Description
A short story collection by author Penny Royal featuring:
The Deeply Deep — On the threshold of Hell’s looming rebrand, Death presides over a grim tribunal.
The Deeply Deep Part II: The Rebrand — What happens when eternal torment gets a makeover?
The Reaper’s Woods — Children are warned never to enter the forest after nightfall.
With razor-edged humor and bone-deep dread, The Reaper and the Deep: Three Dark Tales blends folklore horror, black comedy, and myth to make you laugh and give you nightmares.
Publisher: Caliber Press
Publication Date: August 21, 2025
ISBN: 979-8299075267
Format: Paperback (also available as an eBook)
Trim Size: 6″ x 9″
Page Count: 27 Pages
Category: Fiction, Short Story Collection
Cover Design: Kimberly Swetland
About The Author
Penny Royal writes from the edges of twilight, where poetry lingers like an echo between worlds. Inspired by the haunting lyricism of Emily Dickinson and the macabre beauty of Edgar Allan Poe, their work breathes life into the shadows, weaving verse that explores love, loss, memory, and the mysteries that flicker just beyond sight.
They are the author of Inkwell of the Afterlife, a collection of dark, rhythmic poetry that invites readers to step into the unknown—where words whisper from the grave and the soul never fades. Penny also crafts unsettling short horror fiction and is the twisted mind behind the upcoming novel The Christmas Tree Massacre, a chilling tale set in the deep woods of Washington State.
When not conjuring ghosts on the page, Penny resides in the mist-draped Pacific Northwest in a seemingly haunted home shared with their son—and the occasional whisper from the walls. They also write speculative science fiction under the pen name K.A. Swetland.
Author Website: https://www.pennyroyal.online/
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