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Sludge
The secret in apartment 419 wasn’t buried in the foundation of the Morrison apartment building or hidden behind the drywall; it was contained within the ceramic of the bathroom—the toilet.
For years, the toilet was a reservoir for something dark, a stagnant well that held the residual trauma of every soul it had claimed. It thrived on the discord of the living, turning the bathroom into a theater of tragedy.
The tension in apartment 419 had reached a boiling point. Jamie, saw the apartment’s plumbing issues as a nuisance. But Sarah saw the omen, the way the sludge slithered out from under the locked bathroom door as she heard Jamie’s screams from inside the bathroom. The two different versions of reality were pushing the relationship further into resentment.
But the creepy downstairs neighbor, who the couple referred to as “Morticia”, knew the truth. She knew the toilet was a vessel for a lethal, malevolent force that had been responsible for the building's deaths. She listened to the loud arguments from her apartment, surrounded by her wall of protective evil eyes, as the couple upstairs descended into the same toxic cycle that had claimed a tenant before them.
The history of the Morrison was beginning to repeat itself, and the sludge was ready to overflow. The toilet didn't just have secrets; it had a deadly appetite, and it was hungry for something new.
For years, the toilet was a reservoir for something dark, a stagnant well that held the residual trauma of every soul it had claimed. It thrived on the discord of the living, turning the bathroom into a theater of tragedy.
The tension in apartment 419 had reached a boiling point. Jamie, saw the apartment’s plumbing issues as a nuisance. But Sarah saw the omen, the way the sludge slithered out from under the locked bathroom door as she heard Jamie’s screams from inside the bathroom. The two different versions of reality were pushing the relationship further into resentment.
But the creepy downstairs neighbor, who the couple referred to as “Morticia”, knew the truth. She knew the toilet was a vessel for a lethal, malevolent force that had been responsible for the building's deaths. She listened to the loud arguments from her apartment, surrounded by her wall of protective evil eyes, as the couple upstairs descended into the same toxic cycle that had claimed a tenant before them.
The history of the Morrison was beginning to repeat itself, and the sludge was ready to overflow. The toilet didn't just have secrets; it had a deadly appetite, and it was hungry for something new.
175 pages, Paperback
Published June 17, 2026
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October 5, 2026
Vivid, Creepy, and Intense!
Another winner from Archuleta, and I'm looking forward to reading more of her fiction. If you haven't discovered her work, you're seriously missing out. Highly recommended to all fans of supernatural horror!
Another winner from Archuleta, and I'm looking forward to reading more of her fiction. If you haven't discovered her work, you're seriously missing out. Highly recommended to all fans of supernatural horror!
June 26, 2026
Sludge is a fast-paced tale of supernatural terror masterfully crafted by its author. At no point does the story drag and by the time you reach the end your heart is racing and your brain is trying to catch up to what you've just witnessed. Now's the perfect time for you to discover the work of Emily Archuleta.
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