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Infernal Tramps: Tales of Weird Terror
By Alex Grass
Infernal Tramps is a short (~200pg) collection of horror stories whose primary horrors range from religions to monsters to technology & science, to revenge.
In each tale, Grass examines a piece of human mentality: nostalgia, fear, morality, justice, and overall the basic theme of human kindness (or lack thereof.)
My personal favorite was Finding Erland, a 30-page story of immortal beings and a human woman caught up in their feud by sheer circumstance. I felt it was the perfect ending for the collection, as it left me sitting with a sense of satisfaction but also a desire to know more about the characters and the worldbuilding.
Notable other stories included a very mysterious tale about an egg cult — this one had me on the edge of my seat with its absurdity but also its creativity — a short featuring train-hopping travelers and an inhuman creature adopted into their ranks, and more than one story about dogs. (Don’t read this collection if you have a fear of dogs, by the way.) I also really enjoyed the story about a man on parole being hunted by a ghost from his past and his race against the clock.
The sense of permeating unease throughout the stories was similar to the feelings in certain episodes of Twin Peaks: The Return. Exploring humanity in all aspects: corruption, greed, and violence, as well as the fear of the unknown and the looming dread of supernatural beings, Infernal Tramps is a well-written collection of grotesque horrors and an exploration of humanity and the unknown.
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Thank you Alex Grass for the advance readers copy. All opinions are my own.
Infernal Tramps: Tales of Weird Terror will be released on July 15th, 2026. You can preorder your ebook or paperback here.
