Becoming by Kris Ashton

Becoming

Author: Kris Ashton
Series: Short Reads
Genre: Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction
Publisher: Hell Hare House
Publication Year: 2025
eBook List Price: USD $1.99
Paperback List Price: USD $8.99

An alien student. A desperate love. And a gruesome secret that will leave blood and bodies in its wake.

Pete Davis is just a small-town kid trying to adapt to life at an interstellar university light-years from home. But nothing could prepare him for Esther, the alien student whose arrival on campus stirs curiosity, fear, and something far darker.

Pete’s roommate, Lester, takes an intense interest in Esther, and Pete witnesses a blossoming union of strange desires and unsettling encounters. As his friend’s fascination turns to obsession, Pete begins to fear for his sanity and physical safety. Could Esther be hiding something terrifying from her lovesick beau, or is Pete just another xenophobic hayseed?

Becoming is a chilling tale of desire, betrayal, and the alien truths that lie just beneath the surface.

The Pub at Crokers Crossing by Kris Ashton

May 16, 2021

Two retired couples on a caravanning holiday decide to visit a ghost town they find on an old map, but the town has not been abandoned entirely—as they soon discover in terrifying fashion...

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The Cured by Kris Ashton

April 26, 2021

Secrets can kill… In a near-future society where those cured of a pernicious virus are shunned as an inferior underclass, a troubled, young man is forced to confront his bigotry, leading to a situation both tragic and unimaginably horrifying.

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February 2, 2021

An alien student. A desperate love. And a gruesome secret that will leave blood and bodies in its wake.

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