Ripped Up the Middle in Two

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Genres

Fantasy Horror, Fantasy Thriller, Dark Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Dark Thriller, Horror Thriller, Mothers, and Novels

Trigger Warnings

Violence, Profanity, Death, and Abuse

Type of Ending

Series

Not part of a series

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484

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Publication Date

Jul 29, 2026

Page Length

244 pages

Available Formats

ePub and PDF

Ripped Up the Middle in Two

Advance Reader Copy

Blurb

A mother is the ultimate feral creature…

New mom Sadie is struggling with the reality of caring for her three-month-old daughter—the loss of identity, autonomy, and selfhood are grinding her down. When a casual stroll with the baby leads to the discovery of a secret trail leading to a miniature door hidden deep in the woods, Sadie’s world unravels even further. Who put the door there? Why does the trail only appear when Sadie is alone? Why is the door surrounded by a clearing full of tiny bones?

And, most terrifying of all: What lives behind that door, and what will it do to her baby?

Claustrophobic, rage-filled, and brimming with the chaos of new parenthood, Ripped Up the Middle in Two is the dark fairy tale you’ve been craving.

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Genres

Fantasy Horror, Fantasy Thriller, Dark Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Dark Thriller, Horror Thriller, Mothers, and Novels

Trigger Warnings

Violence, Profanity, Death, and Abuse

Type of Ending

Series

Not part of a series

Author Prefers A Review On

Goodreads or Amazon

Reader Spots Remaining

484

Number of days to read

Publication Date

Jul 29, 2026

Page Length

244 pages

Available Formats

ePub and PDF

Author

Viggy Parr Hampton, MPH is an epidemiologist, content marketing strategist, host of the podcast “Horror Humor Hunger,” and the author of A Cold Night for Alligators and Much Too Vulgar. She is a graduate of Georgetown University and Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health. She is also a member of the DreadPop Magazine team, producing the popular YouTube segment “Tag Team Tales of Terror,” where she challenges fellow horror authors to create a progressive story with her.