Root for the Dark

by Sean DeLauder

“I AM HERE BECAUSSSE YOU ARE HERE.
AND YOU ARE HERE BECAUSSSE I AM HERE.
WE ARE PULLED TOGETHER,
LIKE THE MATTER OF SSSTARSSS BEFORE THEY IGNITE.”

There are some amongst humanity, by virtue of fame, wealth, or power, immune to rules of humankind, no matter their crime or cruelty. For them human justice offers no punishment. For these, a different, ancient justice awaits them.

Drawing the worst of humanity in for destruction is a dual-edged sword, for these creatures are also responsible for poisoning human beings to obey their worst impulses. Indeed, it is they who supply these impulses and feed upon the grief it creates.

A collection of four stories about the eldritch beings who mete out justice upon the unjust and twist humanity toward wickedness, and those who hunt the cosmic entities to put an end to their vindictive influence.

Root for the Dark
Prosperity
Vanity
Supremacy

132 pages, Paperback

Published October 3, 2025

About the author

This author has held several positions in recent years, including Content Writer, Grant Writer, Obituary Clerk, and Staff Writer, and is under the false impression that these experiences have added to his character since they have not contributed much to his finances. He was awarded a BFA in Creative Writing and Journalism and a BA in Technical Communication by Bowling Green State University because they are giving and eager to make friends. He has a few scattered publications with several conveniently defunct magazines (but refuses credit for their extinction), and resides in the drab, northeastern region of Ohio because it makes everything else seem fascinating, exotic, and beautiful.

He is currently at work on a trilogy involving heroes, dirt, and monsters that cannot be defeated, only escaped.