From the author of Here Lurk Monsters and The Night Sitter , a throwback folk-horror thriller with the atmospheric slow-creep of The Wicker Man and Rosemary's Baby . Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live, the townsfolk said. . . Following a failed pregnancy, Oliver and Abby learn they will never be able to bear children of their own. Heartbroken, their marriage in decay, the grieving couple exhaust the last of their savings and move from London to a tiny village on a remote British isle for a fresh start. Settling into a small stone cottage beside a dark woods overlooking a gray sea, their best of intentions are only too quickly dashed by cold suffocating fog, thrashing wind and rain, and the strange folkloric traditions of the villagers themselves, including a congregation of old rusted horseshoes arranged in a crude pattern of concentric circles on their front door to greet them and mysterious runic carvings on the stone walls of their cellar. And this is only the beginning of their nightmare. For there is an unseen resident inside the stone walls of this small stone cottage beside these dark woods and this gray sea. Something moving about in its darkest corners and deepest crevices. Something that has been waiting. Patiently. An ancient evil thing. . . Steeped in ancient witchcraft and old hinterland ways, Sorcerie is a rural-gothic master stroke of horror. Mesmerizing, genuinely eerie, and ultimately terrifying. Praise for Sorcerie : ★★★★★ "Unsettling and enthralling. We have all read stories before of small rural communities with weird ways; but this one took it a step farther. A belief system as old as man with its own rules. Well worth reading!! ★★★★★ "Sorcerie begins with a long slow burn but then unrolls and picks up pace at the latter half of the novel, pulling you into deeper and darker places, its story guiding you headlong into a final decisive and horrific close. Fans of gothic horror, the film Midsommar, or the film Under the Skin (with Scarlett Johansson) will love Sorcerie. A fantastic work of horror." ★★★★★ "Wet, cold, foggy, black, frightening surroundings. Sorcerie is definitely an eerie modern folktale. It is a page turner; I read it in two days." ★★★★★ "Every primitive fear comes to life. Gilwee's hypnotic and lyrical writing pulled me into this tense story. Spooky and atmospheric from the start. The book rises to a horrific climax." ★★★★★ "Great horror story well told about the misfortunes of a young couple who get trapped in the inescapable plot. Well done, Mr Gilwee."