British dystopian fiction & psychological horror

Stories from the ruins of ordinary life.

Dystopian worlds, bleak British realism, psychological horror, and the people left behind when systems collapse.

What Remains of Us book cover

Featured novel

What Remains of Us

The bombs fell. Britain fractured. The Zones rose.

In a post-nuclear Britain divided by authoritarian Zone Keepers, survival means obedience, silence, and knowing when to run.

Short fiction

Dark little disasters

Extreme horror, bleak humour, strange concepts, and stories best read with the lights arguing with themselves.

Chippy Tea

British horror with grease, teeth, and consequences.

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Confessional Killer

Sin, secrecy, and something rotting behind the curtain.

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Volunteer

You can volunteer your time. Just not your blood.

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About the author

Jack Hargrave

Jack Hargrave is a British author from Hull writing dystopian fiction, psychological horror, and dark stories built from broken systems, desperate people, and the unsettling edges of everyday life.

His work blends grounded British settings with cinematic tension, black humour, and the kind of worlds that feel uncomfortably close to home.

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