MAMA CAME CALLIN TP Previously Offered Through Other Distributors (02 Sep Release)

Kirah was born from an improbable interracial relationship that¸ in central Florida’s infamous Asurupa County¸ defied all the odds. But her idyllic childhood was shattered by an urban legend come to life. The “Gatorman” was a nightmare on the lips of kids and grown-ups alike all the way back to Jim Crow: a monster with the body of a man¸ the head of an alligator—and a taste for Black children. That’s who crawled into Kirah’s window when Kirah was just five years old. According to the police¸ it was Kirah’s own father who put on that gator mask and tried to kill her.Twenty years later¸ Kirah works hard to build a life unburdened by the traumatic events of her childhood. Just when it seems like she’s managed to find her stride¸ her dad¸ fresh out of prison¸ crashes back into her world with a chilling message: “He’s coming for you.”Finally forced to face the hideous family history she’s been avoiding¸ Kirah sets off to discover where¸ and who¸ she truly came from. And the more she learns¸ the more disturbing the whole picture becomes. Turns out there’s a lot more to the Gatorman than Kirah thought¸ and even worse: he isn’t through with her just yet.A clever hybrid of swamp noir¸ slasher horror¸ and social satire—and brought to life by Camilla Sucre’s vivid illustrations—Mama Came Callin’ is a story about family and legacies¸ both the ones we inherit and the ones we can’t escape.