Gape by Aiden Truss

When Rose woke up in her favourite shop doorway, she was resigned to yet another day of hunger, struggle and abuse. This was her life on the streets after all. What she wasn’t prepared for was a visit from a demon, an invitation back to his temporally insubstantial sanctuary, being forced to take sides in a battle involving most of the denizens of hell, oh, and a boat trip down the river Thames. After a disappointing start to the day, things were about to get a bit more interesting…

Readers Speak!

“Genuinely Captivating Writing” – Martin Unsworth, STARBURST Magazine “Aiden Truss is an essential new voice in Fantasy/Horror fiction that thoroughly deserves to be amplified and heard by a new audience. Simply put, his debut book, Gape, is like the delightfully unruly demonic love child of some fabulously unholy literary orgy involving Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, and Douglas Adams. Of course, they’d rightly deny that (where angels fear to tread and all that) but somehow Aiden’s wonderful brain scored an invite! Curious? Well, I agree you’d be foolish not to take a peek! And after you too fall under the spell, please do remember to pass the word on and keep that amplification going!” – Jake West, director of ‘Evil Aliens’, ‘Doghouse’ & ‘Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape’

About the Author

In 2013, Aiden Truss published his debut horror/fantasy novel, ‘Gape’ which received much acclaim. Thanks to writer’s block, near-terminal procrastination, and a full-time ‘real’ job as a copywriter, he has only recently returned to writing fiction. He recently appeared in the 2022 documentary, ‘Cult of VHS’, and in 2023, wrote the screenplay for ‘Pareidolia’, a short horror film, featuring Diane Franklin, which debuted at London’s FrightFest. Aiden is currently working on a range of new writing projects, including a sequel to Gape, a new take on a classic gothic horror favourite, and a collection of weird short stories. He hopes to finish these while he’s still able to hold a pen and use the bathroom unaided.