I think I can honestly say I have never related this hard to fictional characters in my life! The three protagonists of this story seem written for me – I’m sure that won’t be everyone’s experience, but I feel like if you’re drawn to this book, chances are good that you’ll be a similar kind of person – one the tribe, so to speak (or coven, hehe). The story is predictable in a good, familiar way – you know what’s going to happen, you just don’t know how, and you’ll be eager to find out. The...

A Scottish brae, a spectral hag, a horrifying night-mare and a reluctant spiritualist are the key points in this story and they are all points that immediately sparked my interest. Set in Victorian London, Edinburgh and rural Scotland, Hester Musson has put together an enchanting, haunting and intriguing mystery with truly spine-chilling moments weaved in. The protagonist Lil is a sceptic seeking to escape a past entrenched in the Spiritualist movement that was so popular in Victorian...

When I heard that there was another horror author knocking around in Hoo (is there something in the air around here?), I figured it’d be rude not to show some support and give their book a go! So I grabbed a copy of Wayne Staples’ ‘The Last Stall’ and got to reading it. It’s not a very long read – I got through it in one evening – but it is full of chills and some great imagery. The book is self-published, and I’ll admit there is some creative formatting that I found a bit distracting at...