Horror – Escape to the Bookshelf

‘The Bone Diver’ by Angie Spoto

The Sealgairs are seal hunters; killing is in their blood. Until a few years ago Kier was no different, and then one bad hunt stripped her of all ability to kill. Now she can’t even harvest a single mollusc from the sea floor, let alone face a seal with a single knife like she onceContinue reading “‘The Bone Diver’ by Angie Spoto”

‘As Many Souls as Stars’ by Natasha Siegal

Release date: 6 November 2025 Cybil. Esther. Rosamund. Three women, one soul. With each lifetime their soul grows bigger and brighter and more powerful. But two things stand in their way with every generation: the Harding Curse and the demon known as Miriam Richter. One wants to destroy their happiness and the other wants toContinue reading “‘As Many Souls as Stars’ by Natasha Siegal”

‘All The Murmuring Bones’ by A.G. Slatter

Born Miren Elliot but raised as Miren O’Malley by her grandparents, a young girl grows up secluded in a grand house slowly falling into ruin. She lives off the stories that her grandmother tells her and is taught that the O’Malley name and reputation is important above all else. The stories tell of what herContinue reading “‘All The Murmuring Bones’ by A.G. Slatter”

‘The Hollow Places’ by T. Kingfisher

Kara, a.k.a Carrot, is going through a tough time: she’s penniless, homeless, and getting a divorce. But when she moves in with her Uncle to help him run the ‘Wonder Museum’, she makes a discovery that causes all her other troubles to pale in comparison. The hole to another dimension seems sinister from the outset,Continue reading “‘The Hollow Places’ by T. Kingfisher”

‘Queens of the Abyss: Lost Tales from Women of the Weird’, ed. by Mike Ashley

This anthology introduces the forgotten women ‘weird tale’ writers from the last two centuries and presents us with some of their previously unexplored short stories. It contains everything from ghosts and vampires, to carnivorous plants and cursed songs; it has mystical fog, magical hands of creation, fortune-telling gypsies and mystery horses. Interwoven with the elementsContinue reading “‘Queens of the Abyss: Lost Tales from Women of the Weird’, ed. by Mike Ashley”

‘Bellevue’ by C.S. Alleyne

‘Bellevue’ features two storylines running side by side, exploring the stories that take place at Bellevue across two different time periods. The 19th century Bellevue takes the form of a corrupt mental asylum where Ellen has been incarcerated by her sister Mary’s manipulations. In the 21st century Claire is living in the newly renovated BellevueContinue reading “‘Bellevue’ by C.S. Alleyne”