Let The Old Dreams Die by John Ajvide Lindqvist

As the nights close in, I’m inevitably drawn to the darker side of nature again… Let the Old Dreams Die is a collection of short stories by the author of Let the Right One In, and here Lindqvist shows himself to be master of the form. From trolls to vampires, he weaves terrifying tales ofContinue reading “Let The Old Dreams Die by John Ajvide Lindqvist”

The Orphan Choir by Sophie Hannah

This is the second Hammer novel I’ve encountered and is a vast improvement on Jeanette Winterson’s The Daylight Gate, which is an immense relief, and means that I’ll be actively seeking out more Hammer tales. Sophie Hannah writes very tense psychological thrillers based firmly in real life, so it was interesting to read a spookyContinue reading “The Orphan Choir by Sophie Hannah”