Review: Molka by Monika Kim

Molka by Monika Kim
Erewhon Books (February 2026)
Reviewed by Briana Morgan

Book cover, Molka by Monika Kim

Molka by Monika Kim is a visceral, slow-burn feminist horror novel about the dangers of molka (“secret cameras”) in South Korea. The book follows two characters, Dahye and Junyoung, and their vastly different experiences with secret camera footage. Dahye is a troubled young woman who works in an office during the day and goes out with her wealthy boyfriend at night. Junyoung works in the same office but enjoys darker extracurricular fare—like hiding cameras in the women’s bathroom.

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Review: Mouth Full of Ashes by Briana Morgan

cover of Mouthful of AshesMouth Full of Ashes by Briana Morgan 
Independently Published (October 2021)
158 pages; $9.99; $2.99 ebook; $14.95 audiobook
Reviewed by Haley Newlin

“Dear Diary, my teen-angst bullshit now has a body count.” – Heathers

I’m not typically into vampire stories, except for Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot and Bela Lugosi’s performance in Dracula.

However, Briana Morgan’s Mouth Full of Ashes dismembers supernatural horror and dark, campy teen film to conjure something scheming and bloody. Continue Reading