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Infliction
A grotesque mukbang channel.
A serial killer obsessed with a mysterious song.
A disease you download from your computer.
Get ready for a twisted menagerie of nightmares in Rob Ulitski’s second short story collection, ‘Infliction’. From immersive found footage to grisly body horror and nightmarish dystopias, this collection is bursting with high-concept, visceral narratives and a healthy distrust of the technology around us.
A serial killer obsessed with a mysterious song.
A disease you download from your computer.
Get ready for a twisted menagerie of nightmares in Rob Ulitski’s second short story collection, ‘Infliction’. From immersive found footage to grisly body horror and nightmarish dystopias, this collection is bursting with high-concept, visceral narratives and a healthy distrust of the technology around us.
436 pages, Paperback
Published March 29, 2025
About the author
Rob Ulitski
22 books70 followersRob writes visceral, concept-driven horror stories, anchored by complex characters and offbeat narratives.
Born in Portsmouth, UK, Rob received his bachelor of arts in Film Production from the University for the Creative Arts in Farnham. Having trained in filmmaking, and working as a director and producer on everything from music videos to shorts to feature-length anthology films, Rob’s official writing journey started in 2020.
When not writing, he can be found watching cheesy 90s films, baking cakes and haunting local bookstores.
Born in Portsmouth, UK, Rob received his bachelor of arts in Film Production from the University for the Creative Arts in Farnham. Having trained in filmmaking, and working as a director and producer on everything from music videos to shorts to feature-length anthology films, Rob’s official writing journey started in 2020.
When not writing, he can be found watching cheesy 90s films, baking cakes and haunting local bookstores.
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April 7, 2025
Wow. I decided to give this a shot when I saw Godless advertise it on my twitter. Mainly because it wasn't an ai generated cover but then as I opened the page I realised how much this book fed directly into my favourite types of horror. As someone who grew up on creepy pastas as a kid, this did nail that short horror story that would've kept little me up at night. Hell, adult me regretted reading it right before bed at some points. I really don't have anything that negative to say, my least favourite of the short stories was simply ok and not bad. I am definitely going to read more of Rob's work in the future as this was a very enjoyable read.
April 13, 2025
Where do I even start with this book?
I have always loved a short story collection, most collections are good but have a couple of weak stories amongst them. ‘Infliction’ however, isn’t one of those, every story is a 5 star read. All of them excel at the stories they are telling, pulling you in and keeping you hooked throughout.
One of the standout aspects of this book for me is its use of mixed media. Now, I love a story that blends various media because they give off found footage movie vibes (my absolute favorite horror sub-genre). In ‘Infliction’, this technique is peppered throughout in various forms, but the absolute highlight for me was ‘PSA’, a story told entirely through mixed media. For me, Rob is easily right up there as one of the masters of this style.
I absolutely powered through this book, at the end of each story I just had to carry on to the next one to see what was in store. It absolutely blows me away the talent he has to tell stories through many different methods and to still keep the intrigue and essence of the story that keeps the reader wanting more.
This is the second short story collection I have read of Rob’s (‘Fleshed Out’ being the first) and I can safely say that he NEVER disappoints. If you enjoy well written and thought out horror stories filled with body horror and include mixed media then ‘Infliction’ is definitely the book for you.
I have always loved a short story collection, most collections are good but have a couple of weak stories amongst them. ‘Infliction’ however, isn’t one of those, every story is a 5 star read. All of them excel at the stories they are telling, pulling you in and keeping you hooked throughout.
One of the standout aspects of this book for me is its use of mixed media. Now, I love a story that blends various media because they give off found footage movie vibes (my absolute favorite horror sub-genre). In ‘Infliction’, this technique is peppered throughout in various forms, but the absolute highlight for me was ‘PSA’, a story told entirely through mixed media. For me, Rob is easily right up there as one of the masters of this style.
I absolutely powered through this book, at the end of each story I just had to carry on to the next one to see what was in store. It absolutely blows me away the talent he has to tell stories through many different methods and to still keep the intrigue and essence of the story that keeps the reader wanting more.
This is the second short story collection I have read of Rob’s (‘Fleshed Out’ being the first) and I can safely say that he NEVER disappoints. If you enjoy well written and thought out horror stories filled with body horror and include mixed media then ‘Infliction’ is definitely the book for you.
September 30, 2026
There’s a lot here that I wanted to like but ended up not liking as much.
The body horror was very vivid, uncomfortable and very effectively disturbing! But most stories felt as though they existed primarily to get the characters to the body horror, rather than the horror emerging naturally from the events. And so the horror lost a lot of narrative weight for me.
