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PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100593854608

ISBN-139780593854600

eBay Product ID (ePID)26070941136

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Book TitleTantrum

Number of Pages192 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2025

TopicPsychological, Horror

GenreFiction

AuthorRachel Eve Moulton

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight8.8 Oz

Item Length7.9 in

Item Width5.3 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2024-033344

Reviews"Who says babies can't be scary? In Tantrum , Rachel Eve Moulton weaves together a horror story that will undoubtedly speak to the fears of anyone who has ever thought long and hard about motherhood." -- Harper's Bazaar "Dazzingly dark and strange and furious . . . a poignant, squirm-inducing examination of how early traumas can rebirth themselves later in life, just when we least expect them. Rachel Eve Moulton is always a must-read!" --Nat Cassidy, author of When the Wolf Comes Home "Rachel Eve Moulton is a demonic doula, a midwife for monsters, and what she has delivered into this world is truly savage. Tantrum wails with vibrant life, an ouroboros of generational rage encased in scales and fangs. Yet another testament to Moulton's ascent as one of horror's most hauntingly provocative authors." --Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Wake Up and Open Your Eyes " Tantrum is a deliciously dark tale about the parasitic nature of trauma and the emotional cannibalism of parenthood. Rachel Eve Moulton mixes opposing forces--light and dark, humor and horror, the realistic and the surreal--as an artist mixes paints, creating colors as vibrant and revelatory as any in modern fiction." --Scott Thomas, author of Midwestern Gothic "A wildly entertaining homage to every woman who's felt something monstrous lurking inside her--and later experienced its delicious liberation. Tantrum will act as a balm for anyone who's ever feared what she might become." --Anne Heltzel, author of Just Like Mother "Luxuriant with rage, Tantrum is a book for every woman's exhausted, furious heart. Rachel Eve Moulton has created the monster we need right now, and she's here with bared teeth to devour the horrors women carry but can't express." -Aimee Pokwatka, author of Self-Portrait with Nothing "With humor and ferocity, Moulton pries open the powerful maw of motherhood, womanhood, and childhood, examining how the choices we make and are made for us can starve or sustain, can be a choking hazard or a feast." --Alice Carriere, author of Everything/Nothing/Someone "For fans of Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage and Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova, Tantrum investigates the darknesses of childhood and motherhood all at once. Buckle up the car seat for one hell of a dark ride." -- The Lineup, "Rachel Eve Moulton is a demonic doula, a midwife for monsters, and what she has delivered into this world is truly savage. Care and Bleeding wails with vibrant life, an ouroboros of generational rage encased in scales and fangs. Yet another testament to Moulton's ascent as one of horror's most hauntingly provocative authors." -- Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Ghost Eaters "With humor and ferocity, Moulton pries open the powerful maw of motherhood, womanhood, and childhood, examining how the choices we make and are made for us can starve or sustain, can be a choking hazard or a feast." -- Alice Carriere, author of Everything/Nothing/Someone, " Tantrum takes a parent's worries to their logical extreme, in this darkly funny take on a mother's fear of her own harmful legacy . . . Tantrum serves as a fascinating metaphor for the feral nature of girlhood and how society conspires to restrict women, physically and mentally." -- CrimeReads "Who says babies can't be scary? In Tantrum , Rachel Eve Moulton weaves together a horror story that will undoubtedly speak to the fears of anyone who has ever thought long and hard about motherhood." -- Harper's Bazaar "This horror novella did not go where I was expecting...but this one has something unique to offer." -- Book Riot "A darkly humorous horror novel wherein an exhausted new mother wonders if her newborn is a monster might be THE MOST RELATABLE PREMISE EVER. Just me? In Thea's case, however, she's unfortunately right. Little Lucia was born with a full set of teeth and an insatiable appetite. Cherish every moment, Thea! They grow up too fast!" -- Goodreads "A sharp, chilling novel that sinks its teeth into the dark side of motherhood." -- Cinema Chords "Dazzingly dark and strange and