Backscatter

By Ryder Tombs

James and Ethan have built a quiet, intentional life together-filled with mid-century charm, vintage finds, and a love that feels steady and sure. But when James brings home a mysterious sunburst mirror from a long-abandoned estate, the air in their home begins to shift. Light bends strangely around the frame. Reflections linger just a beat too long. And Ethan... starts to change.

As fascination slips into obsession, the couple is pulled into something far older and darker than they can explain. The mirror isn't just haunted-it hungers. What follows is a slow, terrifying unraveling of trust, identity, and reality itself.

Set against the backdrop of queer domestic life, Backscatter is a haunting tale of cosmic dread and devotion, where love offers no protection from what lurks just beyond the glass.

Content Note:

Backscatter is a queer psychological horror novel with speculative elements. It contains mature themes including identity loss, emotional manipulation, existential dread, body horror, and depictions of intense psychological and supernatural distress. While the story centers a romantic relationship between two men, this is not a romance novel and does not follow traditional romance structure or heat expectations. Intimacy is present but emotionally driven and thematically tied to the horror.

Reader discretion is advised.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FCS6KC84
• ISBN13: 9798287585402
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"