The Breathing Tomb: an Archaeological Horror

Some tombs are meant to stay sealed. This one was still alive.When a remote desert excavation uncovers a tomb untouched for thousands of years, a team of archaeologists believes they’ve made the discovery of a lifetime. Ancient warnings are dismissed as ritual exaggeration. The air inside the burial chamber is warm. Breathing.They open it anyway.What they release is not a curse in the traditional sense, nor a monster that hunts blindly. It is something older, deliberate, and alive—an instrument of punishment designed to learn, adapt, and survive by borrowing what it takes from the living.As members of the expedition begin to vanish, the survivors realize the truth far too late: the entity does not kill at random. It studies. It imitates. And every sound, every name spoken aloud, teaches it how to move closer to freedom.Escape becomes a matter of silence, distance, and restraint—but some knowledge cannot be buried again.The Breathing Tomb: An Archaeological Horror is a tense, atmospheric survival horror novella blending ancient history with modern dread. It avoids pulp clichés in favor of slow-burn terror, escalating consequences, and a lingering sense of unease that continues long after the final page.Perfect for readers who enjoy:Archaeological horror and ancient cursesSurvival horror with intelligent, methodical threatsQuiet, atmospheric dread rather than jump-scare goreStories in the vein of The Ruins, Relic, and The DescentIf you believe some discoveries come with a cost, this tomb has been waiting for you.