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Prometheus: A Queer Futuristic Horror Anthology
THE YEAR IS 2099.
A dark web dweller, a curious space explorer in a library, a forbidden queer couple seeking new horizons…
Prometheus stole fire and gave it to humanity. To this day, we carry it in our hearts: an innate spirit no machine can replicate.
Sixteen authors bring you tales of imagined futures, spanning vast worlds and a wide breadth of queer, human, and post-human experiences. From a surgeon’s backstreet office to a city of dreams to motherships, AI-dominated worlds, and cults, enter a universe of horrors that will make your heart race and your skin prickle.
THE FUTURE IS HUMAN.
A dark web dweller, a curious space explorer in a library, a forbidden queer couple seeking new horizons…
Prometheus stole fire and gave it to humanity. To this day, we carry it in our hearts: an innate spirit no machine can replicate.
Sixteen authors bring you tales of imagined futures, spanning vast worlds and a wide breadth of queer, human, and post-human experiences. From a surgeon’s backstreet office to a city of dreams to motherships, AI-dominated worlds, and cults, enter a universe of horrors that will make your heart race and your skin prickle.
THE FUTURE IS HUMAN.
- GenresScience Fiction
Unknown Binding
Expected publication October 31, 2026
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Review of advance copy received from Author
Fun anthology. Beautifully written. Remarkably queer and trans. Absolutely enjoyed the scifi, completely obsessed. Very enjoyable and entertaining. My favorites are "TELEOP" "To Become Something Living" and "A Girl Called Adam", because they both live rent-free in my head 💜
Review of advance copy received from Author
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Review of advance copy received from Publisher
I received an ARC for Prometheus by @snakeskin.press and this is my honest review.
An interesting collection of horrors (from the cozy to the horrifying) and concepts that set my imagination soaring over the stars! LOVED the trans representations! Can never have more of those. I'm happy to report that I found most of the stories here awe inspiring and thoughtful in their prose, their core messages guaranteed to linger long after being read. With the least amount of misses, I've ever read in any anthology, this has to be, till date, one of the most creative collection I've ever come across! I'll be sure to follow these authors for more of their works! My only complain is the lack of stories about or featuring characters in the Asexual and/or Aromantic spectrums...as an AroAce individual myself I would have really liked that; we just have such minimal media represention it makes me sad. Overall highly recommend this to all horror lovers or to anyone, really, who're firmly in the anti-AI camp and would love to consume something entirely, authentically Human.
🌟🌟 SPOILER ALERT. I'll give my thoughts on individual stories from this point so this is a DISCLAIMER ⚠️ 📢
1. Teleop
This was such a frustrating read!And, don't get me wrong, in a bad way because I feel like the aim of this story itself was to convey the frustration, the hopeless despair of watching fucking robots take precedence over basic humanity...And the sad reality is, it is entirely possible for this scenario to come to pass in our future. Reading this reminded me of an ad for a cleaning service wherein a dude says that he came to another city for work but one day he fell ill so he employed a cleaner through this service; while she was fantastic at her job what truly touched him was when she made him tea without prompt and gave him his medicine in bed and how this made him feel less lonely in a brand new place. This is exactly what cannot, and never be, replaced- human connection; especially by cold robots no matter how much they are trained to replicate humans. I think Teleop managed to convey this quite succinctly through a very interesting premise. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. A Fault To Heaven
Eh, did not jam with this one. After the body horror (which, even though I'm not a big fan of, was interesting at least), it quickly derailed into a weird insta-love (kind of ?) territory. Not much (if any) horror occurs after that introduction in the story; it mostly consisted of the protagonist's sexual encounter. Very confusing (and problematic in my opinion) view of robotic body alterations. The ending felt both anticlimactic and predictable, which I did not like either. ⭐️⭐️
3. 2099
This was Good for a short story! However I think it's potency was somehow reduced by it's word limit. Would've been a kickass as a full length novel. Still really like the message of hope it portrayed. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
4. Except for The Thorns
One of my favorites! I'm a huge sucker for folk and forest horror so this was right up my alley! It was such a devastatingly beautiful story writing that I'm in awe. I genuinely felt the raw fear during the scene when Winter was asked for their birth certificate...with all these nonsense with ICE and the growing bigotry over at the US, the horror felt all too real. In fact, I was more afraid in the scenes with the wannabe patrol guards than with the literal semi-alive hedge monster which says a lot. Also, a mushroom dick was not in my 2026 weird shit I've read bingo card but here I am...not that I'm complaining
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
5. To Become Something Living
I LOVED this! Again, I love bio-horror and this space themed alien-like horror story satisfied an itch in me I didn't realise I had. Especially the ending! So good! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
6. Gravediggers
A sharp commentary on what the world has come to with the generation of 'AI Slops' written in a cozy manner! I, for one, would love to direct certain people (ahem "AI Artists") to this particular tale. There wasn't a queer angle to this that I could discern but otherwise an awesome short story! Really liked the 'AI's POV. Four and a half stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🌙
7. A Girl Called Adam
I really liked it! The revenge was SO satisfying. I loved the writing style but I wish the world building was a bit more expanded. No doubt it would've made for a brilliant full length novel with the book setting fully fleshed out! Even so it was quite an interesting set up. Four and a half stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🌙
