About Terminal Effects
Shelley Carleton thought the worst shift of her nursing career was behind her—until the dead started writing letters.
Five years ago, Margaret Lawson died peacefully at Ashwood Acres Eldercare Home. Now she’s begging for help from beyond the grave, trapped in a cycle of dying over and over again. And Shelley’s the only one who can stop it.
Returning to the abandoned facility, Shelley discovers Ashwood’s patients never really left. They’re still here, still suffering—harvested nightly by something that wears a doctor’s face and feeds on their final moments.
At the heart of it all grows something ancient. Something that doesn’t just claim the dying—it cultivates them.
To free the trapped souls, Shelley must destroy the source. But the deeper she ventures into Ashwood’s recesses, the more the building conspires to keep her. And in a place where death is an endless harvest, one mistake could trap her in the cycle forever.
A botanical horror novella, perfect for fans of T. Kingfisher and E.V. Dean.
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Author Bio:
Known for her atmospheric prose and emotionally complex characters, Antoinette McCormick is the author of Dead of Winter, winner of the 2021 Inkitt Midsummer Mystery Contest; Nobody’s Daughter, recipient of a 2022 Watty Award for Science Fiction; and The Haunting of Sky Hollow. An early version of her novella, The Butterfly Girl, appeared in Haunt: A Dragon Soul Press Anthology (2022).
Her short fiction has been featured in numerous print and online publications, including Mad Scientist Journal, Blood Moon Rising, Page & Spine Magazine, Halfway Down the Stairs, Vermont Literary Review, and even on a limited-edition tour poster for the musical group Alice in Chains.
A registered nurse for almost 30 years, Antoinette began her professional life in the fine and performing arts. She returned to those creative roots in 2015, earning an MFA in Creative Writing with distinction from National University.