House of Small Shadows (UK)
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Adam Nevill delivers a deeply unsettling descent into isolation and uncanny dread in House of Small Shadows. Following a struggling historian who takes on the appraisal of an eccentric and grotesque private collection, the novel builds an oppressive atmosphere where antique dolls, vintage puppets, and macabre artifacts seem to harbor a malicious life of their own. Rather than relying on sudden shocks, Nevill crafts a slow-burn psychological terror that plays directly on childhood anxieties and the fear of inanimate objects watching from the dark. It is a suffocating, claustrophobic read that will particularly appeal to fans of classic folk horror and those who appreciate psychological unease over fast-paced action.
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