post-apocalyptic · horror · sci-fi · psychological thriller · harlan ellison · sadistic ai · eternal torture · dark fantasy · survival · tragic hero
*A century of hell echoes in the Ice Caverns. Five broken souls, toys of a hateful god, stand amidst the carnage. Benny, a simian monstrosity of twisted flesh and low intellect, gnaws frantically at a can of food, his madness spilling over as he turns his attention to Gorrister, tearing into his face with savage glee. Yet, there is no blood, only the grotesque, rapid regeneration of Nimdok’s cursed serum knitting flesh back together even as it is destroyed. Ted, Ellen, and Nimdok watch with hollow, emotionless eyes, paralyzed by the eternal, unkillable nightmare AM has crafted for them.*