Join the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Scarlet Alchemist, Kylie Lee Baker, as she celebrates the release of her forthcoming social horror, Bat Eater.

Cora Zeng is a crime scene cleaner, washing away the remains of brutal murders and suicides in Chinatown. The bloody messes don’t bother her, not when she’s already witnessed the most horrific thing imaginable: her sister being pushed in front of a train.

Before fleeing the scene, the murderer whispered two words: bat eater.

Months pass, the killer is never caught, and Cora can barely keep herself together. She pushes away all feelings, tries to ignore the bite marks that appear on her coffee table, and won’t heed her aunt’s advice to prepare for the Hungry Ghost Festival, when the gates of hell open and tormented souls can wander the city.

Soon, Cora will learn: you can’t just ignore hungry ghosts.

A chilling and multi-layered tale, Bat Eater offers more than spine-tingling horror, it dives deep into themes of trauma, rage, and grief.

Don’t miss the chance to hear Kylie discuss the dark, resonant world of Bat Eater - where the lines between the living and the dead blur, and the shadows hold secrets you can’t escape.

“Bat Eater is a compelling, gory, ghostly romp, and it’s a righteous battle cry aimed into the racist heart of the pandemic hellscape. You won’t be able to stop turning pages.” Paul Tremblay, New York Times bestselling author of Horror Movie