Book Synopsis:
Elusive online journalist Scott King examines the chilling case of a young vlogger found frozen to death in the legendary local ‘vampire tower’, in another explosive episode of Six Stories… In the wake of the ‘Beast from the East’ cold snap that ravaged the UK in 2018, a grisly discovery was made in a ruin on the Northumbrian coast. Twenty-four-year-old Vlogger, Elizabeth Barton, had been barricaded inside what locals refer to as ‘The Vampire Tower’, where she was later found frozen to death. Three young men, part of an alleged ‘cult’, were convicted of this terrible crime, which they described as a ‘prank gone wrong.’ However, in the small town of Ergarth, questions have been raised about the nature of Elizabeth Barton’s death and whether the three convicted youths were even responsible. Elusive online journalist Scott King speaks to six witnesses people who knew both the victim and the three killers to peer beneath the surface of the case. He uncovers whispers of a shocking online craze that held the young of Ergarth in its thrall and drove them to escalate a series of pranks in the name of internet fame. He hears of an abattoir on the edge of town, which held more than simple slaughter behind its walls, the tragic and chilling legend of the ‘Ergarth Vampire’… Both a compulsive, taut and terrifying thriller, and a bleak and distressing look at modern society’s desperation for attention, Beast will unveil a darkness from which you may never return…
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My Review:
I’m a huge fan of this series and this author so I was incredibly excited to read another installment of the brilliant Six Stories.
The thing I most like about these books is the author’s ability to draw you into the story so that you feel like you are actually involved in what is going on. The story gets inside your head so you are constantly thinking about it and imagining things connected to the book, which meant I often jumped whilst reading it.
The inclusion of social media and the ‘dead in six days’ challenge is particularly chilling as it gives the story a modern feel to it making it seem very realistic. The folklore tales that are woven into the case were quite terrifying to read about and helped create quite a tense atmosphere as we follow Scott’s investigation. It’s definitely not a book to read on your own, or during a storm like I did.
Overall I thought this book was very fast paced and completely absorbing. I finished it in a couple of days which is no mean feat with three kids. I’m very intrigued by what this author will write about next!
Huge thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me onto the blog tour and for my copy of this book. If you like scary mysteries with a supernatural feel then you’ll love this book!
About The Author:
Matt Wesolowski is an author from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne in the UK. He is an English tutor for young people in care. Matt started his writing career in horror, and his short horror fiction has been published in numerous UK- an US-based anthologies such as Midnight Movie Creature, Selfies from the End of the World, Cold Iron and many more. His novella, The Black Land, a horror set on the Northumberland coast, was published in 2013. Matt was a winner of the Pitch Perfect competition at Bloody Scotland Crime Writing Festival in 2015. His debut thriller, Six Stories, was an Amazon bestseller in the USA, Canada, the UK and Australia, and a WHSmith Fresh Talent pick, and film rights were sold to a major Hollywood studio. Hydra, was published in 2018 and became an international bestseller. Follow Matt on Twitter @ConcreteKraken and on his website: mjwesolowskiauthor.wordpress.com
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