernan, and Kelly Link. A debut collection of folk horror, dark fairy tales, and weird fiction set in North Florida's pineywoods and beyond. Stories ranging from psychological horror to heroic fantasy. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Blood Garlands (Paperback)
• Publisher: Frolic Press
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798994438749
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Hutton, James
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

In these eight stories, the world reveals itself as stranger and more attentive than we allow. A girl boards a bus whose driver has no fingernails. Star-snails guide a traveler through mountains where musical instruments have teeth. A cottage offers warmth but demands silence. A man staples papers endlessly while his shadow refuses to move.

From North Florida's wounded pineywoods to nameless gothic houses to suburban cul-de-sacs, these tales insist that sacrifice and witness matter. Here, June Moore walks with a knife wrapped in hair.

For readers of Shirley Jackson, Caitlín R. Kiernan, and Kelly Link.

About the Author

Travis D. Johnson lives in St. Augustine, Florida-the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in the United States-where centuries of accumulated stories seep up through the ground.He's been writing horror since age four and saw his poetry launched into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery at eleven. His work draws from pre-war country blues, silent cinema, medieval romance, and the darker corners of American folklore.In 2025, he founded Frolic Press to publish uncanny literature and give new life to overlooked voices in weird fiction.As a member of Tale Tellers of St. Augustine, a folklore society and storytellers' guild, he performs traditional folktales at events throughout the region.