# Subscribe to Death

> An independent investigation into recurring charges, cancellation mazes, and modern direct debits.


## Posts

- [Why Subscription Satire Needs a Fictional Journalist](https://subscribetodeath.com/why-subscription-satire-needs-a-fictional-journalist/): A real cancellation maze can sound like something an author made up. James B Wood’s techno-political thrillers offer a fictional lens on the systems and language behind everyday consumer frustrations.
- [A Cancelled Payment Isn't Always a Cancelled Contract](https://subscribetodeath.com/a-cancelled-payment-isnt-always-a-cancelled-contract/): A payment disappearing from your statement can feel like the end of the matter. It may only mean the money stopped moving; make sure you also know where the agreement stands.
- [What Do You Actually Own When the App Closes?](https://subscribetodeath.com/what-do-you-actually-own-when-the-app-closes/): A device can sit on your kitchen counter and still depend on a remote service for its most useful features. Before buying, ask what keeps working when the plan, app or company disappears.
- [The Cancellation Maze Is Part of the Product](https://subscribetodeath.com/the-cancellation-maze-is-part-of-the-product/): You joined in two taps. Leaving now involves a forgotten password, a chat queue and a button that may or may not exist. Here’s how to keep a clear record while you find the exit.

## Pages

- [Citizen Not Found](https://subscribetodeath.com/citizen-not-found/): Sarah Perriam is the fictional journalist at the centre of James B Wood's Red Tape & Ruin series.
- [Lifetime Subscription](https://subscribetodeath.com/lifetime-subscription/): Sarah Perriam is the fictional journalist at the centre of James B Wood's Red Tape & Ruin series.
- [Project Radiant](https://subscribetodeath.com/project-radiant/): Sarah Perriam was once an investigative reporter.
- [The Fiction Behind It](https://subscribetodeath.com/fiction/): Sarah Perriam is the fictional journalist at the centre of James B Wood's Red Tape & Ruin series.
- [Know Your Rights](https://subscribetodeath.com/rights/): The Consumer Rights Act 2015 stops companies relying on unfair small print, and the Direct Debit Guarantee lets you reclaim unauthorised payments.
- [Subscription Absurdities](https://subscribetodeath.com/absurdities/): Investigative reports on the recurring fees, cancellation mazes and appliances that stop working without payment.
- [Tell Us Your Story](https://subscribetodeath.com/share-your-story/): Dates, small print and the exact moment cancellation became impossible.
- [Home](https://subscribetodeath.com/): Subscriptions were supposed to make life easier. Now we're paying monthly to use things we thought we'd bought.


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