Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week …
Arriving 27 November from author Jay Bechtol and Crystal Lake Publishing, Quimmering Springs
The last man in a dying town discovers he may not be alone after all.
The residents of Quimmering Springs have been slowly leaving … disappearing … and only Jack Kincaid remains. He is determined to spend his final years in the town he loves, the town where he grew up, the town he knows better than anyone. But as winter descends, mysterious footprints bring the realization that the town may not be deserted after all.
A slow-burn small town horror novel for readers who love quiet, atmospheric, psychological horror, Quimmering Springs is a suspenseful mystery about isolation, mortality, and a world that has moved on without you. Available for pre-order now in eBook and paperback, you can guarantee your copy here.
Coming 30 November from author Stephanie Ellis and Brigids Gate Press, Mother’s Night: Rise of the Hare Witch
When storms and unrest sweep the country, Cara Harewick accepts Jessie Wheelborn’s invitation to stay with her in a remote village of Northumbria. But when she arrives, her cousin is not there. Despite this, the village provides her a haven with its quaint stories and customs, until events take a darker turn. Villagers go missing and it is her mysterious neighbour, Fen, who recounts the history of the place, of her family’s part in it and their link to the disappearances. As Mother’s Night approaches, Cara learns what it means to carry the blood of the Wheelborn. What will she sacrifice to the Hare Witch?
This is Yule as only the Folk know how to celebrate. This is a return to the world of the Mother and her sons. Come join the Dance once more. The Folk are waiting.
When storms and unrest sweep the country, Cara Harewick accepts Jessie Wheelborn’s invitation to stay with her in a remote village of Northumbria. But when she arrives, her cousin is not there. Despite this, the village provides her a haven with its quaint stories and customs, until events take a darker turn. Villagers go missing and it is her mysterious neighbour, Fen, who recounts the history of the place, of her family’s part in it and their link to the disappearances. As Mother’s Night approaches, Cara learns what it means to carry the blood of the Wheelborn. What will she sacrifice to the Hare Witch?
This is Yule as only the Folk know how to celebrate. This is a return to the world of the Mother and her sons. Come join the Dance once more. The Folk are waiting. Available for pre-order now in eBook, with other editions to follow, you can guarantee yours here.
Available 24 November from author John Ward and Crystal Lake Publishing, Scareville: Please Play With Caution
Kyle Roberts wakes up to his parents screaming at him, and the horrible realization that everything from the night before was real.
It started with a briefcase, washed up on the beach in Port Townsend, Washington. Kyle and his friends couldn’t resist finding out what was inside. What they found was stranger than anything they expected: a board game called Insomnium.
They should have left it buried in the sand.
The moment they started playing, they opened a door to something evil, and now, their very lives are at risk. Can they defeat the game against all odds? Or will the sinister game consume them? Available for pre-order now in eBook, with other editions to follow, you can guarantee your copy here.
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KEV HARRISON
