The Swallowed Town - C.F. Page [Paperback]
Release Date: 1/20/26
THE SWALLOWED TOWN
& OTHER RABBITS HOLES YOU SHOULD AVOID
In order to investigate the macabre murders of the Rowlings family — what the locals of ███████ call the Lighthouse Killings — freelance journalist Felix Trellis must navigate the town’s idiosyncrasies: its esoteric origins, unusual marine organisms, an insular religion (the Church of ███), and elusive accounts surrounding a figure known only as ███████. Before long, he finds himself descending into rabbit holes never meant for human minds to traverse.
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“Page’s writing is much like Lovecraft’s oceans: glassy smooth in places, terrifyingly brutal in others, ever dark and full of mystery. Atercosm seduces with its eerie wonders and horrifies with its glimpses beyond the veil, where fathomless revelations linger just beyond our comprehension. Those who read this collection will encounter Page’s unique brand of literary madness.”
Felix Blackwell, bestselling author of Stolen Tongues
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EARLY REVIEWS OF THE SWALLOWED TOWN
“A riveting psychedelic horror mystery! The Swallowed Town explores the gruesome Lighthouse Killings through journal entries, letters, found-footage, and Reddit posts. Fans of House of Leaves and The King in Yellow will love this book and its mythos.”
Ivy Grimes, author of Glass Stories and The Ghosts of Blaubart Mansion
“The Swallowed Town reminds me of a detective’s bulletin board with each page, we add notes and pictures, creating a collage with a negative space at its center. Reminiscent of books like House of Leaves or, perhaps more directly, The Castle by Franz Kafka, we get a story of fragmented exploration and glimpsed menace where the tension lies in the gaps between dialogues and handwritten notes and in the space that something dark and looming just passed through.”
Andrew Najberg, author of Gollitok and The Mobius Door
“If you find yourself craving a visit to a cultist-swarmed lighthouse teeming with ancient sea deity folklore on the edge of a cursed abyssal sea, you've come to the right place! C. F. Page’s The Swallowed Town is a beautifully constructed found-footage, cosmic horror, true crime, meta-narrative that will send you down to the dampest, darkest places from our collective waterlogged night- mares. You’re going to love this bleak read!”
Corey Farrenkopf, author of Living in Cemeteries and Haunted Ecologies
“Page creates an unsettling Lovecraftian mystery that on its own will terrify, but he adds to the horror by having it unfold in our conspiracy-drenched modern world. This book crawls under your skin and nests there.”
Elford Alley, author of Apartment 239 and Never Leaving
“Bold, verbose, and with a style thatÕs equally hallucino- genic and idiosyncratic, Page’s The Swallowed Town is a multi-layered coastal horror nightmare.”
Richard Beauchamp, author of Thrall and Devil Makes Three
“Intricately designed and aesthetically ominous. Brood- ing and mystical. The Southern Reach Trilogy meets House of Leaves meets The Lighthouse.”
Charlotte Dune, author of Acid Christmas
"The Swallowed Town is one of those stories that, despite making you uncomfortable, wraps its tentacles around you and pulls you in. It lovingly presses its deceptively sharp claws into your mind and doesn’t let go. Page is at his uncompromising best here, sinking you into a nightmare you’re far too invested in to ever want to wake up from.”
Tobin Elliott, author of the six-book horror series The Aphotic
Release Date: 1/20/26
THE SWALLOWED TOWN
& OTHER RABBITS HOLES YOU SHOULD AVOID
In order to investigate the macabre murders of the Rowlings family — what the locals of ███████ call the Lighthouse Killings — freelance journalist Felix Trellis must navigate the town’s idiosyncrasies: its esoteric origins, unusual marine organisms, an insular religion (the Church of ███), and elusive accounts surrounding a figure known only as ███████. Before long, he finds himself descending into rabbit holes never meant for human minds to traverse.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
“Page’s writing is much like Lovecraft’s oceans: glassy smooth in places, terrifyingly brutal in others, ever dark and full of mystery. Atercosm seduces with its eerie wonders and horrifies with its glimpses beyond the veil, where fathomless revelations linger just beyond our comprehension. Those who read this collection will encounter Page’s unique brand of literary madness.”
Felix Blackwell, bestselling author of Stolen Tongues
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
EARLY REVIEWS OF THE SWALLOWED TOWN
“A riveting psychedelic horror mystery! The Swallowed Town explores the gruesome Lighthouse Killings through journal entries, letters, found-footage, and Reddit posts. Fans of House of Leaves and The King in Yellow will love this book and its mythos.”
Ivy Grimes, author of Glass Stories and The Ghosts of Blaubart Mansion
“The Swallowed Town reminds me of a detective’s bulletin board with each page, we add notes and pictures, creating a collage with a negative space at its center. Reminiscent of books like House of Leaves or, perhaps more directly, The Castle by Franz Kafka, we get a story of fragmented exploration and glimpsed menace where the tension lies in the gaps between dialogues and handwritten notes and in the space that something dark and looming just passed through.”
Andrew Najberg, author of Gollitok and The Mobius Door
“If you find yourself craving a visit to a cultist-swarmed lighthouse teeming with ancient sea deity folklore on the edge of a cursed abyssal sea, you've come to the right place! C. F. Page’s The Swallowed Town is a beautifully constructed found-footage, cosmic horror, true crime, meta-narrative that will send you down to the dampest, darkest places from our collective waterlogged night- mares. You’re going to love this bleak read!”
Corey Farrenkopf, author of Living in Cemeteries and Haunted Ecologies
“Page creates an unsettling Lovecraftian mystery that on its own will terrify, but he adds to the horror by having it unfold in our conspiracy-drenched modern world. This book crawls under your skin and nests there.”
Elford Alley, author of Apartment 239 and Never Leaving
“Bold, verbose, and with a style thatÕs equally hallucino- genic and idiosyncratic, Page’s The Swallowed Town is a multi-layered coastal horror nightmare.”
Richard Beauchamp, author of Thrall and Devil Makes Three
“Intricately designed and aesthetically ominous. Brood- ing and mystical. The Southern Reach Trilogy meets House of Leaves meets The Lighthouse.”
Charlotte Dune, author of Acid Christmas
"The Swallowed Town is one of those stories that, despite making you uncomfortable, wraps its tentacles around you and pulls you in. It lovingly presses its deceptively sharp claws into your mind and doesn’t let go. Page is at his uncompromising best here, sinking you into a nightmare you’re far too invested in to ever want to wake up from.”
Tobin Elliott, author of the six-book horror series The Aphotic
Published by Truborn Press
Edited by William Sterling
Cover Art by Matt Seff Barnes
Cover Design by Truborn Design
ISBN: 979-8-9915969-8-5 (paperback) ISBN: 979-8-9915969-9-2 (ebook)
FIRST EDITION: 2026