Do horror stories set in coastal New England hit different for you? Come meet local horror author Aquino Loayza and hear about their debut queer dark fantasy, the DEEP!
Deep
There are places on earth that carry an air of the ethereal-an aura of malevolence that can only be felt in the breathless whisper of a passing breeze. One of these places is found along the rugged mystical coastline of Maine's northern shores-Juneberg. Since its inception the morbid mishaps of the city carried on the murmurs of sailors and visitors who have seen the peculiarities up close. From people vanishing in the dead of the night, as though they had been carried out to sea. To hushed utterances in the darkest corners of taverns about a nefarious Cult scheming in the underbelly of the city's ancient tunnels.
Giovanni Divale is one such person, becoming obsessed with the town from a young age. Fate has brought him to its boundaries before, but this time the city may not be so keen on letting him leave. Will he discover the truth buried in the desolate decrepit city? Or will he become lapped up in the whirlpool of eldritch madness?
Aquino Loayza is a Queer Latino author from the Boston Area. Deep is their Debut Novel. Aquino has always been drawn to horror, and deeper societal themes. Outside of writing, Aquino enjoys traveling and experiencing the peculiar, strange, and otherwise overlooked. They live with their wife and pug in rural Massachusetts.
