In the fluorescent half-light of the modern world, horror hides behind the mundane. A cleaner with a past they can’t scrub away. A queue that never ends. A cat that knows what you did. These sinister tales linger like phantom limbs. As a fan of music across genres, this book was written when listening to popular tracks which became the titles of the different stories. “O.S. King turns the mundane into horror with precision. Every story feels like waking up mid-dream and realising it’s real.” Olivia King (she/they) is a QTIPoC academic and literary fiction writer. Their writing has appeared in anthologies and literary magazines. In 2025 they were shortlisted for the Emerging Writers’ Award at the Brighton Book Festival. In 2026 they won the 600 word category of the Gay Authors Workshop Flash Fiction competition with the story We Have No Such People Here. Olivia has published four short story collections and two murder mysteries. They write under the names O.S.King, Olivia King and Rainer King. More at oskingbooks.com All book sales fund premium catnip for their cat (and co-conspirator) Bailey. Catalogue number: 978-1-9192439-2-4Format: PaperbackYear of release: 2025
