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Nothing But The Beast
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Expected 15 Apr 26"DON'T GET UP.
DON'T OPEN THE DOOR.
DON'T DO ANYTHING."
Macy Miller had always done what was expected.
Until the night she didn't.
By morning, her husband lies in a coma, the neighbors are whispering, and the past she buried won't stay down. As the routines of daily life resume, Macy struggles to maintain the careful order she’s built on silence and conformity.
Nothing But the Beast is a literary psychological novel about complicity, self-deception, and the quiet horror of self-recognition, as a woman comes to realize that the most dangerous thing she feared was never outside her door.
For readers who love domestic gothic fiction and psychologically unsettling stories in the tradition of Shirley Jackson and Ottessa Moshfegh.
DON'T OPEN THE DOOR.
DON'T DO ANYTHING."
Macy Miller had always done what was expected.
Until the night she didn't.
By morning, her husband lies in a coma, the neighbors are whispering, and the past she buried won't stay down. As the routines of daily life resume, Macy struggles to maintain the careful order she’s built on silence and conformity.
Nothing But the Beast is a literary psychological novel about complicity, self-deception, and the quiet horror of self-recognition, as a woman comes to realize that the most dangerous thing she feared was never outside her door.
For readers who love domestic gothic fiction and psychologically unsettling stories in the tradition of Shirley Jackson and Ottessa Moshfegh.
149 pages, Kindle Edition
Expected publication April 15, 2026
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About the author
Andrew Schrader
6 books12 followersAndrew Schrader is a Los Angeles-based author and filmmaker whose work has been featured in Stereogum and Paste Magazine. Between directing feature films and music videos, he wrote for the Cartoon Network show, “Tig n’ Seek."
He’s also the author of five books. His latest, Unnamable, received an Editor's Recommendation from Kirkus Reviews.
Yes, of course he loves cats.
He’s also the author of five books. His latest, Unnamable, received an Editor's Recommendation from Kirkus Reviews.
Yes, of course he loves cats.
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March 15, 2026
This story of a woman who has spent her life fighting to fit into the mold of a person she thought she should be starting give up that battle is both empowering and frightening. We all have moments where we think “What if we just let the bad thing happen? What if I didn’t stop it? What if I just let it happen?” Getting to see that play out sent a little thrill up my spine. Wading through Macy’s thought process was such an interesting voyeuristic feel that reminded me just how much I enjoy Andrew’s writing.
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