Paula Marie Rabello
stories of dread, unraveling, and sharp turns
Crown of Ashes
Ancient creatures. Forgotten by time, by humanity, by death.
They exist at the edges of our world — consuming, corrupting, waiting.Crown of Ashes is a horror series about those things we were never meant to remember… and the one who won’t let them be forgotten.These stories don’t unfold slowly — they fracture. Sudden, brutal, and sharp, each piece pulls back another layer of what they are, why they endure, and what it costs to stand against them.This is not quiet horror. This is what happens when reality breaks before you even know it cracked.
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About
I’m Paula Marie Rabello — a writer and hobbyist game developer drawn to psychological and cosmic horror, the kind that lingers and reshapes you over time. But when I write, the fear doesn’t always wait. My stories lean into the suddenness of real-life horror — sharp, abrupt, and irreversible.I write about people unraveling, realities breaking, and ancient forces that don’t knock before entering. My style is fast-paced and visceral, influenced by the quiet dread of Lovecraft and Stephen King, but delivered with the punch of a door kicked open in the middle of the night.
Sometimes I tell these stories with words. Sometimes through games — interactive spaces shaped by silence, isolation, and the things we try not to think about.This site is a place for those stories. Here, I share the worlds I’m creating, the horrors that won’t leave me alone, and the thoughts I collect along the way. You're welcome to stay, if you're not afraid of what you'll find here.I live in New Zealand with my partner and two cats, who often stare at the same dark corner of the hallway. None of us have asked them why.
stories
Trash Man
First chapter of the Crown of Ashes collection
A stranger arrives in a forgotten town, searching for a place that shouldn’t be on any map — a landfill where rot breathes and shadows shift.
He meets Will, a night-shift gas station worker, and drags him on a journey as an unwilling guide.
What begins as an odd encounter becomes a descent into something ancient, as a creature born of decay awakens… and calls him brother.
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games
Turn ON All The Lights
Turn ON All The Lights is an atmospheric horror game where you play as a teenager who is terrified of the dark. Walk with her while she gets ready to go to bed and see what fear can do to one's mind.
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Who...goes...THERE?!
A simple errand turns into a strange adventure when one little coin goes missing. Now, it's a journey through the dark, with twists, turns, and the uneasy feeling that something’s out there.
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desert.
This is an experiment — an exercise in telling a story using minimal visual elements, designed to convey complex and difficult themes through subtle, atmospheric design.
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