Here’s a small selection of the horror and genre news that caught our eye during the last week …
Harrowfield is a tiny village in the Marches, that wild strip of borderland between England and Wales. On the edge of this village lies another field, the Harrow Field, the one from which the settlement takes its name. At its entrance stands the Mother Stone, guarding her Children, the two smaller monoliths at the top of the field. This is the ancient site of the Harrowing.
When Derwenna Parry’s brother goes missing whilst surveying farmland, she and his daughters head to the village to track him down. Midsummer approaches and, even though they find him unharmed, they become caught up in strange events which lead them to the Harrowing. An ancient act of penance … or sacrificial revenge? Available now in eBook and paperback, you can pick up your copy here.
Year of Our Lord 1777: A hardened band of international big game hunters returning from Africa are shipwrecked off a small British island.
In exchange for new supplies and the repairing of their good ship The Calydonian, Lord Ludgate engages the men for a task they are particularly well suited for: find the Berserking Beasts that have been eating his subjects, including a group of young Benedictine Nuns, and destroy them.
Coffin and Rosamund finally understand their childhood connection, but there is no time for reminiscing – the Beasts are closing in, closer than they could ever have believed … Available now in a Kindle Comixology original, you can grab yours here.
Stories of the Supernatural and Suspense, gathered together for the centenary of his birth in November 2025, contains previously uncollected tales, as well as stories from classic collections including The Spitfire Grave and The Burning Baby, unavailable for more than 30 years.
Betrayal, revenge, regret, longing, jealousy, guilt, heartbreak — all are motivators in these vividly told stories, tinged with elements of horror and suspense; the perfect Halloween read and a glorious tribute to the history and atmosphere of East Anglia, where Gordon spent most of his life.
John Gordon wrote The Giant Under the Snow, his first novel. while working as a journalist and sub-editor on The Eastern Daily Press. He published sixteen acclaimed novels and three volumes of short stories, which have been highly sought after and difficult to come by — until now. Available now in paperback, with other editions to follow, you can find your copy here.
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KEV HARRISON