Demon Sleep: and other dark stories

By: Rich, Keith R.

slightly darker stories
Demon Sleep - Devil's Plaything - A Man and His Drug - Queely Archive - Jaguar Priest - No Intent - Grier Clean - Ernesto's Fix - Dead Weight - Becoming - Aesculapiu in Space - Abysal Crown

The prose in this collection is a high-velocity, sensory assault that refuses to look away. Written with a clinical, forensic eye, the style strips away the "beige-wall" safety of the mundane world to reveal the jagged, Splatterpunk reality beneath. The author utilizes a rather dark approach-sharp, high-contrast, and unflinching-where the sound of a "wet pop" or the "rhythmic grinding" of bone-centipedes becomes a visceral, physical weight on the reader. This is not a gentle exploration of the dark; it is a mechanical deconstruction of the human form, where every paragraph functions as a deliberate, high-frequency "gut-punch" to the nervous system.
Abandoning the comfort of traditional narrative arcs, these stories move with a glitchy, high-frame-rate intensity. The language is heavy with the scent of "anaerobic rot," "industrial bleach," and "ancient brine," creating an atmosphere of Blue-Collar Noir meets Cosmic Nihilism. The author treats the human variable as a "Choice Cut" in a cold, indifferent census, focusing on the metaphysical transition from a person to a portion. It is a style that demands total biological surrender, leaving the reader trapped in a "lightless, frozen crypt" of prose where the only thing louder than the silence is the sound of their own frantic, terrified pulse.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GXTH3P8R
• ISBN13: 9798258011763
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 404 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"