There’s darkness sweeping over all of us.
There’s darkness sweeping over all of us. Something sinister—undoubtedly there, but not quite prominent enough to put our collective finger on. The haunted and unusual have become commonplace, arriving within a newfound shadow that blankets the countryside in every direction. As time distorts, all that we are corrodes within its malevolent grasp. It’s escalating. It’s violent.
Lori Cruz is a gifted crime scene investigator for the FBI. She’s widely regarded as the most talented of her generation within the bureau. She’s called in to investigate a high-profile and ruthless murder. Like so much else in those ominous days, the scene, despite its horrifying characteristics, proves mystifying to Lori and her colleagues—devoid of any evidence. She is stumped, grasping to understand how a killer could be so depraved yet, at the same time, so careful. Until the same killer strikes again.
As the world around her descends further into chaos, Lori embarks on a quest that takes her across the country in search of someone responsible for the crimes. Her journey brings her and an eclectic group of characters together. A genius in applied mathematics, whose advanced methods toward investigating the paranormal uncover key evidence to Lori’s case. A couple of college kids whose machine learning AI has unexpectedly begun providing insights into the overall spirit of our societal deconstruction. Only together do they begin to unravel that which is responsible, not only for the murders, but the systematic corroding of our entire species. Lori had set out in search of a serial killer. Instead, all the while, she was on the trail of something completely unexplainable—a threat to our very human existence, molded out of an unrivaled and collective evil.
“It has been some time since I read Stephen King and I may go back to visiting the unabridged copy of The Stand after reading your book. This is what I wanted to relay to you. I think this book is equal to and even surpasses Stephen King’s writing.”
– Early Reader Review of The Corroding
“(The Corroding) is a sweeping, cinematic drama replete with cosmic malevolence and mind-blowing dangers to the entire human race. Tracey’s novel powerfully blends the Wellsian and the Lovecraftian into a unique and engaging web of action and terror, an intellectual horror story in the vein of sweeping, philosophical classics like Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Night of the Living Dead, It, The Mothman Prophecies, At the Mountains of Madness, The Stand, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Arrival, and The War of the Worlds.”
– Michael Kellermeyer – Oldstyle Tales Press – Early Reader Review of The Corroding
As our days pass, all that we are corrodes within its malevolent grasp. It’s escalating. It’s violent.
She was on the trail of something unexplainable—an evil only rivaled by all that is dark within our collective selves.
About the author
Ty Tracey is an author with a passion for horror, science fiction and fantasy. He resides in Massachusetts with his beloved wife and rescue pitbull. When Ty isn’t writing he is likely landscaping his yard, playing with his dog, reading, hanging out with friends or spending quality time with his wife.
