Crafting for Sinners A Novel
Crafting for Sinners by Jenny Kiefer is a survival horror novel published by Quirk Books on October 7, 2025. This edition spans 320 pages and is written in English. The story follows Ruth, a queer woman trapped in her small, religious hometown of Kill Devil, Kentucky, who faces dire consequences after being fired from her job at a craft store owned by a local megachurch. In a desperate act of revenge, she attempts to shoplift yarn but is caught and locked inside the store, where she must confront both her captors and the dark secrets they harbor.
Readers will find a gripping narrative that combines elements of horror and LGBTQ+ themes as Ruth fights for her survival using only the crafting supplies available to her. The tension escalates as she uncovers the sinister truths hidden within the New Creationists, posing a threat not just to her but to the entire community. Crafting for Sinners presents a unique blend of genre fiction and horror, appealing to fans of both short stories and anthologies.
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“You will compulsively turn these pages well into the dead of night.”—Paul Tremblay, New York Times best-selling author of Horror Movie and The Cabin at the End of the World
A queer woman must fight her way out of a craft store run by a megachurch in this gripping survival horror novel by Jenny Kiefer, author of This Wretched Valley.
The ratcheting tension and gut-churning terror will appeal to fans of Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle and Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix.
Ruth is trapped. She’s stuck in her small, religious hometown of Kill Devil, Kentucky, stuck in the closet, and stuck living paycheck to paycheck. After her manager finds out that she lives with her girlfriend, Ruth is fired from her job at New Creations—a craft store owned by the church that dominates life in Kill Devil.
In an act of revenge, Ruth attempts to shoplift some yarn but is caught red-handed. Instead of calling the police, the employees lock her in the store—and attack her. As Ruth fights for her life using only the crafting supplies at hand, she plunges deeper into the tangled web of the New Creationists, who are hiding a terrible secret that threatens not only her but the entire town.
Urgent, scathing, and utterly original, Crafting for Sinners cements Kiefer’s status as a dazzling new star in horror.
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