by Dick Morris
First published 2015
Four friends venture into Eastern Europe's vampire territory for a holiday tour. They take an unmapped road and arrive in a village that appears perfect at first glance. The residents have strangely lopsided faces, and everyone seems deeply unhappy. Thick mists blanket the area constantly. A mysterious castle looms on the nearby hill. The friends slowly piece together the village's dark secret and realize what awaits them. Mike and Geraldine Baker run a hotel in a remote Welsh valley when a strange object crashes nearby. Mike assumes it's a meteorite, but the thing has odd characteristics. A bomb disposal expert suspects it's fake. The object proves far stranger than anyone imagined, turning paradise into nightmare for valley residents and tourists alike. Four friends reach a remote Scottish island for their dream vacation. The rugged landscape and weekly ferry service create perfect isolation. The local pub owner welcomes them warmly while his wife cooks excellent meals. Parts of the weather station hide troubling secrets. The friends discover dangerous forces at work in this community. They're stuck for a full week, where something as simple as a football score can trigger deadly consequences.
Genres: mystery, horror, supernatural, thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, suspenseful
Tropes: found-family, isolated-community
Setting: Eastern Europe, Wales, Scotland
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
218 pages · Paperback · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Content warnings: body-horror, gore, violence