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Scars on Sound
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The past will hurt you, if you turn your back on it. A village under the shadow of old magics. A book of poems that twists the minds of those who read it. A woman imprisoned by a poisonous love. Grown from the dark soil of the British Folk Tradition, these stories ring with a half-remembered music of loss, haunting and revenge. From the nurse recalling her monstrous charges, to the woman with scarred hands who is warped by a power from the past, these are tales of civilisation falling away, of something older and more dangerous coming through. Lyrical and Gothic, these ghost stories capture the horror that lies in the English landscape and the darkness of the human heart.
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Alys Earl’s Scars on Sound draws deeply from the dark soil of the British Folk Tradition to deliver a haunting collection of ghost stories rooted in ancient landscapes and human cruelty. Exploring a village shadowed by old magics and a poisonous love, these lyrical narratives capture a creeping dread as civilization falls away and older, more dangerous forces emerge. From a nurse haunted by monstrous charges to a woman warped by past power, Earl crafts a quiet, atmospheric brand of horror driven by loss and revenge. This chilling exploration of the English countryside and the darkness of the human heart suits readers who appreciate Gothic prose, eerie folk tales, and slow-burn psychological unease.
