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Ivy Pochoda's new horror novel is a stiletto-sharp remake of Euripedes

Ivy Pochoda is best known for her atmospheric crime novels, including the Los Angeles Times Book Prize-winning 'Sing Her Down.' Her new book, 'Ecstasy,' is her first foray into outright horror fiction — and it is an ambitious debut. Pochoda, a former journalist, takes on nothing less than Euripides' play 'The Bacchae,' a work she fell in love with in high school. (So did I.) And while her novel hews closely to the original, it might also be described as 'The White Lotus' meets 'Midsommar,' with a nod to 'Absolutely Fabulous.'