Abyssal Cold: Part I

Matty and his father are among the displaced, thousands of people who suddenly appear in a strange world. It seems idyllic at first, with no technology or crowded cities, just small towns and sprawling farms. But a strange presence looms. Without warning or reason, individuals become frenzied, filled with a thirst for violence. The displaced soon realize they’ve been transported to a surreal hellscape of madness and despair.Matty and Matt Sr. have managed to survive decades among the frenzied, but a violent betrayal forces them to abandon their cloistered home. With church reapers on their heels, the two men find refuge with a woman named Ember. Matty, Matt Sr., and Ember embark on a brutal journey that includes religious cults, romantic failings, loathsome strangers, and primordial catacombs, and ends with a horrible cosmic revelation that none could anticipate. Eldritch horrors and depraved humanity await deep within the abyssal cold.This 90,000-word novel combines high concept cosmic horror/mystery elements of H.P. Lovecraft stories with gritty, poetic realism of Cormac McCarthy. The world-building and storytelling (which deliberately leaves elements open-ended for readers to speculate about what is real and what isn’t) is inspired by renowned game designer and director Hidetaka Miyazaki.

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