The Potted Plant: An Eco-Horror, Revenge Tale

They say that love is blind……but so is revenge.The girl he’d planned to marry shattered his heart into a thousand pieces.His best friend stabbed him in the back.He was heartbroken, angry, and ashamed. Then he met Fiona. Could she help put his life back together, or would her witchy ways lead him further down a dark and wrathful path?And what of the plant? It had grown from a cursed seed that he’d nurtured with his own blood. Vengeance has teeth, and sometimes it comes in the form of a flesh-eating ecological horror.Emotions run high in this terrifying and psychological tale for the ages that’ll leave you sleeping with the lights on.

an impressive feat in 134 pages. The Potted Plant reads like an old Poe story. Of course, the novella has modern touches throughout, but it reminds me of Poe in a way that feels thought-provoking thematically, atmospheric, and horrific. Gloom is one to watch." -Haley Newlin, Cemetery Dance

"Thomas Gloom's eco-horror novella, The Potted Plant, immediately pulled me in... I won't spoil anything, but let's say this thing has a taste for carnage. In a classic "eye for an eye" tale, Gloom weaves a wickedly enticing story that packs a sucker punch

About the Author

Thomas Gloom fell in love with all things horror during his early youth. He watched "Child's Play 2" at the tender age of four, and though it terrified him, it also planted a seed. That seed was nurtured by the likes of R.L. Stine, John Carpenter, and eventually, Stephen King. Gloom is an author who aims to deliver stories with horror and heart. He prides himself on creating relatable and fleshed out characters, which helps to up the stakes once the scares take over. He has written two novels, two novellas, and numerous short stories. Raised in the American South, his works have a haunting charm that hypnotize his readers and keep them turning the pages late into the night.

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