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The Loney is the debut novel by English writer Andrew Michael Hurley, first published by Tartarus Press in 2014 and issued more widely in 2015. Set around an isolated stretch of the Lancashire coast, it follows two brothers accompanying a religious pilgrimage intended to cure the younger boy. The no...
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Costa-winning folk horror praised for atmosphere and restraint, though slow burn and ambiguity divide mainstream horror readers.
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Starve Acre is a 2019 folk horror novel written by British author Andrew Michael Hurley. Set in an isolated rural Yorkshire moorland in the 1970s, the narrative follows a couple grieving the death of their young son. As they attempt to renovate their dilapidated estate, they uncover ancient, arcane...
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Well-regarded Hurley folk horror with strong mood and grief themes, but slighter and less acclaimed than The Loney.
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