The Valencia Horror Universe

The Valencia Horror Universe is an interconnected body of horror fiction built over years of continuous writing. It is not a single storyline, but a shared moral and emotional landscape where characters, locations, and consequences recur.

The universe grew organically. Stories written years apart speak to each other through memory rather than exposition. A house reappears. A name resurfaces. A choice made in one story leaves a shadow in another.

This universe reflects how fear operates in real life. It does not reset. It accumulates.

Timeline of the Universe

Primary School Years

The earliest narrative seeds are planted. Stories are written collaboratively with Rodulfo Q. Todio Jr., focusing on fear as a shared experience.

Anthology Period

Tales of Haunted Japan

Tales of Filipino Terror

Dark Tales of Asia

Tales of Asian Horror

These collections establish recurring character archetypes, cultural motifs, and locations that later return in more focused works.

Experimental Phase

The Orchard That Eats Its Own

The First Carving

These novellas explore form, voice, and structure. While published under different names, their thematic concerns remain connected to the larger universe.

Standalone and Series Novellas

The Gate Has Teeth

Malipayon

The Siege at Fadriquela House

The Silence Between Bells

Tadtad After the Clash

These works deepen the universe by focusing on consequence, aftermath, and repetition.

How to Read the Universe

Readers may begin anywhere. For a guided experience:

Start with The Gate Has Teeth for tone and structure.

Move to Tales of Filipino Terror for cultural grounding.

Read The Siege at Fadriquela House and The Silence Between Bells to see character recurrence.

End with Malipayon or Tadtad After the Clash to understand consequence.