"Often horror loses its power when evil shows its face in this case it only gets more disturbing" The Sunday Times on The Ritual. "Best of all, though, is his depiction of the elemental forces of evil that haunt the hostile arctic wastelands. "A ruthless and psychologically brutal book" This is Horror on The Ritual. Deeply disturbing and absolutely riveting." Jonathan Maberry, NY Times Bestselling author on The Ritual. "a mind-twisting journey into the dark backwoods of terror. The Reddening is an epic story of folk and prehistoric horrors, written by the author of The Ritual and three times winner of The August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel. They were involved and condemned before they knew it. But to save themselves and those they love, and to thwart a crimson tide of pitiless barbarity, Kat and Helene are given no choice. A timeless supernormal influence that only the desperate would dream of confronting. A rural idyll where outsiders are unwelcome and where an infernal power is believed to linger beneath the earth. Upon the walls, images of their nameless gods remain.Īmidst rumours of drug plantations and new sightings of the mythical red folk, it also appears that the inquisitive have been disappearing from this remote part of the world for years. A site where early humans butchered each other across sixty thousand years.
Disturbing subterranean noises he recorded prior to vanishing, draw her to Brickburgh's caves. Helene, a disillusioned lone parent, lost her brother, Lincoln, six years ago.
But when a vast hoard of human remains and prehistoric artefacts is discovered in nearby Brickburgh, a hideous shadow engulfs her life. Lifestyle journalist Katrine escaped past traumas by moving to a coast renowned for seaside holidays and natural beauty. Ancient rites, old deities and savage ways can reappear in the places you least expect.
One million years of evolution didn't change our nature. Nor did it bury the horrors predating civilisation.
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