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The link below will take you to undoubtedly the darkest Tenebrous title to date: ALICIA IS IN THE BASEMENT, a riveting nerve-shredder from Spanish author Santiago Eximeno. It was originally published in a limited capacity a few years ago in Spanish; this is its English debut.

We like to let you know about any specific trigger warnings a book might have, and up front we will let you know that this book deals heavily with child abduction and murder, in what I would call moderately graphic terms at times. Never used merely to shock or exploit, it is nonetheless a pretty haunting book; so reader beware.

Read ALICIA IS IN THE BASEMENT.

About:

One summer afternoon, Santi and Maria's daughter disappears without a trace from a public park. A fruitless investigation passes, the agony only serving to tear Santi’s life and family further apart.

Months go by, and Santi finally stumbles upon a clue: it is hardly a name, barely a whisper, but it is enough to reveal a haunting legacy and unleash an entirely new kind of horror upon the despairing young father:

“He Who Does Not Speak With Children.”

Cover art and interior illustrations by Jenna Cha.

"Staggeringly brutal and as painful as poking at an exposed nerve."

• Emma E. Murray, Crushing Snails

“A harrowing journey that becomes increasingly nightmarish with every page.”

• Carson Winter, Soft Targets, Portraits of Decay

Read ALICIA IS IN THE BASEMENT.

ALICIA IS IN THE BASEMENT is out June 16, 2026. Please share your reviews on Goodreads, Amazon (links coming soon), your own personal blogs, websites and social media, and anywhere else you review books at! 

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***A NOTE CONCERNING FUTURE TENEBROUS ARCs***

If you hadn't heard, we recently signed a distribution deal with Independent Publishers Group! Technically, it begins June 1st; ALICIA IS IN THE BASEMENT is actually our first title under the new agreement.

This new deal should not affect digital ARCs in any way; we should retain full control over distributing advance digital copies as we see fit, such as via this newsletter.

As for the limited print ARCs we currently send out, we're unsure how that will work under the new arrangement, so for the time being it's best we don't make any promises. But we'll let you know more when we do!

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Matt + Alex