We Have You on File

A hospital refuses to discharge a patient who was never admitted.
A missing woman’s phone receives messages from the future.
A dating profile begins replacing the person it imitates.
A debt collector demands payment for a life that should have ended years ago.
In this chilling collection of modern horror, Marcus R. Horne explores the terrifying possibility that the systems we trust most, technology, healthcare, bureaucracy, social media, and the institutions woven into everyday life, may not be working for us at all.
These stories leave behind haunted houses and ancient curses in favour of something far more familiar: unread notifications, corrupted records, impossible emails, vanished identities, and official documents that insist reality is wrong.
Each tale begins with an ordinary inconvenience. A lost phone. A medical form. A request for personal records.
Each descends into a nightmare.
Perfect for readers who enjoy psychological horror, creeping dread, technological nightmares, and unsettling twists, We Have You on File is a collection of stories that will make you question every notification, every signature, and every system that claims to know who you are.
Because somewhere, someone already has your details.
And they may not be willing to let you go.