Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week …
Coming 8 May from author Matt Wesolowski and Wild Hunt Books, (Don’t) Call Mum
Leo is just trying to catch his train back home to the village of Malacstone in North East England. But there’s disorder at the station, and when a loud young man heading for London boards the train accidentally, a usually easy journey descends into darkness and chaos. The train soon breaks down in the middle of nowhere, and as night falls, something…or someone steps out of the distance. Is it a man or something far more sinister?
When one of the passengers goes missing, Leo fears that a folkloric tale whispered to him in childhood might be the culprit. Available for pre-order now in eBook and paperback, you can guarantee your copy here.
Released today from writer Kris Ashton and Crystal Lake Publishing, Demon Drink
A night out becomes a nightmare in this dark supernatural novel that blends demonic possession, occult rituals, and the chilling consequences of temptation.
Times are tough in Black Wattle. Drought and forest fires have ravaged the town and its lifeblood, tourism, is on the wane. Nobody is feeling the pinch more than divorcee Shirley Goodsall, who is trying to keep the historic Ironstone Hotel afloat while quelling animosity between her ex-husband and their teenage daughter. So when the business manager for a microbrewery, Damon Prince, offers her a promotional deal that includes free kegs of beer, it’s a deal that seems too good to be true.
And it is. Shirley’s elation soon turns to horror as she discovers she has unwittingly helped Prince unleash dark forces in her town. Black Wattle’s residents are plunged into a nightmare of infection and blood-curdling transformations. Shirley and a handful of survivors band together to try to foil Prince’s fiendish plot, but Prince is no ordinary man. He will stare into their souls and turn their most shameful personal demons against them … Available now in eBook and paperback, you can pick up your copy here.
Arriving tomorrow from author Lula Von Goth, Caught in the Spider’s Web
Sarah is down on her luck, living on the streets. One night she is attacked and wakes up in hospital, a doctor, James, visits her and her life changes.
She falls in love with him and convinces herself James is in love with her too. Despite the fact James has a pregnant wife, she won’t be deterred.
After stalking him, Sarah decides she is going to fix the problem and James will be hers forever. Hers and no one else’s, whatever it takes. Available for pre-order now in eBook, you can guarantee your copy here.
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KEV HARRISON
