The Staircase

A man is stranded in a remote village house during a brutal December freeze. The power is out. There is no heat, no running water, no phone signal - and no way to leave. Injured, hungry, dehydrated, and wracked with pain, he must find a way to endure the merciless cold while searching for a chance to escape. Every hour brings new challenges: dwindling resources, the creeping frostbite, pain, and the heavy silence of the snowbound world outside. This is a tense, claustrophobic thriller about the thin line between endurance and surrender.

Bonus Story – The Beast
Set in the same icy rural backdrop as the first thriller, this standalone companion plot into a tense, claustrophobic struggle for survival. On a dark winter night, a man steps out in only a T-shirt - and finds himself locked inside his own car, with no phone, no help, and the bitter cold pressing in. But the freezing air isn't the only danger. Outside, blocking every path to freedom, prowls a massive, unyielding dog. Alone and cut off from the world, he must weigh his dwindling options.

Both stories explore the primal human struggle for survival against the merciless winter - where warmth is hope, and isolation can be as deadly as any predator. The snow-covered countryside becomes a silent antagonist, hiding danger in every shadow.

If you enjoy fast-paced, atmospheric thrillers set in unforgiving environments - where every page ratchets up the tension - The Staircase and The Beast will grip you from the first moment.