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The Dark Beneath Us and Earthly Bodies in hardback

Name: The Dark Beneath Us and Earthly Bodies in hardback
Brand: Susan Earlam
Rating: 4.1 (15 reviews)

Launching folk horror novel The Dark Beneath Us. Plus, get the limited edition hardbacks of these two fungal horrors.

Created by Susan Earlam · Launched Jun 8, 2026 · Closes Jun 21, 2026

Source: public Kickstarter page · all funding figures & images via KickstarterView on Kickstarter →

Raised

$687

Goal $334

Backers

15

2 data points

Funded

206%

Goal hit ✓

Time Left

12 days left

BackerLens analysis

🟢 Outperforming the Fiction category average. This project has hit 206% of its goal, while the average live Fiction project on Kickstarter sits at 203% (1% above the category).

Early Momentum: 51 / 100 — medium potential. Project is in its first 37 hours, so the score reflects funding-velocity-per-hour rather than 24h trend.

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Funding trend

2 snapshots since launch · refreshed every 8 hours

Jun 8, 2026Jun 9, 2026

Backer growth

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Funding curve story

front loaded

Hit goal in 1 hour.

Front-loaded curve — most pledges came in the early days, typical of strong pre-launch lists.

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Medium potential

Project is too new for 24h trend data. Score is based on funding velocity per hour, backer signups per hour, and staff-pick early signal.

Hours since launch37h

Funded so far206%

% per hour5.55%

Backers15

Staff pickNo

FORECAST

BETA

~$2K

Predicted to fund 671% of goal

○ Low confidence (early)

How is this calculated? ›

BackerLens uses an empirical Kickstarter funding curve: ~30% of final pledged comes in days 1-3, ~70% by 85% of duration, then a final-week push to 100%. We divide current pledged by where the curve says we should be at this point in the campaign.

Project is in its first day or two — forecast is highly speculative and will tighten as more data comes in.

This is an experimental model. Don’t bet sourcing decisions on a single number — the funding curve cross-section is just a heuristic.

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BackerLens analysis

🟢 Outperforming the Fiction category average. This project has hit 206% of its goal, while the average live Fiction project on Kickstarter sits at 203% (1% above the category).

Early Momentum: 51 / 100 — medium potential. Project is in its first 37 hours, so the score reflects funding-velocity-per-hour rather than 24h trend.

Compare against 150 other live Fiction projects →