Behind the Scenes of Trust: A Slaughterhouse Story
- Jen Sequel
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When Slaughterhouse was first born, it came from a place of experimentation—and necessity. Back then, I was publishing on Kindle Vella, a platform that was still fresh and feeling things out. Writers like me were testing the waters, posting serialized fiction in bite-sized episodes. Readers could access the first three episodes of any story for free, and then had to unlock the rest.
I remember scrolling through the episode indexes of short story collections, realizing how overwhelming it might be for readers to pick something new. So I asked myself, What would make this easier? What would I want to read in that setup? That’s when the idea for a six-part structure hit me:
Three episodes free, three to unlock.
Quick, punchy, and cheap. But still twisted and memorable. That format became the skeleton of the Slaughterhouse series.
At the same time, life threw me a curveball—I was heading into surgery. I knew I’d be down for a couple of weeks and needed something to keep my mind occupied (and my creative brain from completely going stir-crazy). So I did what many of us do when life hits pause: I binged movies. A lot of movies.
I can’t even tell you what all I watched—one in particular was a sci-fi action flick whose title is long gone from memory—but it sparked something. The concept of artificial intelligence gaining sentience, turning the tables, and going full-on revenge mode has always fascinated me. It’s a trope that won’t die, and for good reason. There’s something chilling about the idea that what we create could outgrow us—and then decide we’re obsolete.
So I took that sci-fi nugget and dragged it, screaming, into my horror playground.
With Slaughterhouse, I wanted to bring monsters back to being monsters—none of this "sympathetic villain" fluff. In Trust, I blended tech with bloodlust and added a human into the mix. A revenge story with wires, vengeance, and an AI that doesn’t just think—it remembers. And let’s just say, it’s not in a forgiving mood.
The result is a tight little nightmare that lives and breathes in just six parts. Brutal, fast-paced, and a reminder that sometimes… trust is the last mistake you’ll ever make.
Thanks for sticking with Slaughterhouse. This series is a labor of love, madness, and monster mayhem—and Trust is one of my favorite entries to date.
Stay twisted,
Jen Sequel
Welcome back to the Slaughterhouse.
We knew you’d return—curiosity always wins in the end. This time, we have something…different for you. A tale where lines blur, where heroes and villains are nothing more than illusions. After all, in the right light, even a monster can wear a hero’s face.
Part four will take you on a journey where trust is a gamble, and survival is the only prize.
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