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Half-Moon Trench

Michael Cole

First published August 2025
Type Short Fiction
Length Novella
Series G.O.R.E Sector #4

<br>&#9679; "In the Pacific Ocean, three miles deep, lies a deep gorge known as the <b>Half-Moon Trench</b>. It is a place of literal darkness, unknown to most of the world. Now, it is home to an advanced deep-underwater mining facility known as the <i><b>Scarlett Caldera</b></i>. But now, the <i><b>Scarlett Caldera</b></i> has inexplicably gone dark. Computer logs reveal the departure of escape pods, but none arise to the surface; grainy security footage shows staff members fleeing some unseen force within the facility; and all radio contact is gone. The Raptor Pack sets out to investigate. There, they find the station dark, vacant, and deathly quiet. Thin grooves line the bulkheads, bloodstains soak the decks, but no bodies are found. But something moves within the darkness. Watching. Waiting." &#8213; paraphrased from this book's product page on Amazon.com as 2025-10-03.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
August 2025 Cover Half-Moon Trench Severed Press Chapbook
August 2025 Cover Half-Moon Trench Severed Press Chapbook
September 2025 Cover Half-Moon Trench Severed Press Chapbook