BEYOND THE CORPORATE LIES THE NARRATIVE.
In the commercial world, I build brands. Here, I build worlds.
These extracts represent my work in gothic and psychological fiction – stories built on a foundation of atmospheric engineering and meticulous craft.
Explore the sensory precision of the 29th loop and get lost in the tumultuous landscapes between.
FICTIONAL LITERATURE
THE CRADLE STONE
Northern gothic
Deep within the decaying cemetery, the veil doesn’t just thin – it breathes, seeking the secrets buried beneath the soil. Here, the residue of maternal guilt takes a physical form, and the restless dead find a voice to swallow the sinner whole.
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THE PITH
Psychological horror
A dark descent into memory and trauma hidden within the walls of the Mackinnon Institute. Between the iron radiators and the scent of orange zest, a predatory truth waits to be peeled back by a mind finally finding its sharpest edge.
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THE 29TH LOOP
Psychological noir
A suffocating plunge into the heat-soaked walls and clashing enamel of a recurring reality. In this loop of fractured time, the shadows are heavy, and every heartbeat echoes against the jagged edge of a never-ending, psychological nightmare.
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THE HYMN OF THE HARVEST
Folk horror
The peace of the rolling Dappledown fields is severed overnight. What begins as an idyllic life of sun-warmed grain is jolted by an arrival that defies logic, sending the farm into a violent sugar crash of ritual bloodshed.
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UPHOLSTERY
Literary noir
A jagged account of a woman serving as the soft padding for a partner’s alcoholism. Within a house of broken promises and salt-stains, she tries to restore his splintering frame until his violent mask finally hits the floor.
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GREMLINS IN THE MATRIX
Cyber-gothic horror
An exploration of chronic illness viewed through the lens of simulation theory. Trapped within a breathless office, a corrupted file fights a war against a physical update that threatens to shatter the mask of corporate compliance.
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ALPINE INFLUENCE
Survival horror
A group of influencers are lured to a luxury mountain retreat, only to discover their designer gifts are a uniform for death. Branded as high-contrast targets against the snow, they become the prey in a predatory mountain blood-sport.
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LITERARY ENQUIRIES
I am currently developing several manuscripts for publication. If you are an agent, publisher, or collaborator interested in reading the full text of these works – or if you would like to discuss a narrative project – please get in touch.