furious . . . a poignant, squirm-inducing examination of how early traumas can rebirth themselves later in life, just when we least expect them. Rachel Eve Moulton is always a must-read!" --Nat Cassidy, author of When the Wolf Comes Home "Rachel Eve Moulton is a demonic doula, a midwife for monsters, and what she has delivered into this world is truly savage. Tantrum wails with vibrant life, an ouroboros of generational rage encased in scales and fangs. Yet another testament to Moulton's ascent as one of horror's most hauntingly provocative authors." --Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Wake Up and Open Your Eyes " Tantrum is a deliciously dark tale about the parasitic nature of trauma and the emotional cannibalism of parenthood. Rachel Eve Moulton mixes opposing forces--light and dark, humor and horror, the realistic and the surreal--as an artist mixes paints, creating colors as vibrant and revelatory as any in modern fiction." --Scott Thomas, author of Midwestern Gothic "A wildly entertaining homage to every woman who's felt something monstrous lurking inside her--and later experienced its delicious liberation. Tantrum will act as a balm for anyone who's ever feared what she might become." --Anne Heltzel, author of Just Like Mother "Luxuriant with rage, Tantrum is a book for every woman's exhausted, furious heart. Rachel Eve Moulton has created the monster we need right now, and she's here with bared teeth to devour the horrors women carry but can't express." -Aimee Pokwatka, author of Self-Portrait with Nothing "With humor and ferocity, Moulton pries open the powerful maw of motherhood, womanhood, and childhood, examining how the choices we make and are made for us can starve or sustain, can be a choking hazard or a feast." --Alice Carriere, author of Everything/Nothing/Someone "Motherhood can be scary, and Rachel Eve Moulton slays with this darkly funny and thought-provoking maternity horror." -- B&N Reads "A quick, witty, visceral story about a woman who's convinced her infant daughter is a monster--and she's right." --Emily C. Hughes, Jump Scares "For fans of Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage and Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova, Tantrum investigates the darknesses of childhood and motherhood all at once. Buckle up the car seat for one hell of a dark ride." -- The Lineup, "Rachel Eve Moulton is a demonic doula, a midwife for monsters, and what she has delivered into this world is truly savage. Tantrum wails with vibrant life, an ouroboros of generational rage encased in scales and fangs. Yet another testament to Moulton's ascent as one of horror's most hauntingly provocative authors." -- Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Ghost Eaters "With humor and ferocity, Moulton pries open the powerful maw of motherhood, womanhood, and childhood, examining how the choices we make and are made for us can starve or sustain, can be a choking hazard or a feast." -- Alice Carriere, author of Everything/Nothing/Someone, " Tantrum takes a parent's worries to their logical extreme, in this darkly funny take on a mother's fear of her own harmful legacy . . . Tantrum serves as a fascinating metaphor for the feral nature of girlhood and how society conspires to restrict women, physically and mentally." -- CrimeReads "Who says babies can't be scary? In Tantrum , Rachel Eve Moulton weaves together a horror story that will undoubtedly speak to the fears of anyone who has ever thought long and hard about motherhood." -- Harper's Bazaar "Dazzingly dark and strange and furious . . . a poignant, squirm-inducing examination of how early traumas can rebirth themselves later in life, just when we least expect them. Rachel Eve Moulton is always a must-read!" --Nat Cassidy, author of When the Wolf Comes Home "Rachel Eve Moulton is a demonic doula, a midwife for monsters, and what she has delivered into this world is truly savage. Tantrum wails with vibrant life, an ouroboros of generational rage encased in scales and fangs. Yet another testament to Moulton's ascent as one of horror's most hauntingly provocative authors." --Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Wake Up and Open Your Eyes " Tantrum is a deliciously dark tale about the parasitic nature of trauma and the emotional cannibalism of parenthood. Rachel Eve Moulton mixes opposing forces--light and dark, humor and horror, the realistic and the surreal--as an artist mixes paints, creating colors as vibrant and revelatory as any in modern fiction." --Scott Thomas, author of Midwestern Gothic "A wildly entertaining homage to every woman who's felt something monstrous lurking inside her--and later