It Calls From Below: An Eerie River Publishing Anthology

by David-Jack Fletcher (Editor), E.L. Giles, Justin Allec

UNCOVER WHAT IS BELOW.

What is beneath our feet? Below our skin? What lurks in the darkness in the basement, or deep inside the earth? How far down can you read before you go insane? Step down into the chilling stories in Below We woefully present you with tales of the twisted and terrifying. Listen to maddening transmissions, step into a basement of secrets, encounter a mother whose hate transcends death, a late-night work call becomes a fight of survival, demons lurk, and spirits seek their final revenge. These are not your Mother's bedtime stories…

Trigger Death, murder, mention of abortion, mention of child death, gore, some torture.

Our Little Plan by David J. Thirteen
The Girl In The Basement by Jonah Buck
Transmissions by C.M. Forest
Twice is Always by Alan P. Marks
Galleries of Pain by E.L. Giles
Forced Parenthood by Rachael Boucker
The Heart Beneath by Ryan Klopp
Overtime by Harrison Demchick
Behind Blue Eyes by Justin Allec
The Vessel by Bryan Holm
The Dig by Georgia Cook
The Installation by Zé Burns
We are Mother by Travis Mushanski
Another Fool’s Gold by Chris Hewitt
Tines by Erica Summers
Pops by Rob Smales
My Darling Girl by Johnathon Heart
Entombed by Steve Neal
Spoons by Mark Towse
This Enticing Pit by Heather Hein

Genres: Horror

414 pages, Paperback

First published April 28, 2023

About the author

David-Jack Fletcher's debut gay horror-comedy, The Haunting of Harry Peck, was published by Rack & Rune Publishing in February 2022 and became an international Amazon bestseller. *Unfortunately, Rack & Rune have shifted to Generative AI usage and he cannot support them anymore* Harry Peck is now in its second edition with Lethe Press. His 2023 multi award-winning novel, Raven’s Creek is available through all major retailers, published through his own press, Slashic Horror Press.
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2024 saw the release of his vampiric lore-inspired novel, The Count, which became Aurealis-Award nominated (!!) and in 2025 Lethe Press released his short story collection, Hell is Other People, Truborn Press released his cursed teeth novel, Indentured, and a very personal novel, He Will Have the World, released November through Slashic Horror Press.
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In 2025, he also helped to establish SQUIRM Books, a Young Adult queer horror press, and an imprint of Slashic. SQUIRM is run by the incredible Stephanie Sanders-Jacob and will begin publishing in April/May 2026.
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In 2026, his novel Umbilical will release through Horrorsmith Publishing.
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He is now searching for a home for his latest novel, Wires in the Gut.

David-Jack works as an academic, teaching across Media, Sociology, Cultural Studies, and related fields. He holds a PhD in Cultural Studies, a Post Grad. Certificate in Editing and Publishing, and (soon) a Grad. Dip in Information Studies. He is an advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and mental health, and aims to bring awareness to the intersections of these areas in his fiction.
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For more information, visit his LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/djfletcher

Reviews

[Benjamin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good Anthology

I flew through this collection, and the majority of the stories were pretty good, some real bangers as well.
Fairly light reading for horror, good for when you're bored.

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Audiobook: I was entertained by this collection of short stories written in the horror genre. The stories were of different lengths and some of them were spine-tingling while others were scarier. My biggest issue with this audiobook was the narrator. I appreciated that Steven Gillen's performance was fine as far as diction, and there were times when he provided a different voice for some of the characters; however, his tone just wasn't dramatic enough for the horror genre. I was given a copy of the audiobook. I volunteered, without financial gain, to post this review which reflected my honest opinions regarding this audiobook.

[Jeff McIntosh · Rating 4 out of 5]

A collection of horror stories inspired by what's underneath our feet.....

Maybe a tomb...or haunted pit...maybe a cellar.....

Stories I enjoyed include "My Darling Girl", "This Enticing Pit", "Spoons", and "The Girl in the Basement".

Enjoy.


Jeff McIntosh