Crawl Space

by Steve Toase

While recording abandoned vacuum postal systems in a small German city for the Durchsickern Institute, Rachael and Ben make a discovery that should be impossible. What at first seems like a measuring error reveals the dangerous and disturbing Crawl Space.



Once they enter the Crawl Space, will Rachael and Ben make it out again in one piece, and why is Herr Bettelmein so interested in their discovery?



"Steve Toase is an immensely skilled storyteller" -Laura Mauro, British Fantasy Award-winning author of Sing Your Sadness Deep

Genres: Horror

163 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 6, 2026

Reviews

[Maria · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's one of those books you want to read all over after finishing it because I'm sure the author hid some things I missed in my first read-through.

The writing/prose is amazing, really love the bits and pieces of German which makes is truly unique. The worldbuilding is positively insane.

I wish there was a spin-off that would dive deeper into the history of the crawl space, or Rachel's and Ben's previous jobs/adventures.

[Happy Goat · Rating 5 out of 5]

How do I even talk about this book!? It's awesome.

Wiggly things mixed with dusty, grainy stuff that made me feel thirsty and also like being sick while I was reading it. So all in all an awesome time.

[Kayleigh Dobbs · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story made me feel squirmy and itchy and like I was dehydrated but also never want to drink or eat anything again. It's awesome!