A punk rock love letter to Gothic horror, about class, grief and the ghosts of the past, perfect for fans of Grady Hendrix and Rachel Harrison
Following the death of her husband, Sandra Riley is left all but destitute: jobless, penniless and about to lose her home. But an encounter with an old university friend seems to offer a lifeline. Gerry McManus was always well-to-do; now he's risen to join the landed gentry, as his wife Joy takes possession of her aristocratic family's remote, dilapidated but undeniably impressive stately home: Hautmond Hall.
Accepting Gerry's invitation, Sandra arrives at the house intending to gather her thoughts, face her grief and plan her next move. But life at Hautmond isn't so simple. Why is she having such dreadful dreams? Why do visitors to the house keep suffering inexplicable accidents? What's hidden in the secret room buried deep in the lightless cellar? And who are the distant, shadowed figures she keeps glimpsing in the mirrors?
As the truth about Hautmond Hall begins to reveal itself - and as her relationship with her hosts shifts inexorably from mutual support to something more complicated and transactional - Sandra will find herself trapped inside a waking nightmare, one that has afflicted generations of desperate people before her.
Genre: Horror
Following the death of her husband, Sandra Riley is left all but destitute: jobless, penniless and about to lose her home. But an encounter with an old university friend seems to offer a lifeline. Gerry McManus was always well-to-do; now he's risen to join the landed gentry, as his wife Joy takes possession of her aristocratic family's remote, dilapidated but undeniably impressive stately home: Hautmond Hall.
Accepting Gerry's invitation, Sandra arrives at the house intending to gather her thoughts, face her grief and plan her next move. But life at Hautmond isn't so simple. Why is she having such dreadful dreams? Why do visitors to the house keep suffering inexplicable accidents? What's hidden in the secret room buried deep in the lightless cellar? And who are the distant, shadowed figures she keeps glimpsing in the mirrors?
As the truth about Hautmond Hall begins to reveal itself - and as her relationship with her hosts shifts inexorably from mutual support to something more complicated and transactional - Sandra will find herself trapped inside a waking nightmare, one that has afflicted generations of desperate people before her.
Genre: Horror
Praise for this book
"T. H. Huddleston's The Cracks is a refreshingly class-conscious creep-fest with a righteous energy. It's Hell House meets Richard Hell; Burnt Offerings by way of the Buzzcocks." - Nat Cassidy
"An incisive exploration of the vulnerability of grief at the cross-section of poverty, The Cracks is heartbreaking and often terrifying, a haunted house novel set to the hammering howl of a punk rock guitar chord. If you enter Hautmond Hall be prepared - this house's grip is so tight it bleeds." - Christina Henry
"The Cracks is an insidious piece of creeping class horror that effortlessly drags you toward the inevitable. You live in the world, you should know where it's going, but you won't until you reach this book's wicked conclusion." - Chris Panatier
"A biting satirical takedown of class privilege, The Cracks by T. H. Huddleston gives the haunted house novel a razor-sharp refurbishment." - Leigh Radford
"A brilliantly vicious class satire laced with visceral thrills, The Cracks shines a light on the all-too-real monsters from the past that continue to haunt us today." - Jennifer Thorne
"An incisive exploration of the vulnerability of grief at the cross-section of poverty, The Cracks is heartbreaking and often terrifying, a haunted house novel set to the hammering howl of a punk rock guitar chord. If you enter Hautmond Hall be prepared - this house's grip is so tight it bleeds." - Christina Henry
"The Cracks is an insidious piece of creeping class horror that effortlessly drags you toward the inevitable. You live in the world, you should know where it's going, but you won't until you reach this book's wicked conclusion." - Chris Panatier
"A biting satirical takedown of class privilege, The Cracks by T. H. Huddleston gives the haunted house novel a razor-sharp refurbishment." - Leigh Radford
"A brilliantly vicious class satire laced with visceral thrills, The Cracks shines a light on the all-too-real monsters from the past that continue to haunt us today." - Jennifer Thorne
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