It’s here—the creepy cover we’ve been sitting on for longer than we’d like to admit!
Enjoy the cover of our upcoming eco-horror novella (double feature) The Last Witch of Lonjsko Polje, written by Lea Katarina Gobec, lovingly illustrated by Antonio Filipović – Athan!
Are you afraid of bugs? Even when they’re as cure (and truly, truly fuzzy) like the spongy moths featured both on the cover and in the novella (extensively)? We’re not—except in eco horror stories like this one.
The book, which features a special addition with the story The Secret of Mrtvi Kal, comes out September 16th, 2025! While waiting you can:
- pre-order the book
- add it on Goodreads or The Storygraph
- sign up for the ARC
Read on for the blurb…
“You know your grandfather was the Pannonian Witch, right?”
Stuck making cheap enchantments for her fellow villagers at the edge of the swamp and weekly card games at the local café, Gordana has one final go at changing her fate at the end of her long and miserable life.
“I hope he told you that much.”
The newcomer Monika, a city woman down on her luck, confronted with a threatening inheritance hidden deep in the entangled roots of the old oaks, might be Gordana’s last chance of turning her life around—unless the forest decides against it.
“And I hope he warned you I’m nothing like him.”
At the crossroads of wits and bad choices, nature at its best and at its deadliest, the backdrop of a secluded nature park plays out its own dark role in author Lea Katarina Gobec’s debut eco horror novella The Last Witch of Lonjsko Polje.
Enjoy this perilous trip into hidden parts of modern-day Europe with a special double feature! Included in this edition is The Secret of Mrtvi Kal, a short story about the price of artistry, adoration, and annihilation.
Shtriga Books 