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T.J.J. Hogben

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in Cheltenham, The United Kingdom

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https://www.tyrantpublishing.com/

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Horror, Fiction, Thriller

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Theo was born in Gloucestershire and grew up in the Severn Valley, surrounded by the folklore and rural traditions that would later inspire his fiction. He has worked across many fields — from bar work and teaching game design in northern Sweden to founding creative studios under the Tyrant name.

In 2020, during a difficult period of his life, Hogben began writing what would become Horse — a feverish blend of memory, folklore, and nightmare, written largely in one sitting. He later revised it several times over the following years, shaping it into a dark meditation on homecoming and inheritance.

Though he had no formal literary training, Horse was praised for its atmosphere and lyrical prose. His later work expands upon these themes, explorin ...more

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