The Heavy Shadow
A Supernatural Noir
"London is tuned to a dead station."
A Supernatural Noir
"London is tuned to a dead station."
Kasra is a man of two worlds. By day, a struggling stage magician in a smoke-filled Brixton pub. By night, a "Walker" — one of the few capable of slipping out of his skin to navigate the Grey, the spectral margin of the spirit realm.
When he witnesses a soul harvested by a man in a charcoal coat, Kasra is pulled into a conspiracy threatening to rewrite reality. Julian Vane is building a "Choir" of the dead — a broadcast signal designed to welcome the King of Rags, a deity of stolen memories.
With the help of Maya, a grieving daughter, and Baba Javad, an ancient master, Kasra must hunt the signal to the highest point in the city. To lock the Door, he must survive the Viper's Coil — a technique that can turn a ghost into a weapon, but may leave the man a hollow shell.
Jeret Christopher
Paperback
Supernatural Noir • Literary Fiction
Rain-slicked London
Limited Palette Cel Shading with a heavy focus on Dual-Tone Lighting. The sharp contrasts between the inky blacks of London's alleys and the warm, amber glows of its streetlamps serve as a metaphor for Kasra's own struggle between the light and the dark.
Jeret Christopher is an IT professional and musician who explores the intersection of technology, sound, and the supernatural. Drawing on a background in technical systems and musical theory, he crafts stories where the digital and the spiritual collide.
The Heavy Shadow is his debut novella — a supernatural noir exploring the boundaries between the physical and the spectral, set against the rainy backdrop of London.
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