Ring Shout is a powerful novella blending together dark fantasy, horror, and historical fiction. In this story, we are thrown into a world where the Klan and Ku Kluxes are literal monsters. They are beastly and have lots of eyes, mouths, fingers and some even have tentacles. Body horror galore in this story! We have a group of Black hunters with magical weapons on a mission to end their reign and the spread of hate in the white supremacist south. I think it is definitely intentional that Ku Kluxes took on such Lovecraftian guises (given all we know going on there) and P. Djèlí Clark did not hold back one bit. Our female heroines were a total blast to hang out with and I really could read even more stories featuring them. This is literal Black girl magic! This book explores deep rooted racism, all-consuming hate, fear, power, resilience, love, and so much more. There are so many "in your face" and unapologetic scenes and descriptions, but there are also endless lessons under the surface. Clark created a whole new world with this novella, but at the same time, did he really? I had to stop and think about the world quite a few times while reading this magnificent story. Ring Shout is just totally mind blowing in how it's told and how it makes the reader think and feel. You are meant to squirm when reading this. You are meant to read this. Period. 5 stars!