“Each story
sucked me in immediately and I just couldn’t stop reading until the end. So be
careful if you’re prone to telling yourself you’ll read just one more page…” – Erica
Robyn Reads
This collection is perfect for an evening as you await the witching hour or a banging on your door. Full of tricks but in itself a treat of good supernatural horror. Highly recommended for the season of the witch! - Runalongwomble
“If you love to relax on a
cold and dark winter evening with a good spooky story, The Crow Witch and Other
Conjurings by Catherine Cavendish has seven that will send shivers down your
spine." - What's Good To Read
"The Crow Witch and Other Conjurings is a feast for fans of dark tales and adult-aimed fairy tales. " - Daniel Robichaud, Considering Stories
“The gothic style of Catherine Cavendish takes you deep into an atmospheric read… Snuggle down in your cozy chair and spend some time with this author as she unfolds the spooky stories within.” – Book Nook Retreat
I've never had an entire fiction collection before, but now - thanks to the wonderful folk at Weird House Press - I do.
As is the way with fiction collections, there may be some titles you recognize - one in particular - but this is a chance to meet some new... Well, maybe friends is stretching it a little. Some of these characters are evil. I mean evil on a scale where you wouldn't wish them on your worst enemy. Or then again, perhaps you would.
Collectively, they are called:
The Crow Witch and Other Conjurings
Come and meet them:
Marzana's Hut
A derelict cabin in the wood and a mysterious portrait that is far more deadly than oil paint and canvas
Sour Grapes
When the seeds of revenge are sown, beware the harvest
The Oubliette of Elie Loyd
A woman who seems to step out of an old Hollywood movie, and a castle with a murderous past
Euphemia Christie
It began with a gravestone...but where would it end?
The Lost Prophecy of Ursula Sontheil
The world would know her as Mother Shipton - a seer? A witch? Her predictions were many, but there is one more. One she hid away for a future generation...
Daft Old Bat
Some called her crazy, others feared her. Only the foolish would ridicule her, for this old woman knew the secrets of the land and how to harness its power
The Malan Witch
"Naught remained of their bodies to be buried, for the crows took back what was theirs."
Robyn learns the legend of a malevolent sisterhood—two witches burned for their evil centuries earlier. Once, both their vile spirits were trapped. Now, one has been released. One who is determined to find her sister. Only Robyn stands in her way.
The Crow Witch and Other Conjurings
As the nights draw in and the temperature plummets, beware the witch's curse. And stay out of the shadows, for far more lurks there than you could ever imagine...
Available here:
Weird House Press
Amazon
Blackwell's
and now...
The highly talented Electric Supply Station has composed a soundtrack for The Malan Witch. Try listening as you read the story:
Can you hear the waves crashing on the rocks beneath? The seagulls crying overhead? Can you feel the tension and loneliness?
And can you sense the witch's presence, growing ever closer...
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