{"id":273,"date":"2017-05-01T07:56:21","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T06:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hebulstrode.co.uk\/?p=273"},"modified":"2017-05-01T13:11:32","modified_gmt":"2017-05-01T12:11:32","slug":"anthology-wry-out-west-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hebulstrode.co.uk\/?p=273","title":{"rendered":"Anthology: Wry Out West"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Previously published as standalone pieces in my West Country Tales<\/em> series, this anthology <\/a>gathers together five twisted tales of the uncanny that venture beyond the mere \u2018funny peculiar\u2019, into the realms of black comedy and satire. From the acid-fried occult oddity of Gwydion\u2019s Dawn<\/em>, to the bizarre rites of a seventeenth-century cunning man in The Cleft Owl<\/em>; the psychological horror of 3:05 am<\/em>, to the vengeful fury of a woman of more than 300 years of age in Old Crotchet<\/em>, nothing will unsettle the reader more than the playful malignancy of the guide in Agnes of Grimstone Peverell<\/em>. It would seem that in this much-loved and familiar region of rural England, it is not difficult to unwittingly unleash unseen forces which render it both hostile, and dangerous (and in writing this I am not referring to the effects of imbibing excessive quantities of scrumpy, although that can, of course, have the self-same effect).\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The \u2018horror\u2019 that you will encounter within is of the understated English variety; it is often implied and psychological, rather than being of the type favoured by the exponents of the \u2018slasher\u2019 genre. There is also \u2013 with the exception of The Cleft Owl<\/em> \u2013 as much humour as there is terror.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Whereas these tales are unconstrained by the bounds of any single genre, amongst their number you will find plenty to engage your attention should you possess a taste for mysteries, the paranormal, ghost stories, the occult, psychological horror and historical fiction, as well as, of course, satire.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

To view a sample, or to purchase, please click on the image above. Free to Kindle Unlimited subscribers.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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