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Silverweed Road

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Welcome to Silverweed Road, a seemingly quiet suburban street where sinister secrets lurk behind every door. This macabre collection of twisted tales features were-foxes stalking the neighbourhood, a swimming pool with a deadly intent, a haunted urn seeking vengeance, and a darts player striking a devilish bargain. As residents mysteriously vanish one by one, a dark mystery unravels in the woods at the road’s end. Themes of love, loss, obsession, and revenge intertwine in this chilling yet wittily charged journey through suburban hell.
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This collection is well suited to fans of horror and supernatural fiction who appreciate atmospheric, twisted tales with a blend of dark humour and classic suspense. Those who enjoy short stories with a literary touch and unsettling, inventive horror will find much to admire here.

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‘Crook has stepped on to the gore-slicked stage with a deliciously gruesome portfolio of twisty tales’
DAILY MAIL

’Plenty of creepy fun to be had’
GUARDIAN

There’s a new horror behind every door…

Welcome to Silverweed Road – a once quiet suburban street where nothing is quite as it seems. In this macabre collection of twisted tales, were-foxes prowl, a swimming pool turns predatory, a haunted urn plots revenge and a darts player makes a deal with the devil himself.

As the residents vanish one by one, a sinister mystery slowly unpeels, lurking in the Woods at the road’s dead-end.

Creepy, chilling, and witty by turn, Silverweed Road deals in love, loss, isolation, loneliness, obsession, greed, and revenge.

Come take a walk through suburban hell. The neighbours will be dying to meet you …

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Praised as a "deliciously gruesome portfolio of twisty tales" by the Daily Mail, Silverweed Road delivers a potent mix of atmospheric horror and dark wit. Reviews highlight its "spine-tingling" blend reminiscent of J.G. Ballard, Roald Dahl, and Clive Barker, with stories that are both terrifying and clever. It is celebrated for its visceral, precise writing and old-school horror vibes, earning accolades from Timeout, Saga, and Fantasy Hive.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008479978

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 September 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: HarperVoyager

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 220g

Pages: 336

About the Author

Simon Crook has been a film journalist for over 20 years, travelling the world visiting film sets and interviewing talent for Empire Magazine. He is currently a film reviewer for Stylist. A new and exciting voice in domestic horror, he is perfectly placed to translate the recent successes of the genre from the silver screen to the written word - while adding something new and wholly his own.

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