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What lingers after a story is told? What whispers back?
13 firsthand accounts of the unexplained from the Spooky Tales archives, in conversation with 13 new works of uncanny fiction they inspired. Coming October 2026. Learn more and preorder your copy at BessPress.com (link in bio).
"What Whispers Back: Spinning Hawaiʻi's Spooky Tales" is a double-sided literary anthology showcasing Hawaiʻi writers that explores the thresholds of memory, resistance, and presence through a unique reversible format. One side of the book features thirteen firsthand accounts of the unexplained from Rick Carroll’s popular book series; flipped, thirteen contemporary Hawaiʻi writers offer literary fiction responding to those hauntings.
Atmospheric and deeply rooted in the layered history of the islands, these stories present the supernatural not as conventional genre horror, but as a living, enduring presence. This reversible volume pairs historical accounts of the island uncanny with modern literary responses, offering a shared language for navigating uncertainty and remembering what remains.
Includes new fiction from Donald Carreira Ching, thomas iannucci, Megan Kamalei Kakimoto, Shay Kauwe, Kalehua Kim, Bryan Kamaoli Kuwada, R. Zamora Linmark, Melissa Llanes Brownlee, D. Kealiʻi MacKenzie, Brandy Nālani McDougall, Kapiliʻula Naehu-Ramos, Lehua Parker, and Misty-Lynn Sanico.
Cover Art by Mariko Merritt @heybeachcake
Design by Coby Shimabukuro-Sanchez @shikarabu
13 firsthand accounts of the unexplained from the Spooky Tales archives, in conversation with 13 new works of uncanny fiction they inspired. Coming October 2026. Learn more and preorder your copy at BessPress.com (link in bio).
"What Whispers Back: Spinning Hawaiʻi's Spooky Tales" is a double-sided literary anthology showcasing Hawaiʻi writers that explores the thresholds of memory, resistance, and presence through a unique reversible format. One side of the book features thirteen firsthand accounts of the unexplained from Rick Carroll’s popular book series; flipped, thirteen contemporary Hawaiʻi writers offer literary fiction responding to those hauntings.
Atmospheric and deeply rooted in the layered history of the islands, these stories present the supernatural not as conventional genre horror, but as a living, enduring presence. This reversible volume pairs historical accounts of the island uncanny with modern literary responses, offering a shared language for navigating uncertainty and remembering what remains.
Includes new fiction from Donald Carreira Ching, thomas iannucci, Megan Kamalei Kakimoto, Shay Kauwe, Kalehua Kim, Bryan Kamaoli Kuwada, R. Zamora Linmark, Melissa Llanes Brownlee, D. Kealiʻi MacKenzie, Brandy Nālani McDougall, Kapiliʻula Naehu-Ramos, Lehua Parker, and Misty-Lynn Sanico.
Cover Art by Mariko Merritt @heybeachcake
Design by Coby Shimabukuro-Sanchez @shikarabu
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