From the award-winning author of The Eyes Are the Best Part, praised by The New York Times Book Review as ‘violent, smart, gruesome and wildly original,’ a provocative journey into a perilous world of voyeurism, scandal, female rage, and vengeance . . . pursued with a very sharp kitchen knife.
Molka: an abbreviation of molrae-kamera, a ‘sneaky camera’ hidden to capture covert images and videos for voyeurs.
In an unassuming Seoul workplace, IT technician Junyoung’s network reaches throughout the entire building. He sees every entrance. Every lobby. Every bathroom. The women in this building may be cold and dismissive, but he can always pull up his favorite images of them and remember who holds the real power. Until one, Dahye, sets herself apart from the rest.
Dahye, ever the romantic, yearns to be cherished after years of living in the shadow of her perfect older sister, who tragically drowned years ago. Only her boyfriend seems to appreciate Dahye. He’s rich, handsome, and generous—and she’d do anything to hold on to the happiness he brings her.
But when a hidden camera scandal rocks the city’s elites, Dahye’s dreams of a fairy-tale romance twist into a grotesque nightmare. Her boyfriend abandons her. Her parents reject her. Her grip on reality begins to shatter as visions of her dead sister suddenly appear. And as Junyoung’s interest in Dahye turns to obsession, and the truths of their troubled lives are revealed, Dahye must go to extreme lengths to bring the truth to light . . .
Genre: Horror
Molka: an abbreviation of molrae-kamera, a ‘sneaky camera’ hidden to capture covert images and videos for voyeurs.
In an unassuming Seoul workplace, IT technician Junyoung’s network reaches throughout the entire building. He sees every entrance. Every lobby. Every bathroom. The women in this building may be cold and dismissive, but he can always pull up his favorite images of them and remember who holds the real power. Until one, Dahye, sets herself apart from the rest.
Dahye, ever the romantic, yearns to be cherished after years of living in the shadow of her perfect older sister, who tragically drowned years ago. Only her boyfriend seems to appreciate Dahye. He’s rich, handsome, and generous—and she’d do anything to hold on to the happiness he brings her.
But when a hidden camera scandal rocks the city’s elites, Dahye’s dreams of a fairy-tale romance twist into a grotesque nightmare. Her boyfriend abandons her. Her parents reject her. Her grip on reality begins to shatter as visions of her dead sister suddenly appear. And as Junyoung’s interest in Dahye turns to obsession, and the truths of their troubled lives are revealed, Dahye must go to extreme lengths to bring the truth to light . . .
Genre: Horror
Praise for this book
"Brutal and unflinching, Molka is a wild ride through a world of dark obsession, drowned ghosts, and long-overdue revenge. You won't be able to look away as this book cuts you to pieces." - Kylie Lee Baker
"By turns eerie and disquieting, sad and affecting, bloody and demented, this feminist fable flays open the rotten heart of South Korea's patriarchal and economically unequal society. Monika Kim's crisp prose and careful plotting delights and disgusts. I couldn't put Molka down." - Ariel Courage
"Monika Kim's spin on a familiar Asian ghost story is more chilling and nauseating than should be allowed. And no, I'm not even talking about the ghost. Timely, horrific, and riveting, Molka is a piercing study on the depraved misogyny that lurks under the calm propriety of Korean life - and our own." - Catherine Dang
"Brilliant with addictive prose and a knife-sharp message, this story is so full of cathartic feminine rage and I loved every second of it. Monika Kim's work has swiftly become a must-read for me." - C G Drews
"Monika Kim is one of the best of horror's new wave. MOLKA is desperate, brutal, and heart-wrenching, filled with horrors both human and supernatural. A vengeance-fueled must-read from the brilliant author of The Eyes are the Best Part!" - Christopher Golden
"As brilliant as it is provocative, perverse, and deeply unsettling, Molka is the novel I've been waiting for...A rage-soaked interrogation of power that finally confronts our twinned cultures of surveillance and shame-I couldn't put it down. No one writes the monstrosities of man like Monika Kim, and even though this book lays bare the devastating consequences of nonconsensual voyeurism, I wouldn't hesitate to peek into Kim's brain." - Ling Ling Huang
"Molka will make readers squirm with discomfort as it tackles obsession, addiction, injustice, the violence of silence, and the dangers of the seemingly perfect, holding its audience captive under the light of a gas lamp. Kim has toxic character spirals and fascinating absurdist narratives down to a science. A breathless tale of revenge." - Ai Jiang
"This book held me captive from start to finish. The brilliant Monika Kim follows up her stunning debut with a twisted, scandalous thrill ride that will make your skin crawl and your jaw drop. Do not miss this one!" - Liz Kerin
"Molka is a novel with ugly truths at its heart, where the actions of predatory men have ghostly, and deserved, consequences. Monika Kim has crafted a story that filled me with dread while simultaneously making me root for her protagonist - grieving and sensitive Dahye, a young woman who is both singular and intimately familiar. I read this propulsive novel in one sitting and it will haunt me forever." - Jen Sookfong Lee
"With razor-sharp effectiveness, Monika Kim rouses the rage of being driven to madness by someone who then blames you for being mad, the heartache of learning that the person you love doesn't even like you, and the dehumanization felt by women reduced to objects by men who ruthlessly collect and consume. A story of betrayal and ghosts, Molka is a masterful work of horror that's sure to be ranked as one of the year's best." - Nick Medina
