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The Weejee Man

""a terrifying dose of Irish horror"" - Reader Review

Np Cunniffe

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Scarybooks
15 December 2023
""Chilling, a real page-turner!"" ★★★★★ Janine Galliano, author of The Inheritance

""Had me gripped from the start... the story has a strong atmospheric setting, a protagonist you root for, and a deeply ominous feel,"" ★★★★★ Steve Griffin, author of the bestselling Ghosts of Alice series

""Atmospheric slow build horror... a compelling mix of folk horror, faeries, and chilling dread,"" ★★★★ Netgalley Review

""A beautifully crafted tale of folklore and horror,"" ★★★★★ Amazon Reader

A nerve-shredding slice of rural horror with a modern twist.

Forced by his publisher to deliver a fresh manuscript by the end of the year, author Rick Rooney retreats to a secluded cottage in the West of Ireland in search of inspiration.

After a night of dabbling with a spirit board at the local pub, strange events begin to unfold at the cottage, while a menacing figure lurks in the trees outside.

When Rick digs deeper into the area's dark history, he makes a chilling discovery about a local family, a devastating fire, and a centuries-old curse. Has Rick disturbed an ancient evil, and who, or what, is stalking him now?

Some souls should never be summoned...

""A compelling mix of folk horror, faeries, and chilling dread ... formed from ""found materials"" - email, book manuscript, letters,"" for fans of Adam Nevill (The Ritual), Andrew Michael Hurley (Starve Acre), Tom Fletcher (Witch Bottle) and A.

M Shine (The Creeper).
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Imprint:   Scarybooks
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 18mm
Weight:   458g
ISBN:   9781916458536
ISBN 10:   191645853X
Pages:   246
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

NP Cunniffe was born in the West of Ireland, surrounded by dark forests, fairy hills and deep, mysterious lakes. He won a scholarship to the Winchester Writers' Festival in 2017 and was longlisted for the Bath Novel Award in 2020. When the pandemic hit, he self-published a novelette, The Wake: An Irish Ghost Story, in August 2020, selling over 500 copies by the end of that year. He holds an MA in Writing the Modern World from the University of East Anglia (UEA), Norwich. The Weejee Man is his first published novella.

Reviews for The Weejee Man: ""a terrifying dose of Irish horror"" - Reader Review

"THE NEW IRISH HORROR READERS AND REVIEWERS ARE RAVING ABOUT! ""An Irish Blair Witch,"" Litopia Writing Community ""A very easy and addictive read,"" ★★★★ Netgalley Review ""A terrifying dose of Irish horror,"" ★★★★ Netgalley Review ""An absolute creep fest of a book,"" ★★★★★ Goodreads Review ""Thriller/horror/folklore and mystery all rolled into one,"" ★★★★★ Netgalley Review ""Nerve-shredding and atmospheric, chock full of ghosts and fae folk. Buy it and love it,"" ★★★★★ Goodreads Review ""Horror involving Irish folklore may well find itself back in the spotlight after the arrival of NP Cunniffe's The Weejee Man,"" Tony Jones, Ginger Nuts of Horror ""Chilling, a real page-turner! The Weejee Man is one of those books you want to read in one sitting. An eerie tale, where ghosts abound, keeping you hooked from beginning to end,"" ★★★★★ Janine Galliano, author of The Inheritance ""The Weejee Man has everything you want in a ghost story: A tortured, unreliable narrator, a curse, a ouija board, dark myths, and a certain character you love to hate,"" ★★★★ Goodreads Review ""A compelling novella that immerses readers in the chilling realm of Irish horror,"" ★★★★★ Netgalley Review ""Atmospheric slow build horror... a compelling mix of folk horror, faeries, and chilling dread,"" ★★★★ Netgalley Review ""A great, classically spooky story with an interesting format and some chilling twists,"" Richard Sheppard, The Constant Reader Podcast ""A world of unbelievable madness and despair I've not encountered since reading [Michelle] Paver's Dark Matter,"" ★★★★★ L.B. Stimson, author of Gaston Hall ""An emotional, frightening, and mystery-fueled horror story and I highly recommend it,"" ★★★★★ Horror Reads ""Nothing scares me but the first 70% of this book made me nervous. Good plot, interesting characters and the twists and turns were great... I would recommend to any fans of the supernatural,"" ★★★★ Netgalley Review ""Had me gripped from the start... the story has a strong atmospheric setting, a protagonist you root for, and a deeply ominous feel,"" ★★★★★ Steve Griffin, author of the bestselling Ghosts of Alice series"


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