Horror author

Malachi
Thorne

Stories recovered from places best left undisturbed.

01 / THE EVIDENCEThe ArchivesRecovered reports, transcripts, diaries and evidence.Enter the Archives →02 / THE STORIESNovelsLong-form horror, strange fiction and the Benediction Cycle.Explore the fiction →03 / THE OBSERVATIONSField NotesNotes on horror, storytelling, strange phenomena and the rules beneath them.Open the Field Notes →04 / THE EXPERIENCESInteractivePlayable stories, experiments and interactive horror.Explore Interactive →
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NEW RECORD // MT-407Cover of I Have Decided Not to Sleep

Latest release · Archive MT-407

I Have Decided Not to Sleep

Don't look all the way in.

Every night he dreams the same route through his house. Then the cupboard opens in real life—and the cameras show he never left his bed.

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Recovered evidence on one side. Stories told in the more conventional sense on the other.

FROM THE ARCHIVES
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Archive MT-407 · Epistolary horrorOpen →

I Have Decided Not to Sleep

Every night at 3:14 a.m., something happens while he sleeps.

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Archive MT-347 · Epistolary horrorOpen →

The Hag Case

In 1987, a West Virginia coal miner is referred for psychiatric treatment after weeks of refusing to sleep.

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Archive MT-481 · Epistolary horrorOpen →

The Orchard Below

Orchard Hill has been abandoned since 1987.

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Archive MT-308 · Epistolary horrorOpen →

The Last Airdrop

There were thirty-eight people stationed at ECHO-17. Then there were forty-nine.

NOVELS & COLLECTIONS
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The Benediction Cycle · Book 1Open →

The Black Benediction

When a signal speaks back, it doesn’t bring salvation—it brings scripture.

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Omnibus · Volume 1Open →

Things That Should Not Be Opened

Because some doors are locked for a reason.

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Supernatural horror novelOpen →

Do Not Open

Do not open the door. Do not answer the second knock.

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Procedural horrorOpen →

The Grange of the Threshold

Something is working beneath the hill.

Observations · Marginalia · Working theories

Field Notes

Notes on horror, storytelling, strange phenomena, and the rules beneath them.

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FN-006Epistolary Horror8 min read

The Horror of the Missing Record

On absence, archives, and the terrible authority of what should be there.

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