CW (for the book, not the review): lots of animal violence and gore, including on dogs.

I enjoyed my first proper #spooktober read a whole lot. This fits squarely into the "group of friends did something bad in their youth and now their past catches up to them both metaphorically and literally" subgenre of horror. I thought it was really well executed, with very little if any hesitance to follow through on the threats it cares to telegraph. Safe to assume if something bad can happen, close to the worst, most gut wrenching version of it will happen. The setting is also really interesting, adding both flavor and substance to the story and horror elements, and portrayed beautifully and thoughtfully, providing a vision of native american life alongside it's anxieties and realities that feels heavy and real.