Author Alex Grass is set to release Infernal Tramps, a 17-story collection of psychological and body horror, on July 15, 2026. Early reviews from genre authors and critics are calling it one of the year’s most uncompromising horror reads.
Infernal Tramps plunges multi-dimensional characters into grotesque, claustrophobic situations built from recognizable human anxieties — medical debt, toxic relationships, and class resentment — twisted into terrifying new shapes. In “The EP™ Implant,” a wealthy protagonist’s app-controlled cosmetic surgery suffers a horrifying post-procedure malfunction. In “Odd Egg,” an ordinary woman returns home to find a stranger with an egg-shaped head and long, bumpy fingers waiting on her porch, setting off an agonizing spiral. Across all 17 tales, Grass blends sharp societal satire with nightmares that linger long after the final page.
Kirkus Reviews calls it a collection of “potent horror stories that provoke and repulse to astonishing effect.” Genre heavyweights are equally enthusiastic: British Fantasy and International Horror Guild Awards winner Stephen Gallagher calls it “elegant, gripping, and seriously strange,” while Bram Stoker and Shirley Jackson Awards finalist Richard Thomas describes it as “a visceral collection… blending the uncanny with the mundane.” Readers on Goodreads and BookSirens are invoking Twilight Zone, Hostel, and Cormac McCarthy as reference points.
Infernal Tramps arrives in multiple formats on July 15, 2026. Find it on Amazon or add it to your Goodreads shelf here.
