About the Author

Between them, the authors of The Haunting Season have published numerous national and international bestsellers, have won awards including the Costa First Novel Award and the British Book of the Year Award, and have been translated into 33 languages. Their books have sold more than a million copies in the UK

Reviews

The chilling tales of The Haunting Season will make you feel oddly cosy, in the way that only the best ghost stories can. Exquisitely crafted from some of the finest British writers, I enjoyed every word.

-- Francine Toon, Sunday Times bestselling author of 'Pine'
Gorgeous, macabre, beautifully crafted . . .a brilliant re-making of an old tradition, and this is a book destined to be read and re-read through many a long winter night -- Amanda Mason, author of 'The Wayward Girls'
You won't a more thrilling winter read this year, or a better line up of writers who have mastered the gothic and ghostly.-- Sara Collins, Costa Award-winning author of 'The Confessions of Frannie Langton'

It lured me in, then held me fast. A gut-wrenching collection of ghostly tales, at once sumptuous and thrilling, rich and raw. Powerful, original and beautifully written, I didn't want them to end. -- Joanne Burn, author of 'The Hemlock Cure'
The Haunting Season contains stories by some of our finest contemporary writers - between them, they revitalize the traditional winter's tale with vibrant, tense writing that will haunt you long after you finish reading -- Jenn Ashworth, author of 'A Kind of Intimacy'
The Haunting Season was an absolute treat. Eight gloriously gothic and ghostly tales from some of our best historical writers. Spectral chess, haunted chairs and stories of survival and psychosis. Brilliantly chilling writing. -- Anna Mazzola, author of 'The Unseeing'

From today's finest writers of suspense, horror and historical fiction comes a chocolate-box collection of stories to savour alone or share ... Best read by candlelight.

* Metro *
An array of celebrated writers have contributed spooky stories to this beautifully produced book * Daily Express *
Curl up with a hot chocolate but maybe leave the lights on * Prima *
You can't go wrong with this creepy collection of 'ghostly tales for long winter nights', from an absolutely stellar cast of writers ... I had to sleep with the lights on after I'd read it * Red *
What a line-up of authors ... these classic tales, intended to be read by candlelight, will thrill lovers of old fashioned, spooky tales * Woman *
Prepare to be spooked by these eight fantastically frightening tales ... best read by candlelight (if you dare....) * Good Housekeeping *