A trans haunted house story? You know I’m there. Startlingly subversive, powerful and transgressive, “Tell Me I’m Worthless” exemplifies the dawning of a new age in horror lit: modern themes built on a tried and true foundation. Gender violence, racism, fascism, antisemitism, gang’s all here.

Rumfitt adeptly crafts multidimensional characters to an eerie level. Very, very good at making me sympathize with people I don’t want to. The personification and anthropomorphism of the haunted house rockets this story right through the ceiling.

A certain drawback of the often looping, stream of consciousness prose style utilized at times in “Tell Me” is a general, yet sticking, confusion. There’s a lot going on here and if you lose your momentum it’s hard to get back.

It’s pretty safe to say I have never read anything quite like this. I’m stoked to see what else this author is going to cook up.

4/5 for one of the most uniquely grisly scenes I will read all year.