Introducing Jellyfish Bloom

My new novella!

May 22, 2026

I’m so very excited to introduce Jellyfish Bloom, an oceanic horror novella about a relationship unraveling. A standalone story that can be read without the context of anything else, but also the next part of an evolving story set in the same county as Waxwing Creek and The Flowers at Flood House. More on that soon!

For now, the blurb:

There’s been a disappearance in Shiver. A woman is missing and all Anya Durand can think about is whether her husband, Theo, had something to do with it.

As she struggles to put together the pieces of a night when he slipped out and returned smelling like salt and seaweed, more uncertainty broods. She hears a leak behind the wall. Water in the attic. Starts seeing things so strange, it makes her wonder not just whether Theo is guilty, but why it feels like the ocean is haunting their house.

Jellyfish Bloom is a horror novella about a relationship unraveling. An oceanic terror about what lurks in the waters around a quiet seaside town, and the lengths people will go for love.

The cover art is 100% human-made, illustrated by the super talented Roderick Brydon. You’ll find no AI slop here.

Jellyfish Bloom by J.J. Walker drops July 24, 2026. ARC and pre-order details coming very soon.

Tell your friends. Curse your enemies. Hide it from your parents.

I can’t wait for you to read it!

Before you go

My latest book, The Flowers at Flood House, is out now. It’s a horror novella about memories, grief, and lots of flowers. Feel free to check out reviews on Goodreads or click here to grab a copy.

Before that, I published Waxwing Creek, a collection of interconnected horror stories about a haunted motel. You can grab that here.

Want to read some free short stories?

Below are a few to get you started but you can check out all the fiction I’ve shared on Substack here.