BOOK SYNOPSIS
Chuck Warren died tragically at the old abandoned mill, but Paz Espino knows it was no accident — there’s a monster under the town, and she’s determined to kill it before anyone else gets hurt. She’ll need the help of her crew — inseparable friends, bound by a childhood pact stronger than diamonds, distance or death — to hunt it down. But she’s up against a greater force of evil than she ever could have imagined.
With shifting timeframes and multiple perspectives, Lockjaw is a small-town ghost story, where monsters living and dead haunt the streets, the homes and the minds of the inhabitants. For readers of Wilder Girls and The Haunted, this trans YA horror book by an incredible debut author will grab you and never let you go.
MATTEO L. CERILLI
Matteo L. Cerilli (he/him) is a transmasc author and activist specializing in speculative fiction for all ages. His activism work has included setting up gender care for trans students at York University, helping to found the Students for Queer Liberation—Tkaronto, and organizing with the No Pride in Policing Coalition. He currently lives in Toronto with his partner.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Website: https://mlcerilli.wixsite.com/author-page
Instagram: @MatteoLCerilli
Substack: @matteolcerilli
Email: mlcerilli@gmail.com
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Bathroom Chatter. Poem from Augur magazine, 2022
Star Bright. Poem from Augur magazine, 2023
Worth the Dying Shame. Short story in “Bury Your Gays: An Anthology of Tragic Queer Horror” from Ghoulish Books, 2024
Lockjaw. YA novel from Tundra Book Group, 2024
