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The Datura Press | Indie publisher of Gothic mystery & dark fantasy. If you are bored of this world, we have others.
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The Datura Tapes presents Lilit Ray // DarkArc 001

This is the first artefact from The Datura Tapes, a new sound archive and storytelling laboratory.

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#LilitRay #electronica #armenia #newmusic
November 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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IN TRANCE AS MISSION
The Datura Tapes builds its own sonic forge.

First transmission: Lillit Vega – The Great CollideHer (demo) has dropped.

The Truth @ 48KHz

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#TheDaturaTapes #DarkStylus #EDM #AltPop #ElectronicMusic #NewMusic #techno
November 1, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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Our first track on our SoundCloud has dropped.

Original sounds for our novel Walker Awake.

#gospel #blues #filmnoir #twinpeaks

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Until I Get Into Your Car
Kathleen stands at a crossroads, what direction is her life going to go when she gets into his car? The first track release from the Datura Tapes, brings you a dark brooding gospel drone soundtrack t
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October 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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The gumshoe is dead. The case is still open.

Our new Substack has dropped.

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#DaturaPress #NoirRevival #ModernNoir #WalkerAwake #LiterarySubstack #FilmNoir #Chinatown #DashiellHammett #RaymondChandler #CulturalCritique #SlowPublishing #IndiePress
October 12, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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Dracula’s legacy runs deeper than the crypt.
It bleeds intoMantonMarblerofessor Manton Marble Casebook.

Substack drop: The Bats in the Belfry, the Blood in the Veins

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#Dracula #MantonMarble #TheDaturaPress #ModernGothic #DarkAcademia
September 28, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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From Mervyn Peake’s Titus Groan to our own Narcisa Before Narcisa, our new SubStack: Groan Alone: Why Every Castle is Haunted has dropped.

🔗 Read on Substack: thedaturapress.substack.com
#Gormenghast #MervynPeake #HauntedCastles #NarcisaBeforeNarcisa #ModernGothic #BookTok #IndiePress
September 27, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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“The waters received her without a sound.”
Fuchsia Groan, lost to the flood.

Every castle is haunted. Discover more on our new Substack dropping Friday.

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#NarcisaBeforeNarcisa #Gormenghast #MervynPeake #GothicFiction
September 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Pressebande #2 is about to land
Inside: the first excerpt of Walker Awake (our Twin Peaks–haunted noir), plus our expanding #Substack

Subscribe free so you don’t miss the drop: www.thedaturapress.com/pressebande

#crimefiction #WalkerAwake #TwinPeaks #detectivefiction
September 11, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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For all fans of this TV landmark (like us), we have a new Substack dropping! Why are we still haunted by owls, logs and cherry pie? Head over to www.thedaturapress.substack.com and dive in. #twinpeaks #bookstagram #davidlynch #cultTV #retro #surrealart #campervanbeethoven #crimefiction
September 10, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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What if Dracula wasn’t fiction, but a field report?

In this week’s Substack, we trace the gothic lineage from Stoker’s fragmented storytelling — and arrive at the underground archives of Professor Manton Marble.

#moderngothic #Draculaliteraryanalysis #VictorianGothic
September 5, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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Death From Above

Dark forces mass at London’s threshold. Who will take the fight to them — and save its soul?

The Death at the Door | Coming soon from The Datura Press

#MantonMarble
#TheDeathAtTheDoor
#ModernGothic
#LiteraryHorror
#VampiresInLondon
September 2, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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“One shot for the kill. Eleven just because. How you figure that?”

In the Texas plains, Laura Meeks did the unthinkable: killed her entire family. Her motive? Unknown.

#WalkerAwake
#SouthernGothic
#ModernMyth
#TwinPeaks
#DaturaPress
#crimefiction
#justified

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August 24, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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📚 The books were fiction. The events were not.

Discover the secrets that lie under London.

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#vampires
#ArchiveFiction
#GothicDetective
#DarkAcademia
#DaturaPress
August 24, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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If you are bored of this world, we have others.

www.thedaturapress.com

#IndiePress #Gothic #NewFiction #TheDaturaPress
August 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Ever been possessed by a book? For us, it was Bulgakov’s The Master and Margarita.

‘Possessed: How Bulgakov and I made a Deal With the Devil’ drops this Friday, Aug 15.

Subscribe now & get it sent straight to your inbox!

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#books #literature #bulgakov #substack #fiction
August 13, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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For centuries, Leocadia has been hidden from history, the last of her line. Can she finally be freed, or is her tragedy inescapable?

Her story is one of the haunted histories from The Datura Press.

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#Leocadia #Narcisa #HistoricalFantasy #Fiction
August 13, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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"What is all this sweet work worth?"

Meet Daughter Mine: the eyes, ears, and sword for a powerful blind seer in Victorian Britain.

She is the beginning of a new chapter for The Datura Press.
August 13, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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We're building The Datura Press on the shoulders of giants:

This isn't just a reading list; it's our DNA. Discover out list on Subtack.

What’s on your shelf?

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#books #indiepress #publishing #literaryfiction #writing #substack
August 11, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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Hands up who want's another article on AI vs Creativity?

Well tough.You're getting one anyway! Our first long-form Substack article is live.

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August 1, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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So Scheherazade began... We're thrilled to share a secret from our very first book at The Datura Press, Narcisa Before Narcisa.

You can read the full prologue here:

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#WritingCommunity #GothicFiction #DarkFantasy #Books #Fiction #IndiePress #TheDaturaPress
July 26, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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So Scheherazade began… but what happens when her story-well runs dry?

Meet Narcisa, a "smart, brave, and blundering nincompoop" and her giant wolf Fenrir.

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#NarcisaBeforeNarcisa #TheDaturaPress #DarkFantasy #FairytaleRetelling #NewFiction
July 24, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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We’ve got a big announcement coming Friday for Narcisa.

But don’t forget… Agent Walker has ghosts of his own.

Meet Kathleen — the first in a shifting cast of shadows, and half-told truths.

#walkerawake #thedaturapress #noirfiction #literaryfiction #dreamlogic #booktease #characterdrop
July 23, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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From the heart of our workshop, the Pressebande sends its dispatches. 📜

To receive exclusive announcements, early reveals, and other secrets from The Datura Press, join our inner circle.

Sign up here: www.thedaturapress.com/pressebande

#BookSky #IndiePress #GothicFantasy #TheDaturaPress
July 23, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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So Scheherazade began… and her story is about to take an important turn.

We're making a key announcement about Narcisa Before Narcisa this Friday, July 25th.

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#BookSky #GothicFantasy #IndiePress #NarcisaBeforeNarcisa
July 23, 2025 at 10:06 AM