The doors to my apartment complex have been welded shut. That might have been a good idea.

The town has been evacuated.

Strange beasts roam the streets outside.

Our only choice is to wait for the rescue… But will it come?

Yuri - a young man from a backwater Russian town - wakes to find the doors to his crumbling apartment complex welded shut... from the inside.

Before anyone can make sense of it, something not from this world kills a postman stranded on the other side of the door. And when the town's old evacuation sirens begin to blare, Yuri and everyone else in the building realize an impenetrable door could be the least of their worries. In fact, it could be the only thing standing between them and the otherworldly creatures roaming the now deserted streets outside...

Someone in the building knows what's going on. Now, it's up to Yuri to figure out who it is, what they know, how these events are linked to their town's past, and how to lead everyone to safety - before the threats lurking outside find their way in.

Praise for "OUTSIDE":

"Another Brilliant Russian Horror Story From Your New Favorite Horror Author." – ★★★★★
"Had me up late, finishing in one sitting, biting at my nails all the while!" – ★★★★★
"Give yourself time to read as you won't want to put this book down until it is finished." – ★★★★★
"I kept wanting to read because I wanted to know what was going to happen next." – ★★★★★
"Absolutely amazing." – ★★★★★
"Great writing, brilliant setting and scary monsters equals a win in my book." – ★★★★★
"Sometimes SciFi is literature. This is one of those times." – ★★★★★
"I highly recommend you read the authors blurb and then rush over and purchase a copy, you won’t be sorry!" – ★★★★★
"I loved reading about Russian culture that was intertwined with why this was all happening." – ★★★★★
"This is a most intriguing, really good scifi story." – ★★★★★
"Another great read from Artyom Dereschuk!" – ★★★★★
"Artyom Dereschuk is shaping up to be a standout in the horror fiction genre - especially Russian based horror." – ★★★★★
"Artyom Dereschuk is one of my favorite horror authors right now: the way he leverages the Russian setting and culture results in stories that aren't quite like anything else I've read - they feel wonderfully unique that way." – ★★★★★

"RUSSIAN HORROR FICTION" is a series of stand-alone horror novels set in Russia, with every book exploring new facets of both the horror genre and the biggest, most enigmatic country in the world.