Silverweed Road: The most chilling horror read for Halloween 2023

‘Crook has stepped on to the gore-slicked stage with a deliciously gruesome portfolio of twisty tales’ DAILY MAIL ’Plenty of creepy fun to be had’ GUARDIAN There’s a new horror behind every door… ‘Crook has stepped on to the gore-slicked stage with a deliciously gruesome portfolio of twisty tales’ DAILY MAIL Welcome to Silverweed Road – a once quiet suburban street where nothing is quite as it seems. In this macabre collection of twisted tales, were-foxes prowl, a swimming pool turns predatory, a haunted urn plots revenge and a darts player makes a deal with the devil himself. As the residents vanish one by one, a sinister mystery slowly unpeels, lurking in the Woods at the road’s dead-end. Creepy, chilling, and witty by turn, Silverweed Road deals in love, loss, isolation, loneliness, obsession, greed,and revenge. Come take a walk through suburban hell. The neighbours will be dying to meet you … In the vein of the best supernatural fiction, Silverweed Road by Simon Crook is a top pick for fans of the gothic and occult. Each short story is a masterful blend of the eerie and the everyday, making the reader question what truly lurks behind the doors of their own quiet suburban streets. For fans of A.M. Shine (Stay in the Light), David Barnett (Withered Hill), Christopher Golden (Road of Bones), John Langan (Sefira and Other Betrayals), and Thomas Olde Heuvelt (Oracle). HarperCollins 2022