Craved folklore rooted in pragmatic dread from The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher? Let The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson prove curses sharpen resilient heroines.

If you loved how The Twisted Ones grounded ancient folklore in pragmatic, modern sensibilities, The Year of the Witching delivers that same collision—Puritan curses and inherited dread filtered through a protagonist who refuses to crumble. Immanuelle's sharp, resilient voice echoes Mouse's sarcastic pragmatism, tackling religious horror with intelligence and wit while the atmospheric tension builds through whispers, not splatter. This is folk horror for readers who appreciate psychological depth over cheap scares, with a Southern Gothic sensibility that critiques oppressive tradition without romanticizing isolation.

Henderson layers humor amid the dread, just as Kingfisher did, keeping the narrative buoyant even as curses unravel and familial legacies suffocate. The folklore feels timeless yet urgent, the kind of smart, character-driven terror that validates your taste for atmospheric horror.

This is folk horror for readers who appreciate psychological depth over cheap scares.