8. The 1½ Coming of the Ophians or People and Famine and The World
This was...not an enjoyable read unfortunately. For such a short story, it felt too dense in its prose and pretentious ( NOT in a entertaining way) in its writing...Did not like the Alienesque storyline either. Also, in the disclaimer it was stated that alien invasion was the main theme of the story, however except for the at the very end I could not discern that at all. Or maybe it was lost in the density of words and "highbrow" subjects crammed in a word limit...Sadly ⭐️
9. Voluntary Suicide
This was very weird and confusing. I liked the mixed media aspect of it but that's it. Overall did not understand what the hell was happening in the story. 😩⭐️
10. The Blessed Dark
A story of revenge on a space cult that's also a monster/entity romance? FUCK. YES. Do I need at least ten more novellas detailing the adventures of Knox and his terrifying Space (literally!) husband? Also, an enthusiastic fuck yes. What can I say, I'm a simple gal who was served with all my favorite tropes in this small slice of deliciousness. How could I possibly resist? ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
11. No Space For The Dead
This was so sad and yet so heartfelt in its portrayal of self acceptance in all its delicate frailty. I liked how complex the protagonist was and his friendship with Jak. Overall a good solid story. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
12. Spider in the Web
This was such an interesting concept! I really liked how the title of the story came into play. I just wish I could've seen more of that "Poltergeist" person and that the "ace" aspect wasn't so vague. There were some horrifying moments that I was truly impressed by. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
13. 207 Years
So tragic 🥲 Loved the execution of this really unique story concept even if the ending made me sad... ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
14. Human-Made
A good origin story of two anti-heroes on the path of well deserved vengeance! ⭐️⭐️⭐️
15. Neural Prison
Author's bio says he focuses on queer tragedies and erotic horror, and honestly I would've taken an erotic horror over this bleak story 🥲. Anyways, an excellent tale of what becomes of human morality when faced with survival! Three and a half stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️🌙
16. Knowing is a Hungry Thing
Welp, curiosity certainly killed *this* cat. The concept of a Space library mimic was super interesting! The writing style was simple enough to follow but, and I admit this is really a "me" thing, it didn't pull me in. So a soft three and a half stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️🌙
An interesting collection of horrors (from the cozy to the horrifying) and concepts that set my imagination soaring over the stars! LOVED the trans representations! Can never have more of those. I'm happy to report that I found most of the stories here awe inspiring and thoughtful in their prose, their core messages guaranteed to linger long after being read. With the least amount of misses, I've ever read in any anthology, this has to be, till date, one of the most creative collection I've ever come across! I'll be sure to follow these authors for more of their works! My only complain is the lack of stories about or featuring characters in the Asexual and/or Aromantic spectrums...as an AroAce individual myself I would have really liked that; we just have such minimal media represention it makes me sad. Overall highly recommend this to all horror lovers or to anyone, really, who're firmly in the anti-AI camp and would love to consume something entirely, authentically Human.
🌟🌟 SPOILER ALERT. I'll give my thoughts on individual stories from this point so this is a DISCLAIMER ⚠️ 📢
1. Teleop
This was such a frustrating read!And, don't get me wrong, in a bad way because I feel like the aim of this story itself was to convey the frustration, the hopeless despair of watching fucking robots take precedence over basic humanity...And the sad reality is, it is entirely possible for this scenario to come to pass in our future. Reading this reminded me of an ad for a cleaning service wherein a dude says that he came to another city for work but one day he fell ill so he employed a cleaner through this service; while she was fantastic at her job what truly touched him was when she made him tea without prompt and gave him his medicine in bed and how this made him feel less lonely in a brand new place. This is exactly what cannot, and never be, replaced- human connection; especially by cold robots no matter how much they are trained to replicate humans. I think Teleop managed to convey this quite succinctly through a very interesting premise. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. A Fault To Heaven
Eh, did not jam with this one. After the body horror (which, even though I'm not a big fan of, was interesting at least), it quickly derailed into a weird insta-love (kind of ?) territory. Not much (if any) horror occurs after that introduction in the story; it mostly consisted of the protagonist's sexual encounter. Very confusing (and problematic in my opinion) view of robotic body alterations. The ending felt both anticlimactic and predictable, which I did not like either. ⭐️⭐️
3. 2099
This was Good for a short story! However I think it's potency was somehow reduced by it's word limit. Would've been a kickass as a full length novel. Still really like the message of hope it portrayed. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
4. Except for The Thorns
One of my favorites! I'm a huge sucker for folk and forest horror so this was right up my alley! It was such a devastatingly beautiful story writing that I'm in awe. I genuinely felt the raw fear during the scene when Winter was asked for their birth certificate...with all these nonsense with ICE and the growing bigotry over at the US, the horror felt all too real. In fact, I was more afraid in the scenes with the wannabe patrol guards than with the literal semi-alive hedge monster which says a lot. Also, a mushroom dick was not in my 2026 weird shit I've read bingo card but here I am...not that I'm complaining
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
