The Ethereal Transit Society

by Thomas Vaughn

Not all doomsday cults are wrong about the end of the world...

Believing their late mentor is calling them from the grave, the last surviving members of a modern doomsday cult travel across the country to reclaim his body in preparation for the end-times he preached about. Tracing their leader's echo through a cosmic signal known to them as the Transit Frequency brings them to the rural outback of Arkansas, where its presence has...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0996038191
• ISBN13: 9780996038195
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Bad Dream Entertainment
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

One of my top reads, hands down.

I received a paperback copy of The Ethereal Transit Society, authored by Thomas Vaughn, published by Bad Dream Entertainment, for review consideration. Cover art by Victoria Lester, edits by Melissa Peitsch. What follows below is my honest review, freely given. I rated this novella 5 stars. A debut novella (!!) that I read in a single sitting, by choice, because after starting, it felt like that would be the best way to experience the story. I had to lock myself away from the kids to finish the very last bit (with my husbands blessing) with minimal interruption, but I did it! Cult stories will always grab my attention, they are a firm horror staple, sub-genre, what have you, and they are a real life horror and tragedy; no hot debates on if they exist, just on if what they follow does. The entire first page, I wish I could just post it here, but trust me, it smacks you, quick! A slap. You sit a little straighter in your seat, or move around and get a little more situated on the bed or couch; this started a bit odd. You will turn the page, as I did. The author trusts the reader to keep up and the story doesn’t so much unfold as it unsnaps, bursts free, simply arrives. Have you ever watched a scene where there has been a countdown, and they actually kept to the time constraint? Five minutes and no more? Felt more authentic didn’t it? This entire read I had this sensation that I was part of this... adventure? Event? It was happening in real time and I was alongside the characters while it was going down. “Not all doomsday cults are wrong about the end of the world…”, the back says, and it really only takes one being right if you think about it. I have not read something that made me feel so heavy and light simultaneously. I have never known less where a story was headed and been more happy to follow along. This is a gorgeously, hauntingly written piece of the loss of the entire world, I’m not doing it justice with my words, I’m just not; one of my top reads hands down. I sincerely hope that Thomas Vaughn writes more, so that I can absorb it.