Jana Riess: BYU prof’s novel ‘A Short Stay in Hell’ describes a disturbing fate: endless monotony

Steven Peck is stunned to see his theological-horror novel become an unexpected TikTok sensation.

(Penguin Books UK, Melanie Awbrey) Latter-day Saint biologist and author Steven L. Peck first published the psychological horror "A Short Stay in Hell" in 2009.

Jana Riess: BYU prof’s novel ‘A Short Stay in Hell’ describes a disturbing fate: endless monotony

Steven Peck is stunned to see his theological-horror novel become an unexpected TikTok sensation.

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