Beneath by Kristi Demeester horror gift guide Crackling with originality and dark

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Megan will need to mend broken friendships and reassemble her fractured past

Beneath by Kristi Demeester horror gift guide Crackling with originality and darkWhen reporter Cora Mayburn is assigned to cover a story about a snake handling cult in rural Appalachia, she is dismayed, for the world of cruel fundamentalist stricture, repression, glossolalia, and abuse is something she has long since put behind her in favor of a more tolerant urban existence. But she accepts the assignment, dredging up long buried memories as she seeks the truth. As Cora begins to uncover the secrets concealed by a veneer of faith