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Umbilical
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Expected 17 Nov 26Kindle Edition
Expected publication November 17, 2026
About the author
David-Jack Fletcher
20 books63 followersDavid-Jack Fletcher's debut gay horror-comedy, The Haunting of Harry Peck, was published by Rack & Rune Publishing in February 2022 and became an international Amazon bestseller. *Unfortunately, Rack & Rune have shifted to Generative AI usage and he cannot support them anymore* Harry Peck is now in its second edition with Lethe Press. His 2023 multi award-winning novel, Raven’s Creek is available through all major retailers, published through his own press, Slashic Horror Press.
2024 saw the release of his vampiric lore-inspired novel, The Count, which became Aurealis-Award nominated (!!) and in 2025 Lethe Press released his short story collection, Hell is Other People, Truborn Press released his cursed teeth novel, Indentured, and a very personal novel, He Will Have the World, released November through Slashic Horror Press.
In 2025, he also helped to establish SQUIRM Books, a Young Adult queer horror press, and an imprint of Slashic. SQUIRM is run by the incredible Stephanie Sanders-Jacob and will begin publishing in April/May 2026.
In 2026, his novel Umbilical will release through Horrorsmith Publishing.
He is now searching for a home for his latest novel, Wires in the Gut.
David-Jack works as an academic, teaching across Media, Sociology, Cultural Studies, and related fields. He holds a PhD in Cultural Studies, a Post Grad. Certificate in Editing and Publishing, and (soon) a Grad. Dip in Information Studies. He is an advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and mental health, and aims to bring awareness to the intersections of these areas in his fiction.
For more information, visit his LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/djfletcher
2024 saw the release of his vampiric lore-inspired novel, The Count, which became Aurealis-Award nominated (!!) and in 2025 Lethe Press released his short story collection, Hell is Other People, Truborn Press released his cursed teeth novel, Indentured, and a very personal novel, He Will Have the World, released November through Slashic Horror Press.
In 2025, he also helped to establish SQUIRM Books, a Young Adult queer horror press, and an imprint of Slashic. SQUIRM is run by the incredible Stephanie Sanders-Jacob and will begin publishing in April/May 2026.
In 2026, his novel Umbilical will release through Horrorsmith Publishing.
He is now searching for a home for his latest novel, Wires in the Gut.
David-Jack works as an academic, teaching across Media, Sociology, Cultural Studies, and related fields. He holds a PhD in Cultural Studies, a Post Grad. Certificate in Editing and Publishing, and (soon) a Grad. Dip in Information Studies. He is an advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and mental health, and aims to bring awareness to the intersections of these areas in his fiction.
For more information, visit his LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/djfletcher
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