In Eerie Basin by Ivy Pochoda, Erin works as a bartender in Red Hook, Brooklyn, a neighborhood haunted by its past and reshaped by gentrification. When her boss, Jimmy, a former cop turned real estate tycoon, tells her stories about the bar’s dark history and a mysterious creature that once lurked beneath the waters, Erin dismisses them as local legend. But after a series of strange and violent events, she realizes something ancient and malevolent has awakened, connecting her to the bar’s hidden horrors and forcing her to confront both the supernatural and her own inner fears.

Ivy Pochoda masterfully blends psychological suspense and urban horror in Eerie Basin, exploring the cost of ambition, corruption, and survival in a city where the past refuses to stay buried. As Erin digs deeper into the mystery, she must choose between becoming part of the darkness that controls Red Hook or breaking free from the curse that binds her. The novel captures a chilling portrait of modern Brooklyn, where reality and myth collide in an unforgettable tale of terror and transformation¹.