Stories by Rhys Thorne
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The Echo of My Face
Author:Rhys Thorne
After a bitter divorce, Alex Mercer is left with nothing but an empty apartment and weekend visits from his daughter, Lily. He starts a YouTube channel to combat the crushing loneliness, filming himself building a drone. But when Lily returns from a visit terrified, describing a monstrous version of him that wanders the apartment at night, Alex's world begins to fracture. The true horror begins when a single comment on his video asks: 'Who’s that standing behind you?' Alex is about to discover he's not as alone as he thought, and his roommate wears his face.
The Hunger of Congo-Savanne
Author:Rhys Thorne
When aid worker David Rojas meets a fugitive soldier haunted by an apocalyptic angel, he's dragged into a world of hidden cities and ancient gods. Stranded in Haiti, a seemingly kind local reveals her true colors as the priestess of a bloodthirsty spirit. Now, hunted through the streets, David's only hope for survival lies in his terrifying nightmares, a desperate captain, and the warrior woman he's sworn to protect. But in this world, even the dead have an appetite, and the grinding has just begun.
The Cistern Gambit
Author:Rhys Thorne
When a corporate spy's sabotage pushes their startup to the brink, three brilliant but broke founders turn a petty prank into an epic plan for revenge. They will build a technological Trojan Horse, a fake innovation so irresistible their rivals will steal it. The bait is set. The trap is sprung. On the day of their enemy's greatest triumph, they will unleash a flood of humiliation that will drown an empire.
The Rose that Devours
Author:Rhys Thorne
When Elias finds his sister cradling their mother's severed head, he believes it is an act of madness. But a cryptic warning from his dying father and a forced communion with a strange "rose water" reveals a truth far more terrifying. His family does not suffer from insanity; they are the chosen caretakers of a cosmic entity that feeds on blood. They are the Shearwielders, and the harvest has just begun. In a house of secrets and whispers, Elias must confront an inheritance written in blood and bloom.
Veilbreaker's Fury
Author:Rhys Thorne
They called her the Coven's worst witch—a broken soldier haunted by wars both mundane and magical. But when the Veil tears and forgotten horrors spill into our world, Sergeant Evelyn 'Hex' Reed is the only one with the raw, untamed power to fight back. Teamed with a doctor whose secrets are as monstrous as the creatures they hunt and a detective cast out for seeing too much, she must master her chaotic magic before the Coven's ancient enemies, and its treacherous leaders, consume everything.