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Books – Vesper Doom
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Category: Books

  • The Lyman Crater Incident

    The Lyman Crater Incident

    Short Story
    Sci-fi Horror – 2025

    A short story set within The Void, the world of Metropolis Down.

    Coming soon

    Synopsis

    TBD

    Content Warnings

    TBD

  • Astrophobia

    Astrophobia

    Astrophobia, An Anthology of Space Horror, Curated by Vesper Doom, coming 2025. Cover background is blue-black image of space.

    Anthology
    Sci-fi Horror – 2025

    An Anthology of 13 Stories of Space Horror

    Coming soon

    Synopsis

    TBD

    Content Warnings

    TBD

  • Metropolis Down

    Metropolis Down

    Cover of Metropolis Down by Vesper Doom; cover image is of a city through large, space bay windows on a ship.

    The Void #1
    Sci-fi Horror – October 7, 2025

    A relationship broken. A ship in distress.

    Horrors that shatter minds. A song that changes reality.

    Jett Valla and Eddie Stone stand between life and death for a million souls.

    But can they save each other?

    Metropolis Down is an adult sci-fi horror novel with an achillean second-chance romance starring two neurodivergent men. It is the first book in The Void series.

    Physical Pre-order
    Ebook Pre-order
    Book Box
    Goodreads
    Storygraph

    Content Warnings

    Mentioned but not detailed

    Parental Neglect, Sexual Assault, Domestic Assault, Suicide, Vomiting, Suicidal Ideation

    Detailed

    Physical: Sci-fi Gun and Knife Violence, Semi-Graphic to Very Graphic Depictions of Torture, Blood, Gore, Dead Bodies, On Page Side Character Death (minor and major), Explicit Sex

    Mental: Depression, Manipulation, Angst, Breakdowns, Panic Attacks, Obsession, Breakup Dynamics, PTSD Nightmares, Family Trauma.

    Horrors: Cosmic Horrors, Body Horror, Psychological Horrors, Sensory Horrors.

  • Broodmother

    Broodmother

    Cover of Broodmother by Vesper Doom, a story of The Valley. Cover is a dark green pattern.

    The Valley – Short Story
    Cozy Fantasy/Folk Horror – June 7, 2024

    Broodmother is a free/pay-what-you-want 2.5k folk horror short story set within the setting for The Binding of Bloom Mountain, The Valley.

    Itch.io
    Ko-fi

    Content Warnings

    • Bugs (cicadas) – in singles and in swarms, being crushed beneath skin and boots, crawling on characters, a large bug monster
    • Hunter/Prey dynamics
    • Mention of past violent assault
    • Semi-graphic depiction of a person being eaten
    • Mention of alcohol
  • The Binding of Bloom Mountain

    The Binding of Bloom Mountain

    Cover of The Binding of Bloom Mountain by Vesper Doom with a dark illustration of a woman, the main character, on the cover, holding a candle in the dark woods.

    The Valley #1
    Cozy Fantasy/Folk Horror – February 3, 2023

    The Binding of Bloom Mountain is a sapphic cozy folk horror novel featuring an autistic lesbian climbing a cursed mountain to save a town from destruction.

    Itch.io
    Other Retailers

    Synopsis

    After losing her job with the US Forestry Service, Celeste Foster makes a desperate gamble. She answers an ad for a job in rural Virginia, but doesn’t anticipate sliding into an alternate version of the Appalachian mountains.

    Before Celeste understands what’s happening, she’s agreed to hike up a cursed mountain to save a town from complete annihilation. And in the days leading up to the ritual, she learns that gods and monsters live alongside humans in the Valley. Here magic runs in every family and her connection to the Valley runs deep.

    Armed with a bag of ritual items, a recording, and the hopes of the pretty barista who helped her, Celeste starts up Bloom Mountain. The ritual will test Celeste to her core, and push her autistic boundaries to their fullest.

    Content Warnings

    autistic shutdowns, meltdowns, overstimulation; vomiting; drowning; death: of children, of animals (both off-page); alcohol use; swearing; family traumas; family secrets;mental and emotional manipulation; body horror; illness: cancer, unspecified wasting illness