Science fiction / fantasy / horror stories by Richard Hollman
A Lowell Story: the science fiction/fantasy trilogy set in Lowell, Massachusetts
Volume 1: Release (Liberação)
Volume 2: Survival (Sobrevivência)
Volume 3: Purpose (Propósito)
Lowell Massachusetts is the site of the first large-scale industrial campus in the United States. How that came to be involves a peculiar combination of the motion of ancient tectonic plates, the aftermath of the last Glacial Period, and the extraordinary actions of various individuals and groups of people.
Or, to put it another way: there is a terrible demon in the Merrimack River. For the moment, it is trapped: and this is fortunate, because reaching the open ocean would provide it the power it needs to fulfill its mission: wiping out all life on Earth.
But dealing with the demon is only the beginning: its presence it part of an eons-long assault on life-bearing worlds, an assault that is still ongoing. To fully eliminate this threat, a new type of human, and a new type of human society, are needed.
Short story collections
Tagz is a collection of short stories examining a variety of "what if" scenarios. For example, what if the graffiti that you see every during your commute started to include of messages directed specifically at you, and included things that no one could possibly know?
In contrast to the Lowell Story trilogy and other novels that are planned, the short stories belong to the "supernatural horror" genre. They come from a much darker place, and are not intended to express a positive vision of humanity, the future, or anything.
Buckle up for a ride into the world of Gorp: home of the bizarre, the disturbing, things that are Just Not Right. A place where life is rough and that's only the beginning...
Coming in 2023: Sanctuary
"I grew up in an inside-out world. It would never have occurred to me to describe it in this manner, had it not been my fate to see what lay beyond. I spend as much time as I can at home, in my familiar surroundings, but gone forever is the comforting assurance that the warm, cheerful world that I see spread across the sky is the entire universe. My soul is poorer for the loss.
"I understand what a planet is, and know, intellectually, that it is possible to live on the outer surface of such an object, staring out, day after day, at an infinite, pitiless void: unprotected, exposed to an infinite array of dangers which could appear from any direction at any time. Knowing that the void exists is bad enough: what sane person would choose to expose herself to this horror for one moment longer than necessary?
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