Into the Astral Lands

by Eric Malikyte

Into the Astral Lands is a cosmic horror short story centering around one man's struggle to keep his humanity while he fights to escape the gaze of entities that seem to exist beyond the confines of time and reality. Can Adam hold onto his sanity, or will he lose his wife, child, livelihood, and sense of self to the Astral Lands?

Genres: Horror, Lovecraftian

31 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 25, 2018

About the author

Eric Malikyte is a neurodivergent author, illustrator, science communicator, and video editor. He has published works in various genres, including Lovecraftian horror, dark fantasy, and cyberpunk. He has written for YouTube channels such as TopTenz, Geographics, and Biographics. He lives in Richmond, Virginia, with his wife and two cats, where he spends his spare time exploring used bookstores, Irish Pubs, and terrorizing the neighborhood children on Halloween.

Get a free copy of Eric's cosmic horror story, The Stranger: https://BookHip.com/RRLVWXV

Reviews

[Sally · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting cosmic horror short story. I liked the writing style and the Lovecraft ambiance was on point.

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really loved the slightly described background story of the astral lands. A good story for bedtime to dream yourself into sleep.

[Robert Defrank · Rating 4 out of 5]

A short and chilling tale where a man's unquiet dreams seem the gateway to a horrific alien plane of godlike eldritch beings. Is he slowly going mad, or is he witness to something else? And could those alien worlds reach through him to our mundane world and twist it into an unrecognizable form?

[Alan Loewen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cosmic Horror in a Short Story

An excellent short cosmic horror story as it tells of one man’s irresistible descent into madness as he descends into the Astral Lands when he sleeps. And in his sleep, he does terrible things. This is a story that stays with you long after the final sentence.

[Johann · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very Fun!

Adam hasn't been sleeping that well. Every time he closes his eyes he's somewhere else but not on this planet.
When he comes to, he's done something strange but can't remember until someone who's frightened of his odd behavior lets him know.

Cosmic horror with a twist!

[Tomasz · Rating 1 out of 5]

Pro:
- it was free
Con:
- pedestrian imagination slaved to nonexistent writing skills, a deadly combo.

[C.L. Phillips · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well done cosmic horror. I enjoyed this short story written in a Lovecaftian pastiche.

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was really different and out there, which made it so great to read. You had no clue where it was heading, what the Author was going throw in there. It also made you think, made you try to figure out what was happening.