Supernatural fiction's newest voice brings you a Gothic fest of twelve Poe-like tales from the darkest depths of the human psyche. P. J. Hodge spins rich, spine-chilling and beautifully written tales that tell of the undead, possessed objects, haunted forests, soul-snatching demons and revengeful spectres that will not rest until their work is done.Mesmerising, understated, and convincingly Victorian in tone, this is a frighteningly good collection of stories. Purchase at your own risk!If you enjoy period ghost tales of that bygone England of country house gatherings, servants and hansom cabs, with smog-filled days and sinister churchyard nights, you’ll love this varied and entertaining collection of chillers."And by slow and awful degrees the child moved and grew more ghastly with each cycle of its crawl. I could see its mouth open revealing a rasping tongue as if to speak but unable to, instead delivering a series of hideous gurgles as if the throat was being choked."