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Blood Type
No backspace, no escape, no return.
Six writers. One secluded manor. And a typewriter that won’t ever let you stop.
When Tony uncovers an antique typewriter in a forgotten attic at Quillnip Manor, his creativity ignites and so does something else, something hungry.
Trapped with no signal and no escape, his friends must confront the cursed legacy of a long-dead writer and a gift from the 20th Century’s most infamous magician…before they become characters in his final chapter.
A Nightmare Vacations novella about obsession, possession and a murderous muse.
Six writers. One secluded manor. And a typewriter that won’t ever let you stop.
When Tony uncovers an antique typewriter in a forgotten attic at Quillnip Manor, his creativity ignites and so does something else, something hungry.
Trapped with no signal and no escape, his friends must confront the cursed legacy of a long-dead writer and a gift from the 20th Century’s most infamous magician…before they become characters in his final chapter.
A Nightmare Vacations novella about obsession, possession and a murderous muse.
60 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 19, 2025
About the author
Alexander Lane
3 books8 followersAlexander Lane has almost died on several continents. When he’s not writing, he’s thinking about travelling around our planet or into the stars. Much like Max Headroom, he lives about 15 minutes into the future.
He’ll be wondering whether scuba diving is truly as safe as it is incredible, planning his next trip to somewhere that’s hopefully more fun than fatal, or dreaming of the many ways that space travel could be both wonderful and dangerous. He always buys good travel insurance, and so should you.
He graduated with a distinction from the creative writing MA at St Mary’s University, Twickenham, in 2020. His first published novella is Blood River, and he’s currently working on the first two books of a science fiction series, In Machina.
He currently lives in Birmingham, where there are no snakes or large predators, with his partner and their dog.
He’ll be wondering whether scuba diving is truly as safe as it is incredible, planning his next trip to somewhere that’s hopefully more fun than fatal, or dreaming of the many ways that space travel could be both wonderful and dangerous. He always buys good travel insurance, and so should you.
He graduated with a distinction from the creative writing MA at St Mary’s University, Twickenham, in 2020. His first published novella is Blood River, and he’s currently working on the first two books of a science fiction series, In Machina.
He currently lives in Birmingham, where there are no snakes or large predators, with his partner and their dog.
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April 29, 2026
I quite enjoyed this novella. It was somewhat reminiscent of a Goosebumps, but for grown ups, and I mean that as a compliment.
June 29, 2026
While this book did feel a bit slow (almost like the wording of the sentences were working against my reading, like the words my brain expected to see next weren't the words used, if that makes sense), I did love the story.
The idea about a story killing you, like the story being so desperate to be written that you will die creating it was so intriguing.
Also the fact that all the characters were writers in a different capacity. This was a fun little horror story. It really delves into this idea that writing can be and is often scary (especially when you're putting your work out there for people to consume and experience. But make it scary enough to actually kill you. Or this idea of dying before you reach the end also. That idea guts me.
Also the fact that writers are not just hermits, often they have very messy lives (as these characters very much show), they're not all just lonely, drunks, or with two or more cats or other pets. They are truly messy people, there's a reason they write, to escape their lives, or because their lives give them so much content.
The idea about a story killing you, like the story being so desperate to be written that you will die creating it was so intriguing.
Also the fact that all the characters were writers in a different capacity. This was a fun little horror story. It really delves into this idea that writing can be and is often scary (especially when you're putting your work out there for people to consume and experience. But make it scary enough to actually kill you. Or this idea of dying before you reach the end also. That idea guts me.
Also the fact that writers are not just hermits, often they have very messy lives (as these characters very much show), they're not all just lonely, drunks, or with two or more cats or other pets. They are truly messy people, there's a reason they write, to escape their lives, or because their lives give them so much content.
June 2, 2026
So interesting and oddly fun read I was hooked and can't wait to read more
May 16, 2026
A gripping little palette cleanser.
As a fan of Stephen King and a big lover of his Just After Sunset shorts stories, I devoured this book. In the same style, Blood Type explores people's motivations, secrets and obsessions. The characters were well written and the ending was clever.
As a fan of Stephen King and a big lover of his Just After Sunset shorts stories, I devoured this book. In the same style, Blood Type explores people's motivations, secrets and obsessions. The characters were well written and the ending was clever.
June 5, 2026
What would you do if your choices helped the people around you but also could possibly destroy you. In this short story we see a group of authors coming together for a writers retreat. Staying in an unknowingly cursed Manor. The authors find themselves doomed and one of their own takes a turn for the worse. Seeing that Blood Type was a short story, at no point did I find it boring. It was fast paced enough and I think as we all might sometimes. I wished there was more to the end. I can see why Simon made that decision at the end. I would have liked to see the ending if he didn't. Guess it's up to my imagination.
May 13, 2026
This was insanely tense! For a book with 60 pages there are so many suspenseful and menacing scenes that I was stressing whilst reading it! Alexander Lane has managed to pack a captivating plot, exciting characters and a high stakes situation into such few pages. I often worry with small novellas that itll feel rushed, or things wont be explained properly but I felt as though I followed the story well and nothing felt as though it was moving too quickly. The fact he managed to squeeze a side romance story in there as well is super impressive. Excited to read the other blood books by him!
August 18, 2026
Great novella with some clean, engaging writing. Blood Type is very enjoyable read to get through in a night/short sessions, especially as a palette cleanser.
I’d definitely pick up one of Lane’s novels if I get the chance. I’d be curious if his longer books have more descriptive horror and gore, since I think his writing style works for it.
I liked it!
I’d definitely pick up one of Lane’s novels if I get the chance. I’d be curious if his longer books have more descriptive horror and gore, since I think his writing style works for it.
I liked it!
October 7, 2026
Pretty good. Feels like one of the old point horror books won’t win any awards but is a good spooky little read
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