Jacob Russell Dring - Self-Published Author
Shadows in the Eye
OCTOBER 9, 2023
44 PAGES
SUSPENSE, THRILLER
A collection of five short stories - spanning 1200 to 2600 words each - depicting bad people in dark situations. Some receive justice for their horrible deeds, but not all, which is ultimately the worst crime.
"For you can tell the badness in a man, if he carries the sickness responsible for doing wrong upon others. It's in the eyes. The shadows that do not wander off, but linger, staying and festering."
Antecarnem
JUNE 27, 2023
185 PAGES
SCI-FI, HORROR
Halcyon. The second most expensive human colony in the galaxy. Located on CL-7, ninety light-years from Earth, Halcyon is inhabited by three-hundred wealthy colonists, enjoying a paradise-like life. The past five years have been nothing short of that, however, 144 miles north of the colony, studies on an alien life form have been underway. When something goes horribly wrong, the minimally-protected Halcyon becomes the nearest source of food for these terrifying creatures.
Project Anubis
APRIL 16, 2023
424 PAGES
SUSPENSE, HORROR
A small town in Virginia is blindsided by the military's latest viral experiment, classified as Project Anubis. While tactical teams are sent in to handle the mess, civilians must fight to survive in the midst of what they perceive to be an outbreak of bloodthirsty werewolves.
This is a 2023 rewrite of the 2016 novel of the same name, featuring entire pages of new material, deleted dialogue, abridged narrative, altered scenes, interactions, and the correction of technical inaccuracies for a more realistic, but still engaging, immersive, dramatic reading experience.
Fractal
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
48 PAGES
SUSPENSE, HORROR
A man returns to an empty home in the country on a foggy evening, its property barren and shrouded in mystery. But he investigates nonetheless, a sense of dread burdening him until he stumbles upon an anomaly in the woods behind the house. What ensues is a horrible, bewildering experience that may be the end of him - and more.
Plagues of Caulderon
APRIL 29, 2023
42 PAGES
FANTASY, HORROR
The Kingdom of Aponia relies on the peasants of Ossuaria for its resources. Beyond a great, dark forest at the far reaches of Ossuaria, the swampy wastelands of Caulderon lie. Avoided at all costs, no man ventures into Caulderon and returns. Periodically, obscure attacks occur at the edge of Ossuaria, and Caulderon is blamed. In Aponia, well outside Caulderon's reach, it is merely a tale of horror seldom believed in.
Until now. Caulderon sends its emissaries into Ossuaria, to butcher and devour everything in its path. With its sights set on Aponia, it will first have to feed and grow.
Follow the story through the eyes of various characters, from Ossuaria to Aponia, as Caulderon begins its conquest.
Nothing Lower
JANUARY 8, 2023
70 PAGES
CRIME, HORROR
An ex-cop in south Texas, whose niece was recently the victim of sex trafficking, follows a career of vigilantism against perpetrators of sex crimes. Soon he discovers that he isn't the only one out there targeting these men, and that something far more savage is at work.