
by Ethan Novian
Humanity didn’t conquer Mars. It strip-mined it. Workers sign away years of their lives to escape crushing debt on Earth, only to find themselves trapped inside Bore Nine — a massive underground mining colony beneath the Martian surface. Entire sectors vanish from public records. Workers disappear in the tunnels. Security teams erase evidence before anyone can ask questions. And far below the colony, something ancient may still be alive. Beneath Bore Nine is a dystopian industrial sci-fi horror story inspired by Alien, Dead Space, and Blade Runner 2049.