"With a razor-sharp narrative blade that cuts straight into the heart of the patriarchal plague Korean women have endured for far too long, Molka offers not only an incredibly thrilling ride, but also an explosive catharsis of female rage." - Jinwoo Park
"Molka locks you in a grimy closet just as the walls start closing in. Vicious, unsettling, and filled with horrific honesty." - Hailey Piper
"Brimming with feminine rage, heartache, and exquisite body horror, Molka had me flying through its pages while feeling deeply uncomfortable in the best way." - Tatiana Schlote-Bonne
"Molka is a harrowing, ghastly, page-turning revenge tale that unflinchingly shines a bright light on the evil of an all-too-real, misogynistic, uniquely 21st century horror." - Paul Tremblay
"Razor-sharp, dripping with social commentary, and impossible to put down: with MOLKA, Monika Kim once again raises the bar for horror fiction. I can't wait to see this book get all the hype it deserves." - Johanna van Veen
"Violent, shocking, and utterly transfixing, Monika Kim returns with a skin-crawling and layered novel examining voyeurism, grief, misogyny, and female rage. Every bit as gruesome and captivating as her debut, Molka is a must read for horror fans who love seeing female revenge served searing and bloody." - Liann Zhang
"By turns eerie and disquieting, sad and affecting, bloody and demented, this feminist fable flays open the rotten heart of South Korea's patriarchal and economically unequal society. Monika Kim's crisp prose and careful plotting delights and disgusts. I couldn't put Molka down." - Ariel Courage
"Monika Kim's spin on a familiar Asian ghost story is more chilling and nauseating than should be allowed. And no, I'm not even talking about the ghost. Timely, horrific, and riveting, Molka is a piercing study on the depraved misogyny that lurks under the calm propriety of Korean life - and our own." - Catherine Dang
"Brilliant with addictive prose and a knife-sharp message, this story is so full of cathartic feminine rage and I loved every second of it. Monika Kim's work has swiftly become a must-read for me." - C G Drews
"Monika Kim is one of the best of horror's new wave. MOLKA is desperate, brutal, and heart-wrenching, filled with horrors both human and supernatural. A vengeance-fueled must-read from the brilliant author of The Eyes are the Best Part!" - Christopher Golden
"As brilliant as it is provocative, perverse, and deeply unsettling, Molka is the novel I've been waiting for...A rage-soaked interrogation of power that finally confronts our twinned cultures of surveillance and shame-I couldn't put it down. No one writes the monstrosities of man like Monika Kim, and even though this book lays bare the devastating consequences of nonconsensual voyeurism, I wouldn't hesitate to peek into Kim's brain." - Ling Ling Huang
"Molka will make readers squirm with discomfort as it tackles obsession, addiction, injustice, the violence of silence, and the dangers of the seemingly perfect, holding its audience captive under the light of a gas lamp. Kim has toxic character spirals and fascinating absurdist narratives down to a science. A breathless tale of revenge." - Ai Jiang
"This book held me captive from start to finish. The brilliant Monika Kim follows up her stunning debut with a twisted, scandalous thrill ride that will make your skin crawl and your jaw drop. Do not miss this one!" - Liz Kerin
"Molka is a novel with ugly truths at its heart, where the actions of predatory men have ghostly, and deserved, consequences. Monika Kim has crafted a story that filled me with dread while simultaneously making me root for her protagonist - grieving and sensitive Dahye, a young woman who is both singular and intimately familiar. I read this propulsive novel in one sitting and it will haunt me forever." - Jen Sookfong Lee
"With razor-sharp effectiveness, Monika Kim rouses the rage of being driven to madness by someone who then blames you for being mad, the heartache of learning that the person you love doesn't even like you, and the dehumanization felt by women reduced to objects by men who ruthlessly collect and consume. A story of betrayal and ghosts, Molka is a masterful work of horror that's sure to be ranked as one of the year's best." - Nick Medina
"With a razor-sharp narrative blade that cuts straight into the heart of the patriarchal plague Korean women have endured for far too long, Molka offers not only an incredibly thrilling ride, but also an explosive catharsis of female rage." - Jinwoo Park
"Molka locks you in a grimy closet just as the walls start closing in. Vicious, unsettling, and filled with horrific honesty." - Hailey Piper
"Brimming with feminine rage, heartache, and exquisite body horror, Molka had me flying through its pages while feeling deeply uncomfortable in the best way." - Tatiana Schlote-Bonne
"Molka is a harrowing, ghastly, page-turning revenge tale that unflinchingly shines a bright light on the evil of an all-too-real, misogynistic, uniquely 21st century horror." - Paul Tremblay
"Razor-sharp, dripping with social commentary, and impossible to put down: with MOLKA, Monika Kim once again raises the bar for horror fiction. I can't wait to see this book get all the hype it deserves." - Johanna van Veen
"Violent, shocking, and utterly transfixing, Monika Kim returns with a skin-crawling and layered novel examining voyeurism, grief, misogyny, and female rage. Every bit as gruesome and captivating as her debut, Molka is a must read for horror fans who love seeing female revenge served searing and bloody." - Liann Zhang
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