On Sundays She Picked Flowers by Judith Rice is a sinister, surreal Southern Gothic debut that blends haunted-woods unease with razor-sharp emotional insight. Set in the uncanny forests of northern Georgia, it’s the kind of horror fiction that creeps under your skin while staying rooted in character and consequence.
Seventeen years after fleeing an abusive mother, Jude has built a solitary life in a remote cottage, surrounded by trees and silence. She tells herself she’s safe now. Then an enigmatic woman arrives at her door—beautiful, unsettling, and impossible to read—and Jude’s hard-won peace starts to fracture. As desire, fear and old memories tangle, the woods seem to press closer: haints, ghosts, and something far more literal lurking beyond the treeline.
Perfect for readers who love Southern Gothic, psychological horror, and stories of family trauma and retribution with a queer-tinged edge.
Step into the forest and see what’s waiting.
