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Author Bio

Name: Prae Obscura
Genre: New Weird, Speculative Fiction, Horror
Location: Appalachia, Turtle Island
Website: praeobscura.com
Email: contact@praeobscura.com

Short Bio

Writer, artist, and 3D sculptor Prae Obscura is an independent author of speculative fiction and surreal horror. His work focuses on cruelty, madness, plurality, and the dynamics of social classifications. Crepuscular Angles was his first book, followed by Sund's Rending.

Full Bio

Prae Obscura was first observed in this world at a small mountain town in Appalachia, where he spent several years surrounded by haunted forests and rotting houses. Xe is well-traveled by necessity, once crossing 3000 kilometers over the span of two weeks. After spending several years working as a public librarian, he properly began a career in writing with his first novel, Crepuscular Angles. Published in 2023, it has slowly gained a following for its nonlinear structure and execution of oppressive horror.

Since then, he has been drafting a number of upcoming works, including Sund's Rending, Villein, and the short story collection Litany of Dust. Prae’s work blends traditional horror with surreal fiction and flow-of-consciousness narration. His writing has been compared to the 2005 game Pathologic, as well as the works of T. Kingfisher, Rivers Solomon, Jeff VanderMeer, and Daniel Quinn.

When he's not writing, Prae enjoys drawing, creating 3D renders, and studying linguistics. He is also a proponent of Mad Pride and Plural Pride, and enjoys discussing both frameworks at length.

Book List

1. Crepuscular Angles (2023)
Genre: Speculative Fiction, Horror, Biopunk
Summary: A scholar who cannot read and priest in exile climb to the roof of a dying world in search of their names. One was born without a name. One has been struck nameless. The heat is suffocating, the sea is rising, and the Singing Rot creeps up through the Pillars that support the City.

2. Sund's Rending (Upcoming)
Genre: Speculative Fiction, Mystery
Summary: Evosaem Mitova awakens in a field, naked and bleeding. On their arm, their unknown abductor has carved the instructions that will guide what is left of their life: You are the Abstract. You will cease to exist in three months. You must find your way to Sund.

3. Villein (You Are The) (Upcoming)
Genre: Psychological Horror, Mystery
Summary: Chonceau, a real estate executive, travels to the Melitinos estate to oversee its auctioning at the behest of its reclusive owner. Upon his arrival, he finds that he was not invited. Nor were any of the other guests. Within the halls, a beast of prey devours its predators with blunted teeth.