Horror

Something in the Walls

by Daisy Pearce
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Description

Newly trained child psychologist Mina has little experience. In a field full of experts, she's been unable to find work, instead aimlessly spending her days stuck in the stifling heat wave sweeping across Britain. So it feels like a welcome reprieve when journalist Sam Hunter approaches her with a proposition. Alice Webber is a thirteen-year-old girl who claims she's being haunted by a witch. Living with her family in the remote Cornish village of Banathel, Alice's symptoms are increasingly disturbing. Taking this job will give Mina some experience, Sam will get the scoop of a lifetime, and Alice will get better - Mina is sure of it. But as Alice's behaviour becomes increasingly inexplicable and intense, the dark cracks in Banathel begin to show. The village has a deep history of superstition and witchcraft. They believe there is evil in the world, and they have ways of... dealing with it. Mina is desperate to understand how deep their sinister traditions go - and how her own past may be the biggest threat of all.

What it’s like

ViolenceStandard
HorrorChilling

Details

First published
2026
Pages
304
Reading time
About 6 hours
Format
Novel
Audience
Adult
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Language
English
ISBN
9781250334381
Series
Standalone

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