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Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng

Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng

Baker, Kylie Lee

Paperback

HorrorGeneral Fiction

Publisher Price: $18.99

ISBN10: 1335001522
ISBN13: 9781335001528
Publisher: Hanover Square Press
Published: Mar 31 2026
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.49
Height: 0.74 Width: 5.44 Depth: 8.02
Language: English
New York Times 100 Notable Books for 2025
2025 Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novel
Goodreads Choice Award Finalist for Horror
USA TODAY Best Books of 2025
Library Journal Best Books of 2025
Spotify Best Horror Books of 2025
Kobo Best Horror Books of 2025
Book Riot Best Books of 2025
Los Angeles Public Library Best Fiction of 2025
Google Play Best Horror Novel of 2025

A compelling, gory, ghostly romp.
--Paul Tremblay, New York Times bestselling author of Horror Movie

This is what it felt like to live in New York City during lockdown: haunted, absurd, terrifying, ridiculous, and full of hungry ghosts.
--Grady Hendrix, New York Times bestselling author of How to Sell a Haunted House

In this explosive horror novel, a woman is haunted by inner trauma, hungry ghosts, and a serial killer as she confronts the brutal violence experienced by East Asians during the pandemic.

Cora Zeng is a crime scene cleaner, washing away the remains of brutal murders and suicides in Chinatown. But none of that seems so terrible when she's already witnessed the most horrific thing possible: her sister, Delilah, being pushed in front of a train.

Before fleeing the scene, the murderer shouted two words: bat eater.

So the bloody messes don't really bother Cora--she's more bothered by the germs on the subway railing, the bare hands of a stranger, the hidden viruses in every corner, and the bite marks on her coffee table. Of course, ever since Delilah was killed in front of her, Cora can't be sure what's real and what's in her head.

She pushes away all feelings and ignores the advice of her aunt to prepare for the Hungry Ghost Festival, when the gates of hell open. But she can't ignore the dread in her stomach as she keeps finding bat carcasses at crime scenes, or the scary fact that all her recent cleanups have been the bodies of East Asian women.

As Cora will soon learn, you can't just ignore hungry ghosts.

For fans of Stephen Graham Jones and Gretchen Felker-Martin, Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng is a wildly original, darkly humorous, and subversive contemporary novel from a striking new voice in horror.

For readers who love:
  • Monika Kim, Stephen Graham Jones, and Grady Hendrix
  • Terrifying, gory horror with heart and dark humor
  • Ghost stories and mythology
  • Crime novels
  • Themes of friendship and family
  • Horror that highlights social issues

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