Catalyst Records

Some files are redacted for your safety. Others are redacted for your sanity. Sarah Jenkins needed a job. What she got was a tomb. Hired for the graveyard shift at a vague government agency known only as "Logistics," her task seemed simple: digitize a backlog of forgotten case files in a freezing sub-basement. But as the scanner hums to life, Sarah realizes these aren't ordinary reports. Catalyst Records unlocks six terrifying accounts of objects and anomalies that defy the laws of physics: A vending machine that trades nightmares for memories. A skincare mask that loves you so much it refuses to let go. A radio frequency that broadcasts your future death. An infinite stairwell beneath a skyscraper where the concrete breathes. A man who only exists on Tuesdays. And a final file that bears Sarah's own name. As the heavy steel door locks from the outside, Sarah discovers that the previous archivists didn't just quit—they were archived. And reading the files isn't just data entry; it's an invocation. From the clinical mind of Aris Thorne comes a collection of modern cosmic horror inspired by the darkest corners of internet folklore and the bureaucratic nightmare of the unknown.