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by Chuck Tingle Publisher: INDEPENDENTLY PUBLISHED

A night of danger in the desert

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Awards & Recognition

  • Author recognition

    Two-time Hugo Award finalist

    Chuck Tingle is described as a two-time Hugo Award finalist.

AlbakiReads Editorial

A night of danger in the desert

A cosmic tear has turned one night each year into a violent crisis for cisgender straight people, leaving four queer friends to seek shelter together in a remote desert cabin. The novella builds its horror around that recurring event and the uncertainty surrounding a vaccine intended to curb the episodes: even with a possible safeguard in place, the group cannot assume the danger has passed. Its speculative premise links survival horror with questions of safety, vulnerability, and community under threat.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Horror readers interested in speculative, cosmic-disaster premises.
  • Readers seeking a horror novella centered on queer friends facing a shared threat.
  • Those interested in stories about safety and community during a recurring crisis.

Themes

Cosmic disruptionSurvivalQueer communityCollective danger and safety

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Book overview

When a strange tear in the cosmos appears within Earth's annual path, the consequences are disastrous. For one night a year, the vast majority of humans now undergo a frightening mental change, transforming into hateful, rage-fueled zombies who will stop at nothing to satiate their desire for brutality.

While not much is understood about this horrific mass hysteria, the demographic it effects is very specific: cisgender straight people.

A few years after the first of these tragic events, four friends from across the queer spectrum look for safety in solitude, hunkering down in a remote desert cabin for what is now known as Saturation Day. With a vaccine available for straight people to curb their violent episodes, some predict the worst is over. Others aren't so sure.

As night falls, it becomes clear that survival isn't guaranteed this Saturation Day.

This is the first horror novella from two-time Hugo Award finalist Chuck Tingle.
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