The State of Eco Horror (CHARWOOD virtual launch)

“The State of Eco-Horror” is a 1-hour virtual event on Sunday, August 20 at 4 pm PT/ 5 MT / 6 CT / 7 ET celebrating the launch of CHARWOOD, the eco horror novel by Josh Schlossberg from Aggadah Try It/Madness Heart Press (available NOW for pre-order)

Program:

-“The Obligation to Heal the World” with John Baltisberger of Madness Heart Press

-“Fear and Nature” with Carter Soles, co-author of ECOHORROR STUDIES IN THE ANTHROPOCENE

-“Horrific Hysteria of Wildfire Logging” with Jennifer Mamola of John Muir Project

-“Name That Forest!” a game with prizes hosted by Josh Schlossberg

RSVP today for Zoom link by emailing Josh [at] JoshsWorstNightmare [dot] com

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Pre-order CHARWOOD today!

Coming August 21 from Aggadah Try It / Madness Heart Press, Josh Schlossberg brings you CHARWOOD, an eco folk horror novel 5,783 years in the making.

After joining the Tenders—a band of backwoods activists claiming to solve climate change by burning trees for energy—Orna Tannenbaum falls in with Rowan, their odd yet charming leader.

But when Orna uncovers what the Tenders are really up to in the forest, she must apply the ancient wisdom of her culture to battle dark forces threatening to gain a foothold in our world.

Pre-order paperback or ebook now at https://tinyurl.com/yk3tv4bj

𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗪𝗢𝗢𝗗 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗻 𝟲/𝟲(𝟲)

Coming August 21 from Aggadah Try It / Madness Heart Press, Josh Schlossberg delivers CHARWOOD, an ecological Jewish folk horror novel 5,783 years in the making.

𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀—𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗯𝘆 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆—𝗢𝗿𝗻𝗮 𝗧𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗻𝗯𝗮𝘂𝗺 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗻, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗼𝗱𝗱 𝘆𝗲𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱.

CHARWOOD…coming August 21 from Aggadah Try It

Dark doings are afoot in the forests of Charwood…

Coming August 2023 from Aggadah Try It / Madness Heart Press, Josh Schlossberg—author of the cosmic horror novella, Malinae, editor of The Jewish Book of Horror, and longtime environmental organizer—delivers CHARWOOD, an ecological Jewish folk horror novel 5,783 years in the making.

After joining the Tenders—a band of backwoods activists claiming to solve climate change by burning trees for energy—Orna Tannenbaum falls in with Rowan, their odd yet charming leader.

When she triggers a tragic accident, Orna must fend off blackmail and cope with panic attacks, all while weathering the surprise visit of her estranged father.

Until she uncovers what the Tenders are really up to in the forest and must apply the ancient wisdom of her culture to battle dark forces threatening to gain a foothold in the world.