*Little Kin* by Katya de Becerra is an eerie, beautifully written story that lingers long after the final page. Blending folklore, mystery, and emotional depth, it creates a haunting atmosphere that pulls you in right away. The characters feel authentic and layered, and the slow-building tension makes the payoff especially satisfying. A captivating and unsettling read for fans of dark, thought-provoking fiction.

Little Kin feels both beautiful and deeply unsettling. The writing has this quiet, almost hypnotic tone, and the way it blends folklore with themes of identity and belonging really stood out to me.

It’s intimate, eerie, and the kind of story that lingers after you finish.

Little Kin by Katya de Becerra is exactly the kind of folk horror that gets under your skin and stays there. Described as a tale of survival and belonging rooted in folkloric tradition, it sits firmly in the company of T. Kingfisher’s quiet, creeping dread and the sun-drenched nightmare logic of Ari Aster’s Midsommar, and de Becerra earns that comparison fully.
What de Becerra does exceptionally well is build horror out of the things that should feel safe: community, family, ritual, a sense of place. Her background in Cultural Anthropology is not incidental here. The folklore woven through this story does not feel decorative or borrowed. It feels lived-in, specific, and genuinely strange in the way that real folk traditions can be when you look at them closely enough. That grounded quality is what separates Little Kin from folk horror that only gestures at its source material.
The novel continues de Becerra’s preoccupation with complicated family dynamics and the weight of cultural memory, themes she has explored across her previous work with increasing confidence and depth. This feels like a writer at the height of her powers, stretching into territory that is more unsettling and more emotionally resonant than anything she has done before.
Fans of folk horror, ritual horror, and atmospheric storytelling that asks as many questions as it answers will not want to miss this one.

I was so immersed in this book. It’s eerie and atmospheric and a lovely blend of dark fantasy and folk horror. Add to your TBR!!