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An utterly bewitching British folk horror novel
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Their arrival could mean the end of everything...The remote, isolated village of Withered Hill is rocked by unexpected visitors, a film crew hoping to make a low-budget horror movie.Despite the villagers' misgivings, the small crew insists on staying, desiring to put their plans for the film...
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Their arrival could mean the end of everything...
The remote, isolated village of Withered Hill is rocked by unexpected visitors, a film crew hoping to make a low-budget horror movie.
Despite the villagers' misgivings, the small crew insists on staying, desiring to put their plans for the film Twisted Pike into action.
They are not in Withered Hill by accident. But they are not there to make a film. They are there to destroy this cursed place, and all who live there.
The reverberations of their attempts will be felt across the nation, and by the ancient gods who exist beneath the ground, waiting for their chance to rise once again
An utterly bewitching folk horror novel of apocalyptic proportions from the author of the Withered Hill universe. Perfect for fans of Andrew Michael Hurley and A.M. Shine.
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ISBN: 9781835983164
Publisher: Canelo
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 October 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Canelo
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 12.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 352
About the Author
David Barnett is an author, journalist and comic book writer based in West Yorkshire. He writes in a range of genres for various publishers, works for a wide variety of press outlets including the Guardian, Independent and BBC, and in comics has written for DC, 2000AD and more.
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