5. To Become Something Living
I LOVED this! Again, I love bio-horror and this space themed alien-like horror story satisfied an itch in me I didn't realise I had. Especially the ending! So good! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
6. Gravediggers
A sharp commentary on what the world has come to with the generation of 'AI Slops' written in a cozy manner! I, for one, would love to direct certain people (ahem "AI Artists") to this particular tale. There wasn't a queer angle to this that I could discern but otherwise an awesome short story! Really liked the 'AI's POV. Four and a half stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🌙
7. A Girl Called Adam
I really liked it! The revenge was SO satisfying. I loved the writing style but I wish the world building was a bit more expanded. No doubt it would've made for a brilliant full length novel with the book setting fully fleshed out! Even so it was quite an interesting set up. Four and a half stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🌙
8. The 1½ Coming of the Ophians or People and Famine and The World
This was...not an enjoyable read unfortunately. For such a short story, it felt too dense in its prose and pretentious ( NOT in a entertaining way) in its writing...Did not like the Alienesque storyline either. Also, in the disclaimer it was stated that alien invasion was the main theme of the story, however except for the at the very end I could not discern that at all. Or maybe it was lost in the density of words and "highbrow" subjects crammed in a word limit...Sadly ⭐️
9. Voluntary Suicide
This was very weird and confusing. I liked the mixed media aspect of it but that's it. Overall did not understand what the hell was happening in the story. 😩⭐️
10. The Blessed Dark
A story of revenge on a space cult that's also a monster/entity romance? FUCK. YES. Do I need at least ten more novellas detailing the adventures of Knox and his terrifying Space (literally!) husband? Also, an enthusiastic fuck yes. What can I say, I'm a simple gal who was served with all my favorite tropes in this small slice of deliciousness. How could I possibly resist? ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
11. No Space For The Dead
This was so sad and yet so heartfelt in its portrayal of self acceptance in all its delicate frailty. I liked how complex the protagonist was and his friendship with Jak. Overall a good solid story. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
12. Spider in the Web
This was such an interesting concept! I really liked how the title of the story came into play. I just wish I could've seen more of that "Poltergeist" person and that the "ace" aspect wasn't so vague. There were some horrifying moments that I was truly impressed by. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
13. 207 Years
So tragic 🥲 Loved the execution of this really unique story concept even if the ending made me sad... ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
14. Human-Made
A good origin story of two anti-heroes on the path of well deserved vengeance! ⭐️⭐️⭐️
15. Neural Prison
Author's bio says he focuses on queer tragedies and erotic horror, and honestly I would've taken an erotic horror over this bleak story 🥲. Anyways, an excellent tale of what becomes of human morality when faced with survival! Three and a half stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️🌙
16. Knowing is a Hungry Thing
Welp, curiosity certainly killed *this* cat. The concept of a Space library mimic was super interesting! The writing style was simple enough to follow but, and I admit this is really a "me" thing, it didn't pull me in. So a soft three and a half stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️🌙
Review of advance copy received from Publisher
I received this as an ARC from Snakeskin Publishing. All views expressed are my own.
Queer SF horror short story anthology - varying levels of spice, from none to moderate.
Like most short story collections, your mileage will vary for different stories. As a collection, it’s exactly what it says on the tin: every story is queer, every story is SF, and all of them have varying levels of horror.
I simply adored this collection. Although there were a few stories that didn’t hit for me in the way that others did, which is normal for an anthology, viewed as a whole, this was wonderfully curated. The writing in all stories was of very good quality, and many were endlessly creative with structure and form in a way that is so much fun to partake of.
Because of its incredibly unique contents, this one had a chokehold on me until I finished it. I literally was unable to be in the mood for anything else until I finished it. This was subversive and hopeful and pessimistic and deeply frightening at different points, and that’s just what I would have expected for this.
Personal favourites were Except For the Thorns, To Become Something Living, No Space For the Dead, and
Knowing Is a Hungry Thing.
Highly recommend if you like queer horror SF. Or some combination of two of those things and can tolerate the other. You won’t regret it.
Queer SF horror short story anthology - varying levels of spice, from none to moderate.
Like most short story collections, your mileage will vary for different stories. As a collection, it’s exactly what it says on the tin: every story is queer, every story is SF, and all of them have varying levels of horror.
I simply adored this collection. Although there were a few stories that didn’t hit for me in the way that others did, which is normal for an anthology, viewed as a whole, this was wonderfully curated. The writing in all stories was of very good quality, and many were endlessly creative with structure and form in a way that is so much fun to partake of.
Because of its incredibly unique contents, this one had a chokehold on me until I finished it. I literally was unable to be in the mood for anything else until I finished it. This was subversive and hopeful and pessimistic and deeply frightening at different points, and that’s just what I would have expected for this.
Personal favourites were Except For the Thorns, To Become Something Living, No Space For the Dead, and
Knowing Is a Hungry Thing.
Highly recommend if you like queer horror SF. Or some combination of two of those things and can tolerate the other. You won’t regret it.
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