Be Not Afraid

Even monsters ask why they were made. Jordy questions his own existence—and the God who allowed it—while wrestling with the evil rooted deep inside of him. Meanwhile, Cora prepares to end the horror she brought into the world, but the strength of her resolve is tested when it matters most. As th...

Jude Ellison S. Doyle (they/he) is the author of Trainwreck: The Women We Love to Hate, Mock and Fear... and Why (Melville House, 2016) and Dead Blondes and Bad Powers: Monstrosity, Patriarchy and the Fear of Female Power (Melville House, 2019). Their columns on gender, power and pop culture have...