Published in 2020 by American author P. Djèlí Clark, Ring Shout is a historical southern gothic fantasy/horror novella that was nominated and won multiple awards and categories, including the 2020 Nebula Award for best novella. It was also nominated for the best horror category of 2020 on GoodReads.com. The story occurs in 1922 Macon, Georgia, where a monster butcher and his demon minions called “Ku Kluxes” are growing in power and influence within the human world and only the protagonist Maryse Boudreaux, a young black woman chosen by ancestral spirits, can thwart their plans. The book is rated 4 stars out of 5 on goodreads, a rating averaged from over 34,000 reviews.