Advance Reader Copy from Tenebrous Press - SPLIT SCREAM: CURSED PLACES
Jan 04, 2026 7:05 pm
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The titles are coming fast and furious at you as we gear up for a pretty incredible and uber-Weird 2026. Our April release continues our long-running, acclaimed series of paired novelettes, SPLIT SCREAM!
Read SPLIT SCREAM: CURSED PLACES here.
THESE ARE NOT PLACES OF HONOR. THESE PLACES ARE CURSED.
“Passing Glance” by Sonora Taylor
Washington, D.C.’s sprawling and storied Moore Mansion is built upon intrigue and secrecy, playing host to both political elites and the merely curious alike. Its labyrinthine rooms and passageways, festooned in eclectic art and mysterious mirrors, captivate all who explore them.
Dylan arrives at the mansion for her friend’s 30th birthday party at a crossroads of her own: adrift, eager to reunite with old friends, and seeking to rekindle a long-held lust for one of the group. But tonight she will discover the true terrifying secrets of Moore Mansion: a house built to be a city, and one which unfolds like a trap.
“Lash Egg” by Matthew Pritt
The people of the Doe’s country walk in the Balance, attuned to the land and guided by their benevolent nature spirit. For Ben, a refugee who narrowly escaped the madness-infested Bear’s country to the south, the Doe remains a mystery. Ben has never heard the Doe speak, and marvels at his neighbors’ firsthand experiences with his new home’s Protector. Fortunately his ten-year-old daughter, Lydia, doesn’t share his struggles, and adapts to life in the Doe with ease.
But when a mysterious wasting plague attacks the local wildlife, Ben suspects he is the cause of it. As the plague spreads and threatens to collapse the Doe’s entire ecosystem, Ben must discover how he has offended the Doe, or risk losing the only safe place he and his daughter have ever known.
“Evocative and evil, a powerful one-two punch of horror”
- Tamika Thompson, THE CURSE OF HESTER GARDENS
"A brilliant reinvention of the haunted house tale, and a post-apocalyptic eco-horror fever dream…Simply haunting."
- Pedro Iniguez, FEVER DREAMS OF A PARASITE
"Full of cosmic horrors that twist and shimmer”
- Clay McLeod Chapman, WAKE UP AND OPEN YOUR EYES
“Delightfully entertaining, deeply disturbing”
- Chris Panatier, THE REDEMPTION OF MORGAN BRIGHT
Cover art by Evangeline Gallagher and Alex Ebenstein.
Interior illustrations by Echo Echo.
Edited by Alex Ebenstein and Alex Woodroe.
Read SPLIT SCREAM: CURSED PLACES here.
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