Additionally I feel like most stories ended in what felt like the most expected or cliched way, which took out a lot of suspense for me. Also, almost every story (every story but one?) ended with the main character dying in a gruesome way. I like bleak endings, but the repetition took out any possible surprise or tension. I found this especially disappointing when the initial premise was really promising, like in Download, because I kept hoping the story would take that idea somewhere less predictable.
The characters were a mixed bag for me. A lot felt more like vehicles for the horror than people to become invested in. But when the characters did come alive - like Laura, Freddy or Debbie, - I really enjoyed them! I think the author can write really interesting, disturbed and absurd people when these characters get the time to breathe a little! I would have loved to see more of that throughout the collection.
My favorite stories were Decay, Residual and PSA, and I especially liked the way these used the mixed-media format.
So to conclude: lots of potential but I ended up disappointed.
The body horror was very vivid, uncomfortable and very effectively disturbing! But most stories felt as though they existed primarily to get the characters to the body horror, rather than the horror emerging naturally from the events. And so the horror lost a lot of narrative weight for me.
Additionally I feel like most stories ended in what felt like the most expected or cliched way, which took out a lot of suspense for me. Also, almost every story (every story but one?) ended with the main character dying in a gruesome way. I like bleak endings, but the repetition took out any possible surprise or tension. I found this especially disappointing when the initial premise was really promising, like in Download, because I kept hoping the story would take that idea somewhere less predictable.
The characters were a mixed bag for me. A lot felt more like vehicles for the horror than people to become invested in. But when the characters did come alive - like Laura, Freddy or Debbie, - I really enjoyed them! I think the author can write really interesting, disturbed and absurd people when these characters get the time to breathe a little! I would have loved to see more of that throughout the collection.
My favorite stories were Decay, Residual and PSA, and I especially liked the way these used the mixed-media format.
So to conclude: lots of potential but I ended up disappointed.
July 6, 2025
Disgustingly brilliant - Rob Ulitski is a genius writer with a very macabre mind. This is a really strong selection of varied short stories and I can’t wait to read the next book from him.
July 8, 2025
Depraved distrust, visceral body horror, cruel cacophonies, nerve shredding nightmares and mangled malevolence permeate these tales of the weird.
Exploring the technology, discoveries and groundbreaking research surrounding us that we often deem harmless, these stories are life and death taken to the extreme and I loved every one!
The body horror is gloriously grotesque as you would expect from Rob, he is a master at turning your stomach but creating a narrative you cannot turn away from. This is our modern tech obsessed life turned deadly mixing compelling prose with multimedia and creating a horror banquet to be consumed with relish, exceptional!
Exploring the technology, discoveries and groundbreaking research surrounding us that we often deem harmless, these stories are life and death taken to the extreme and I loved every one!
The body horror is gloriously grotesque as you would expect from Rob, he is a master at turning your stomach but creating a narrative you cannot turn away from. This is our modern tech obsessed life turned deadly mixing compelling prose with multimedia and creating a horror banquet to be consumed with relish, exceptional!
October 9, 2026
I did enjoy the mixed media type elements, with the texts, the website screenshots, more of that please!
but some of the stories just fell a bit flat / felt predictable to me. and one of them was sort of just The Substance with the idea of something rejuvenating your youth, I knew exactly how that would end and I was right.
but overall, a nicely fitting read in the lead up to Halloween!
but some of the stories just fell a bit flat / felt predictable to me. and one of them was sort of just The Substance with the idea of something rejuvenating your youth, I knew exactly how that would end and I was right.
but overall, a nicely fitting read in the lead up to Halloween!
November 12, 2026
This was a really fun nod to nostalgia,giving perfect creepy pasta and blackmirror vibes.
As a horror fan this was really enjoyable and immersive and made me feel like a teen finding creepy pasta again for the first time,
Awesome horror and I think it’s an overall yes for me.
The collection of short stories were gruesome,spooky, and a little anxiety filling,
4stars for me!
As a horror fan this was really enjoyable and immersive and made me feel like a teen finding creepy pasta again for the first time,
Awesome horror and I think it’s an overall yes for me.
The collection of short stories were gruesome,spooky, and a little anxiety filling,
4stars for me!
November 2, 2026
i enjoyed majority of the stories in this book . it was advertised as a mixed media and i honestly feel like that aspect was lacking for me , personally . nonetheless , the author is good with short stories !
October 22, 2026
Omg, honestly the perfect read for October. Every short story was perfectly chilling
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