Lost Words in a Dream

by Lucas Milliron

How do you move on when everyone you love is dead? What made you so special, that everyone else had to die?

After surviving horrific cosmic events in Leesburg Florida, Mark is struggling to move on with his life. It’s not the monsters he can’t block out, but the people of his past still haunting him.

Now hurricane Mary is about to devastate the Florida coast, trapping Mark and his coworkers in their apartment building. The monsters are back, but no one will believe him.

Survival isn’t the end of the story.

167 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 28, 2021

About the author

Someone once told me there’s an old Buddhist curse of an interesting life. My family and I have been both cursed, and blessed.

My family has survived health disasters, homelessness, financial destitution, and family abandonment worthy of any day time soap drama.

Yet throughout I have learned that the most important thing of all is to never give up, and never stop loving the ones closest to my heart. My family.

I’m a born and raised native Florida, oldest of three siblings to a loving mother and father. I’m a writer of dark fiction, fantasy, horror, comedy, and music.

I am an artist of words, scribing thought and emotion in the forms and styles that come most natural.

Currently residing in South Florida.

Reviews

[Peter Topside · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really struggled to connect with this story, which really frustrated me since I enjoyed Lucas Milliron's Cocksucker so much. Early on, it jumps between our main character's traumatic hallucinations and back to reality, and then transitions into the original incident in Leesburg, to the present incident. I mean this happens every few paragraphs, and is very confusing at times. The author wanted to disorient the reader a bit, and he definitely achieved that, but there were so many things happening simultaneously, that you just couldn't get your bearings. And some of the main characters, while it was supposed to be their trademarks, spoke way too much, all these different types of monsters were crawling around, there was this sudden cosmic explanation to everything, and then something with a cult. And I ended the book with more questions than when I started. But again, I believe that's all what Lucas Milliron meant to do here. Now it's not that I thought anything was done poorly, I just didn't think any of it came together. I wish that this was split into two separate books or even sections of a single book, the first exploring Mark's sexuality and strained relationship with his parents, Tom, the original Leesburg incident, which sets the stage for things to come in the latter portion, where he dealt with his PTSD, the grander scheme of the invasions, cults, and such. This would have avoided all of the hopping around, acclimated the reader to this interesting character, Mark, and just let things breathe a bit more, resulting in a more palatable story. So as much as I hate giving this talented author a 3/5 star rating, I would caution potential readers to take a lot of time with this one to absorb everything, and be prepared for a sensory onslaught that you may or may not enjoy.

[John The Crippledgimp · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow... Just damn if you like cosmic horror this is for you. This story had me guessing all over the place. Lost Words In a Dream is a perfect title it's hard to tell who is real and what's going on with the rapid flashbacks and memories, the story, the characters, the blood and carnage. Just read this it's fucking crazy good. This is my second read from Lucas Milliron and all I can say is I will be reading more awesome story 5 white oozing stars from me

[Nikolas Robinson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mark's life is one of banality punctuated by terror. Living in a sparsely furnished apartment and working at a filthy cesspool of a fast-food restaurant, he thought he might have escaped the horrific events that transpired in Leesburg. But the dread and panic are always there, just beneath the surface, waiting to erupt, and some wounds never heal.
Recollection of the events from his past come through only sporadically, intruding on his daily life at unexpected moments, triggered by seemingly unpredictable stray thoughts or disturbing noises and visions. As Mark struggles to remain in the here and now, he finds himself increasingly drawn into memories that he simultaneously wishes he could forget and desperately needs to unravel.
Maybe he didn't escape at all, and it's all happening again.
Milliron masterfully crafted this tale of cosmic horror, utilizing the imprecision of traumatic memories to provide us with an unreliable protagonist around whom the story plays out. This story has everything one could hope for in cosmic horror. Milliron blends a perfect mixture of secretive cults hidden within small-town populations, unspeakable horrors breaching the barriers that separate our world from somewhere cold and dark, hallucinatory visuals described with frightful detail, and a stochastic narrative that leaves the reader dizzied and struggling to piece together the mystery.
Lost Words In a Dream is a story that will stick with you long after you've reached the conclusion, and you'll find yourself wishing you could go back in and experience it fresh all over again.

[Shy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read a review about this before reading and it almost psyched me out but i'm glad i went ahead and braved it.
yes, it was a little confusing as our main character is hallucinating and losing time and sometimes having flashbacks that he feels INSIDE of, but that didn't stop me from being complete engrossed in the content here.
I really liked the monster aspect + cult business.

[Paige Johnson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dude really had to pee :p

[Alan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lost Words In a Dream

3.5 rating for this one, but as Goodreads doesn’t allow for half stars.. This was mind bending cosmic horror that flits around between timelines and perspectives. Short, gory and fun. Well worth a look.

[Jason Nickey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lucas Milliron delivers a cosmic horror story that plays out a bit like a fever dream. Fast paced story with dark themes and occasional bits of humor thrown in, this was a blast to read!