The new dark occult thriller

The Clearing

They do not ask for loyalty. They demand blood.

A cinematic descent into power, silence, and the ritual of shared guilt. Watch the official 15-second trailer.

Official book trailer · 15 seconds · English
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  1. They don’t ask for loyalty.
  2. They demand blood.
  3. The elite kills together, so no one can talk.
  4. The Clearing — a dark occult thriller. Read now.
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A dark occult thriller

A novel by Aleks Kavalenko

Power does not protect its secrets with silence alone. It binds everyone to the same crime. The Clearing is a dark, atmospheric thriller about loyalty, complicity, and the price of knowing too much.

The safest secret is the one everyone has paid for in blood.
Genre
Dark occult thriller
Edition
English ebook
Author
Aleks Kavalenko
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Aleks Kavalenko writes thrillers and literary fiction about power, memory, moral fracture, and the moments that make neutrality impossible.

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Portrait of author Aleks Kavalenko

The author

Aleks Kavalenko

I write about people caught inside systems larger than themselves — political, historical, technological, or secret.

My fiction begins where certainty breaks down: in an unexpected data point, a friendship split by war, or a circle of power held together by complicity. I am interested in the quiet decision before the visible consequence.

Alongside my books, I build independent digital products. The disciplines are different, but the standard is the same: a clear structure, a distinctive voice, and no detail without purpose.

Writes in
English & German
Genres
Thriller · Literary fiction
Based in
Germany

Beyond the page

Digital work, deliberately second.

When I am not writing, I design and build independent apps and focused web products.

Independent appZodiacallyPersonal astrological readings based on calculated planetary positions rather than generic star signs.Browser experimentDegen ArcadeMarket chaos and internet culture translated into small, playable browser games.

Contact

For readers, press & collaborations.

Questions about The Clearing, interview requests, rights, or a thoughtful collaboration? Write to me directly.

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The Clearing by Aleks Kavalenko | Dark Occult Thriller