'Hypochondria is smart and emotional with a compelling, unreliable narrator and just the right amount of body horror. '-L.N. Holmes, author of the Floating Castle.
'Her prose is confident without being showy, immersive without ever feeling forced. She's not afraid of the darker corners of the mind; she walks right into them and doesn't even switch the light on.'-Lynn Murrell, author of the Light House.
'A fresh take on body horror and the complexities of the dynamics of relationships. '
A slightly bigger mole. A toothache that won't go away. A weird abdominal pain.
Emma's body is going to kill her.
After the death of her mother from breast cancer, Emma's getting along just fine, thank you very much... until she gets a letter from the cancer clinic in the mail. As Emma spirals, she becomes trapped in a whirlwind of hypochondria, and takes her health into her own hands...
Content warnings: death, discussions of cancer, depictions of panic attacks and self harm, abuse and swearing.
Autorentext
Sarah R. New was a disabled teenager who identified strongly with monstrous characters, but couldn't quite find herself reflected in her favourite genre. Twenty years on, she's crafting her own narratives, using her personal experiences to thrill and scare readers. Her Gothic horror Amissis Liberis, was published by Alien Buddha Press in 2024, followed by body-and-mind horror novella, Hypochondria in 2026. Her most recent novella, animalistic horror-thriller CATFOOD, was released in June 2026.