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Fans of Catriona Ward and Stephen King will find plenty to enjoy in this biting horror novel where not all is what you see… or hear.
In 1983, artist Tony Mathias began work on a new installation – a collage of visuals and sounds, exploring the history of the abandoned RAF base on Warden Fell.
Tony was a gentle soul, a devoted family man. But after visiting the site to tape-record the sounds there, he killed his wife and children, set their home on fire, and turned his gun on himself. The closest thing to a reason why were two words, scrawled on a fire-blackened wall: WORLD’S END.
Decades later, true-crime podcaster Cally Darker begins researching the murders, aided by Tony’s actress sister Stella. When she finds Tony’s recordings, she thinks she has a fantastic exclusive – perhaps even a chance to solve the mystery. But Warden Fell, for centuries the focus of folklore, mysteries and fearful legends, has a far older and more terrifying story to tell.
Cally’s about to learn what turned Tony Mathias into a killer. But it might be too late to save her.
“Daniel Church evokes a terrifying scenario with deft pacing and endless horrors, laced with trademark wit. Dare you discover the secrets of Warden Fell? Tread carefully, as there may be no going back if you do…”
– Alison Littlewood, author of Mistletoe and A Cold Season.
“Deliciously creepy with characters to really care about. Daniel Church is on my “must buy” list.”
– Shona Kinsella, author of The Heart of Winter
“Daniel Church’s skill lies in taking a folk horror theme and putting his own unique slant on it, building layer upon layer of suspense and psychological terror that transports the reader from the modern-day world into a universe of ancient darkness.”
– Catherine Cavendish, author of The Stones of Landane
“A twisty chimera of a novel, The Sound of the Dark is at once an intriguing mystery and an exploration of the wounds that the past leaves on the present. Church deftly weaves elements of folk horror, true crime, haunted technology, and body horror into an existential nightmare as epic as it is harrowing. Reader, be warned: no one can hear the sound of the dark and remain unchanged…”
– Jo Kaplan, Shirley Jackson Award nominated author of It Will Just Be Us and When the Night Bells Ring
“The Sound of the Dark will give you anxiety, but in a good way. It’s an addictive mixture of folk horror and hauntology, a black broadcast beamed to your mental ears straight from the hungry mouth of night. I loved it unrestrainedly.”
– Gemma Files, award-winning author of Experimental Film, In That Endlessness, Our End and Blood From the Air
“The Sound of the Dark by Daniel Church is gripping, gleefully gothic and unsettling. Comparisons with King and Tremblay are on the mark. A book that’s testament to the fact that the darkness has its own song, and it’s impossible not to listen.”
– Angela “A.G.” Slatter, award-winning author of The Crimson Road
“In The Sound of The Dark, voices from the past whisper secrets that should have been left buried … secrets of a cold murder case grown warm once again, a brutal slaying that’s not what it seems, and terrifying, shadowy wraiths. Daniel Church has outdone himself with this haunting, chilling new novel, and those echoes from the past will stay with me for some time.”
“A gripping, slow-burn descent into madness and memory, The Sound of the Dark is folk horror meets true crime obsession. Atmospheric, haunting, and razor-sharp, with 3D characters dealing with real, human issues.”
– Conrad Williams, author of Hell Is Empty
“Daniel Church takes you on a hell for leather, nonstop ride into horror, where all you can hear is The Sound of the Dark.”
“Daniel Church takes the reader into ‘Darker’ territory in this haunting tale. Fans of The Stone Tape and the Cthulhu Mythos won’t want to miss this! A chilling read from start to finish.”
