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What Swallows the Light
Alien Horror Novellas
2025
First Published
4.31
Average Rating
288
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Three stories. One terrifying we are not alone! Suffocating Skies by John Working Thanksgiving was supposed to be an escape for Carrie Richardson—a shift at Sinclair Pharmaceuticals meant avoiding her abusive boyfriend. But when the sky darkens and the office goes silent, escape becomes a trap. Whispers slither through the air, colleagues freeze in eerie trances, and something hungry moves unseen in the halls. As reality unravels and terror closes in, Carrie must uncover the truth hidden within Sinclair’s walls—before it suffocates her. We Were Who We Were by Gage Sometimes it looks like an accident, until you discover who is really pulling the strings. When Tess visits the man who killed her brother in a drunk driving accident, she discovers the facts were not as they appeared to be, and someone else may have been involved. Her investigation brings her down a path of horror, lies, secrets, and a mysterious figure who haunted her brother for years. Dark Matter Dreams by Andrew Van An alien vessel powered by dreams. A human nightmare on board. For millennia, the Grays have visited earth, seeing humans as simple and safe. They were wrong. Aboard their living, star-spanning vessel, a forgotten horror awakens. Born of primal fear, stalking humanity since the dawn of time. Watching and waiting. Hungry to twist our desires against us. As reality warps and crew members succumb, researcher Jin'qua-33 must forge an unlikely alliance with those he once abducted. Because there is something worse in the darkness than the aliens looking down. There is an unrelenting nightmare that will fill the cosmos with screams. Proudly represented by Crystal Lake Publishing—Where Stories Come Alive!

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Authors

Gage Greenwood
Gage Greenwood
Author · 12 books

Gage Greenwood is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He's the author of four hit serials on Kindle Vella, and the host of Gage Greenwood Writes on YouTube. He's been an actor, comedian, podcaster, and even the Vice President of an escape room company. Since childhood, he's been a big fan of comic books, horror movies, and depressing music that fills him with existential dread. He lives in New England with his girlfriend and son, and he spends his time writing, hiking, and decorating for various holidays.

Andrew Van Wey
Andrew Van Wey
Author · 10 books

Andrew Van Wey was born in Palo Alto, California, spent part of his childhood in New England, and lived in South Korea for over a decade. When he's not writing or teaching Andrew can be found mountain biking, playing video games, or hiking with his wife and their sheepdog Daenerys. He loves education, traveling, and geeking out about D&D and fountain pens. He considers bacon and eggs to be a perfectly acceptable meal at all times of day and tattoos to be high art. Visit him online at: www.andrewvanwey.com to sign up for early previews and special offers!

John Durgin
John Durgin
Author · 13 books
John is a proud HWA member and lifelong horror fan who decided to chase his childhood dream of becoming a horror author. Growing up in New Hampshire, he discovered Stephen King much younger than most probably should have, reading IT before he reached high school—and knew from that moment on he wanted to write horror. He co-founded Livid Comics in late 2020, co-creating and writing his debut comic titled Jol (pronounced Yule), a Christmas horror series for all ages. After publishing that, the itch to expand his writing was one he had to scratch. Through Livid, he wrote his second comic due to be released this winter titled Dead Ball. John also co-launched a podcast called The Livid Comics Lair, where they talk with many of todays best horror authors, comic creators, and all things that go bump in the night like UFO and paranormal investigators. His true passion was always to write horror novels, and in 2021 he started submitting short stories in hopes of getting noticed in the horror community and launching a career. He had his first story accepted in the summer of 2021 in the Books of Horror anthology, and an alternate version of the story in the Beach Bodies anthology from DarkLit Press. His debut novel, The Cursed Among Us released in June of 2022. His second novel, Inside The Devil's Nest releases through D&T Publishing in January of 2023.
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