Title: HomecomingAuthor: Micah Castle
First Published: June 6, 2025
Publisher: Anhedonia Press
Pages: 56
Genre: Horror, Short Stories
Format: Ebook
Source: Purchased
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Synopsis:
When the death of an old friend draws Jake back to the town he swore he’d never return to, a storm traps him inside his childhood home.
As memories best forgotten cloud his mind, he sees townsfolk in white robes gathered outside. They call for him to receive Her mark—to be one among them.
They won’t take no for an answer, and Jake quickly finds his only hope for escape is what he truly fears the most—the basement.
Homecoming is a claustrophobic and psychological descent into cult horror, ancestral terror, and the overwhelming dread of what’s below.
Get the Book: AmazonReview
Homecoming is a short novella of small town horror with a mysterious cult. Right from the get go there is a strong feeling of foreboding in the setting that never lets up. The story is fast paced and it’s an easy book to fly through.
The bones of this story are great and has all the elements that I love about occult horror. Unfortunately, the story overall felt underdeveloped, and it was too brief to allow any real investment in the plot or characters. I would have loved for it to be longer and more fleshed out.
The ebook copy that I purchased still lists that it is a reviewer copy and there are numerous wording mistakes throughout the text and it broke my immersion in the story. The book could really use one more round of line by line editing to clean up these errors. Despite the rough patches it’s a solid story and a fun one for readers looking for a quick shot of horror with a fantastic ending.
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“Family doesn’t stop at blood.”
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About Micah Castle
Micah Castle is a weird fiction and horror writer. His stories have appeared in various magazines, websites, and anthologies, and recently his novelette, Reconstructing a Relationship, was published by D&T Publishing. His forthcoming debut novel, The World He Once Knew, will be published by Fedowar Press.
While away from the keyboard, he enjoys spending time with his wife, playing with his animals, spending hours in the woods, and can typically be found reading a book somewhere in his Pennsylvania home.
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