The Creepening of Dogwood House

The Walter Award Honor–winning author of Root Magic returns with a terrifying story in the Southern Gothic tradition, inspired by the hoodoo practice of hair burning.

At night, Roddie still dreams of sitting at his mother’s feet while she braids his Afro down. But that’s a memory from before. Before his mom died in a tragic accident, leaving Roddie to navigate his grief and loss alone. Before he was taken in by an aunt he barely knows. Before his aunt brought him to Dogwood House, the creepi...