Reviews: Abyss (2)
“Cosmic horrors in the office!”
(Hardback)
Want another reason not to go into the office to work? Trapped in a cubicle everyday working like a peon with nothing to show but a meager paycheck, just enough for food and rent? Read this book! It is horrors abounding for those, like Joe, who happen to need a job and then finds himself trapped with creepy coworkers and no way out, only never-ending hallways, floors, a very helpful terrifying AI assistant, and even darker things in the basement. It reads just like a very real nightmare and I could not put it down! It nails the Lovecraftian horror as well as a very real worry about those who put their jobs over everything else, deeming families, hobbies, or a life outside work as meaningless.
I think my only complaint would be that I wish it was a bit longer. To me it ended quite abruptly after the buildup of dread as Joe finds out the truth about Ponos and if he can save himself and others from a cosmic plot that will doom the whole of humanity, or if it is too late for everyone.
Nicely horrifying and a good message! I am glad I got the chance to read this.
“Unnerving”
(Hardback)
I read an eARC of this book on NetGalley so thank you to the author and the publisher. This is my fourth book from this author and I really like their ideas and writing style.
This is a short, fast-paced book which blends modern office work with supernatural horror. We have someone who is lonely, isolated and down on their luck who takes a strange new job because they’re a bit desperate. They turn up at their new office and it’s confusing and there’s barely anyone there. They’re connected to a to do list designed to optimise their productivity and a very overbearing ‘well bot’ there ostensibly for their wellbeing.
A strange request from their taciturn manager finds our main character embroiled in something horrific. I’ll say no more on plot to avoid spoilers, but I did really enjoy the rabbit holes this went down and how it blended horror with modern office life.
I would have liked this to be longer, it’s a very cool concept and it would have been great to have it built out a little more, plus the ending felt a little abrupt. But I did appreciate what the fast pace brought to the book in terms of how it unmoors the reader and the main character, forcing quick decisions and reactions.
Fascinating concept and a fast paced, unnerving horror.
This reviewer received a free of charge product for review.
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Abyss
Fiction, General Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror , Horror & Ghost Stories
Nicholas Binge (author)
Hardback Published on: 14/05/2026
Price: £14.99
