The Cleansing Power of Fire: An Infested Publishing Anthology

by Infested Publishing, Ali Maloney, Amy Boucher

The Cleansing Power of Fire - An Infested Publishing Anthology.

We wanted hidden rot, we wanted the thing in your throat that is reluctant to leave, like it is passing through a second set of jaws.

With work
Adam Hassan, Adam Hulse, Alexander Saxton, Ali Maloney, Amanda Blake, Amy Boucher, Angelika May, C.J Subko, David Mitchell, Eleanor Graydon, Elizabeth R. McClellan, Florence-Susanne Reppert, J D M Yoder, Jonathan Hart, Laura Cathcart, Linda Bromilow, Lydia Waites, Ryan Day, Sasha Ravitch, Stephen Howard, Vanessa Santos, and Wiebo Grobler.

From religious trauma, to ancient Gods demanding their dues, The Cleansing Power of Fire is a searing collection of cosmic, folk, and religious horror. These stories and poems carve through the flesh of belief, exposing visceral undercurrents of faith, ritual, and the horrors that drive unwavering devotion.

Infested Publishing bring together a group of talented writers and poets to bring you this collection of short fiction and poetry that will burn its way through to your soul and leave its mark long thereafter.

Give us your affliction, let us carry your curse.

147 pages, Paperback

Published June 21, 2025

About the author

Working-class press from author Adam Hulse and artist Laura Cathcart (Cut Fingers).

Horror/sci-fi/speculative/gothic fiction.

Reviews

[D.S. LaLonde · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fascinating anthology of poems and short stories, centering on religious and folk horror. A very worthy read, with one of its primary strengths being the wide-ranging mix of talented writers with varying styles.

[Coy Hall · Rating 5 out of 5]

A powerful mix of tales and poetry that captures the mood of folk horror and builds it throughout. The authors did a great job playing with and expanding genre expectations. A nice variety of voices and styles. One to read in the glow of the fire on Saint John's Eve.