experienced its delicious liberation. Tantrum will act as a balm for anyone who's ever feared what she might become." --Anne Heltzel, author of Just Like Mother "Luxuriant with rage, Tantrum is a book for every woman's exhausted, furious heart. Rachel Eve Moulton has created the monster we need right now, and she's here with bared teeth to devour the horrors women carry but can't express." -Aimee Pokwatka, author of Self-Portrait with Nothing "With humor and ferocity, Moulton pries open the powerful maw of motherhood, womanhood, and childhood, examining how the choices we make and are made for us can starve or sustain, can be a choking hazard or a feast." --Alice Carriere, author of Everything/Nothing/Someone "A quick, witty, visceral story about a woman who's convinced her infant daughter is a monster--and she's right." --Emily C. Hughes, Jump Scares "For fans of Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage and Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova, Tantrum investigates the darknesses of childhood and motherhood all at once. Buckle up the car seat for one hell of a dark ride." -- The Lineup, "Who says babies can't be scary? In Tantrum , Rachel Eve Moulton weaves together a horror story that will undoubtedly speak to the fears of anyone who has ever thought long and hard about motherhood." -- Harper's Bazaar "Dazzingly dark and strange and furious . . . a poignant, squirm-inducing examination of how early traumas can rebirth themselves later in life, just when we least expect them. Rachel Eve Moulton is always a must-read!" --Nat Cassidy, author of When the Wolf Comes Home "Rachel Eve Moulton is a demonic doula, a midwife for monsters, and what she has delivered into this world is truly savage. Tantrum wails with vibrant life, an ouroboros of generational rage encased in scales and fangs. Yet another testament to Moulton's ascent as one of horror's most hauntingly provocative authors." --Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Wake Up and Open Your Eyes " Tantrum is a deliciously dark tale about the parasitic nature of trauma and the emotional cannibalism of parenthood. Rachel Eve Moulton mixes opposing forces--light and dark, humor and horror, the realistic and the surreal--as an artist mixes paints, creating colors as vibrant and revelatory as any in modern fiction." --Scott Thomas, author of Midwestern Gothic "A wildly entertaining homage to every woman who's felt something monstrous lurking inside her--and later experienced its delicious liberation. Tantrum will act as a balm for anyone who's ever feared what she might become." --Anne Heltzel, author of Just Like Mother "Luxuriant with rage, Tantrum is a book for every woman's exhausted, furious heart. Rachel Eve Moulton has created the monster we need right now, and she's here with bared teeth to devour the horrors women carry but can't express." -Aimee Pokwatka, author of Self-Portrait with Nothing "With humor and ferocity, Moulton pries open the powerful maw of motherhood, womanhood, and childhood, examining how the choices we make and are made for us can starve or sustain, can be a choking hazard or a feast." --Alice Carriere, author of Everything/Nothing/Someone "A quick, witty, visceral story about a woman who's convinced her infant daughter is a monster--and she's right." --Emily C. Hughes, Jump Scares "For fans of Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage and Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova, Tantrum investigates the darknesses of childhood and motherhood all at once. Buckle up the car seat for one hell of a dark ride." -- The Lineup

SynopsisThea's third pregnancy was her easiest. She wasn't consumed with anxiety about the baby. She wasn't convinced it was going to be born green, or have a third eye, or have tentacles sprouting from its torso. Thea was fine. Her baby would be fine. But when the nurses handed Lucia to her, Thea just knew. Her baby girl was a monster. Not only was Lucia born with a full set of teeth and a devilish glint in her eye, but she's always hungry. Indiscriminately so. One day Lucia pointed at her baby brother, looked Thea dead in the eye and said, 'I eat.' Thea doesn't know whether to be terrified or proud of her rapacious baby girl. And as Lucia starts growing faster and talking more, dark memories bubble to the surface-flashes from Thea's childhood that won't release their hooks from her heart. Lucia wants to eat the world. Thea might just let her. Crackling with originality and dark humour, Rachel Eve Moulton's Tantrum is a provocative exploration of familial debt, duty, and the darker side of motherhood.

LC Classification NumberPS3613.O854C37 2025