Unrelentingly scary and thrilling, Dark Is When the Devil Comes is an ambitious and chilling novel from acclaimed horror author Daisy Pearce.
The woods are known as the place to avoid. What goes in, doesn't come out.
Hazel has been gone from her small hometown of Kawdarn in the English countryside for years. Now returned in the wake of a traumatic divorce and crumbling personal life, her simple plans are to lay low at her parents' vacated house, reconnect with her prickly sister Cathy, and slowly get back on her feet.
Cathy is surprised when Hazel doesn't show. Their relationship strained from a fallout half a decade ago, she didn't expect them to get back into a sisterly rhythm…though she hadn't counted on Hazel bailing, either.
But something isn't adding up. Other people in town whisper of a threat that can't be shaken. The woods are known for being restless. And Cathy knows the old saying.
If you go looking for trouble, you just might find it. Daisy Pearce was born in Cornwall but currently lives in Sussex, UK. In 2015 she won the Chindi Authors Short Story Competition. Her short stories have previously been published in One Eyed Grey and performed at the Small Story Cabaret. She has also written about mental health issues for XOJane. She is the author of The Silence, The Missing, and Something in the Walls. Specialist subjects include: ghosts, poltergeists and the perfect red lipstick.
Praise for Something in the Walls:
"The novel is full of superb, and sustained, tension and heavy doses of folklore and eerie history, making this a fun read that is also smart and engaging. This might be Pearce's best book yet." -New York Times Book Review
"A rewarding folk thriller... What begins as a supernatural thriller gradually develops into a thoughtful meditation on grief and groupthink, with enough pathos and drama to keep the pages turning. It's a winner." -Publishers Weekly
"In this tense page-turner, Pearce weaves together folklore and horror to create a haunting suspense novel that readers will not soon forget." -Library Journal
"A taut tale that chillingly intertwines psychological and supernatural suspense." -Kirkus Reviews
"Pearce provides visceral descriptions of people and places and smells and sounds to create a world where no one can trust their senses. Readers will be left questioning which is more disturbing, the rot within or the evil of other people." -Booklist
"Pearce harnesses every sentence into a weapon... the overarching storyline is that of a classic folk horror, composed in a concise, razor-edged narrative. Pearce gives just enough to let your imagination go haywire, resulting in crushing creepiness and paranoia." -Fangoria Magazine
"A deliciously creepy and twisty chiller that fans of The Conjuring and Stephen King will love." -Bestselling author Mark Edwards
"Daisy Pearce takes readers on a haunting ride through small town folklore, unresolved trauma, and fear with shifting alliances and shocking twists that blur the line between truth and lies. Unexpected, mesmerizing, and totally original, Something in the Walls delivers breathless thriller pacing and horror vibes in a story with a deep emotional core that will keep you guessing until its wild end." -#1 International Bestselling author Darby Kane
"A harrowing and moving examination of how our ghosts never truly leave us. I'm a sucker for British folk horror, but Pearce has written something magical with the capacity of leaving me genuinely frightened. There are scenes in this book I'll never forget." -Kristi DeMeester, author of Such a Pretty Smile
"A terrific tale of cults, witch bottles, curses, witchcraft and the 'old ways.'" -Horror DNA
"The perfect dark, creepy, witchy read to keep you warm with fright this winter… creepy, emotional, complex, and incredibly atmospheric." -Horror Bound
