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Bog People

byVarious, Hollie Starling (Edited by)

A Working-Class Anthology of Folk Horror

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Unleash the dark and delirious with this electrifying anthology of folk horror from some of Britain's most iconic working-class voices: A.K. Blakemore, Daniel Draper, Emma Glass, Mark Colbourne, Mark Stafford, Hollie Starling, Jenn Ashworth, Natasha Carthew, Salena Godden and Tom Benn.


A phonograph cylinder that plays on a loop for eternity, casting out ghostly spectres of violence; a centuries-old stew made of severed body parts; a bigoted woman working at an ossuary, the bones she watches over her only remaining friends; three siblings who set out to scatter their father's ashes, a man none of them could stand; and a hag stone sitting in the pocket of a witch.

Uncanny and unsettling, wild and wyrd, the ten stories in this collection showcase the best of folk horror. Set in and across England, they celebrate working-class culture and history, and, sharp as a guillotine blade, reveal the real monsters that stalk our green and pleasant land.

'Astonishing and long overdue, you really need to read this’ ALAN MOORE

© Hollie Starling 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

A masterful collection that captures the raw, unsettling essence of folk horror and its working-class roots

MAXINE PEAKE

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  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • ISBN: 9781529977691
  • Price: £14.00
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