Unearth the chilling secrets of Joanna Briscoe’s “Touched,” a Hammer novella steeped in gothic suspense. Set in the stifling atmosphere of 1960s rural England, this gripping tale follows Rowena Shawn and her family as they attempt to renovate a dilapidated house, only to find themselves confronted by a malevolent presence and a series of disturbing events. As the house renovation descends into chaos, unsettling noises, damp walls and a pervasive sense of dread, the family find themselves entangled in the secrets of the past. Rowena’s daughter, Eva, develops an unsettling attachment to the local builder, sparking rumors and raising concerns about his motives. When Jennifer, Rowena’s eldest daughter, disappears, the house yields its darkest secret: a hidden room emanating the stench of death. Can Rowena unravel the mystery before it consumes her family? Perfect for fans of Shirley Jackson and Susan Hill, “Touched” is a masterclass in slow-burn horror, exploring themes of repressed desire, societal expectations, and the dark secrets that can fester beneath a veneer of respectability. From the acclaimed author of “Sleep With Me”.
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A chilling, deeply creepy Hammer novella by Joanna Briscoe, author of the acclaimed, bestselling novel, Sleep With Me.
Rowena Shawn is fed-up. She and her family have recently moved into a new house in a small English village. They’ve taken on a local builder, but his efforts to knock two cottages into the bigger single house she envisages is fraught with problems. The walls ooze damp, stains come through layers of wallpaper, ceilings sag, and strange noises — voices — emanate from empty rooms.
And then there’s her daughter, Eva, who has always been odd, but is now positively strange. Once fat, she appears to be starving herself, becoming thinner with each passing week. Neglected and unloved, Eva has formed a close and inappropriate attachment to the builder — too close some of the villages think, and inappropriate because Pollock likes children just a little too much.
Then Rowena’s eldest and prettiest daughter, Jennifer, goes missing.
As a frantic search is mounted, the house reveals its darkest secret: a hidden room with no windows and no obvious entrance. Boarded up, it smells of breath, custard, Dettol — and death.
Set in the 1960s when many women’s lives were hidebound by convention, Joanna Briscoe’s novella is unsettling, deeply creepy and set in a world where appearances are everything, and absolutely nothing is as it seems.
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