I’ve added this page to include some trigger warnings for my works in order to avoid anyone being unexpectedly reminded of past trauma as result of my writing. These probably aren’t complete, so if there’s anything I’ve missed, please get in touch. There are some things you should expect from a horror novel – supernatural, monsters, people in horrific situations – but here are some more specific things that appear in the texts.
Also be aware that this may mean it is necessary to include spoilers.
Dead Branches
About:
When Thomas Tilbrook receives a letter telling him that his estranged father is dying, he realises it’s finally time to go back to the Cambridgeshire Fens. But going back evokes memories of the last time he saw his father—memories that he can’t entirely trust.
Thomas remembers the summer of 1990 like it was yesterday: long hot days in the sun, watching the World Cup on TV… and his best friend John going missing.
He remembers how the silence of the adults had forced him to investigate what had happened to John with his brother and cousins. After all, who knew the hidden pathways and secrets of a village better than they did? Could it have been the local bogeyman Shaky Jake? Could one of the creatures on his deck of horror cards have been responsible? Could it be the dead tree with the sinister smile that watched him from a nearby field?
…or could the truth be closer to home and far worse than he could ever possibly have imagined?
Triggers:
Bad language, child abduction, child death, death of an animal, injury detail, verbal abuse, violence
Is She Dead in Your Dreams?
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After the tragic death of his wife, Orwell Griffiths and his daughter Shelley move into a run-down cottage in the Cambridgeshire Fens. Is he losing his mind, or is he being terrorized by evil spirits feeding off of his pain? When Shelley goes missing, Orwell fears he might have his answer. Can he unravel the mysteries surrounding the cottage and save Shelley, or will he lose everything?
Triggers:
Amputation, animal abuse/death, car crash, grief, injury detail, suicidal thoughts
Normal
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Missing for seven months , fifteen-year-old Ted Wallace wakes by the river with no memory of where he has been or what has transpired during his absence. He only wants his life to return to normal, but soon he realizes the chaos that his disappearance caused, and that his return has only made matters worse.
His sister, feeling like an outcast from the family, finds solace in old friends and becomes a victim of horrendous bullying at school.
His mother is torn apart by conflicting emotions: concern for Ted given his life-long heart condition and anger about his disappearance which she diverts towards the local oddball.
Worst of all, his father, no longer able to contain his drinking problem, becomes convinced that the boy who has been returned is not his son at all, but a doppelganger with an insidious purpose.
As other missing persons return, Ted discovers where he has been and what he must do, but the sinister influences around his family threaten to tear them all to pieces before he can do what is necessary to bring their lives back to normal.
Triggers:
Amputation, bullying, illness, injury detail, missing children, child death, homophobia, racism, suicidal thoughts
The Fen Witch of Goosefeather Split
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Ever since a childhood encounter with the Fen Witch of Goosefeather Split, Charlie has been plagued by nightmares in which she rises from the marsh.
Many years later, when he receives a call in the middle of the night which interrupts one of these nightmares, Charlie realises that he must return to the witch’s domain. But there’s only one person worse than the witch in Wretford: his father. And if Charlie is going to solve the mystery, he’ll have to delve into the deepest secrets of his childhood.
Triggers:
Childhood trauma – verbal and physical abuse, death/murder, drowning, injury detail, missing persons, homophobia
Guy Fawkes: Demon Hunter Book 1 – A Clangour of Bells
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On Bonfire Night, an old man runs into the flames to recover an effigy of Guy Fawkes.
Why would he risk his life to defend the reputation of one of history’s most notorious figures?
It’s time to forget everything you think you know about Guy Fawkes!
Born during a clangour of church bells, Guy Fawkes has a gift: he can see and hear the restless dead.
In the late 1500s, York is under the influence of evil. Both the Archbishop of York and the head of the Council of the North draw upon the power of demons to hold the city under their control.
When visited by the ghost of a rebellious lord, Guy is brought into the world of demon hunters, a secret society dedicated to defeating evil. Can young Guy Fawkes save York from the demon scourge, or will the darkness consume the city, his friends, and his family and set him on the path to self-destruction?
Guy Fawkes: Demon Hunter is an alternative history, coming-of-age, supernatural, blood-soaked, demon-infested extravaganza!
Triggers:
Child death, blood, injury detail, possession, blasphemy, bad language, animal injury/death, torture
Guy Fawkes: Demon Hunter Book 2 – A Dream of Demons
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After saving York from the clutches of the evil men and defeating a hulking demon lord in York Minster, Guy Fawkes finds the consequences of his actions have left him wounded, friendless, and assaulted nightly by dreams of demons.
When Queen Elizabeth’s demon-loving spymaster, Francis Walsingham, tries to reassemble and expand the wicked Council of the North in York, Guy knows he must act. But a chance encounter with a woman from his past, one he has often dreamed of, leaves him hoping for a life free of bloodshed and chaos.
However, the ghost of the rebellious lord, Thomas Percy, insists Guy’s destiny lies on another path, one which will see him dragged into a plot to appoint a demonic successor to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth.
Triggers:
Child death, blood, injury detail, possession, blasphemy, bad language, animal injury/death, isolation, mental illness
Guy Fawkes: Demon Hunter Book 3 – A Diabolical Plot
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It’s time for Guy Fawkes to face his destiny.
Seeking allies to help combat England’s demons, Guy Fawkes fights all over Europe with friends old and new until an encounter with the King of Spain sends him into Africa to interrupt England’s supply of gunpowder. But in Morocco, Guy discovers a dangerous cult, the Children of Mizraim, who plan to corrupt the entire world with a demon plague. Battling against a resurrected nun, black cathedrals rising from the seas, and the Spanish Inquisition, Guy Fawkes travels farther than ever, facing greater dangers, on a path that eventually leads him back to England.
At home, England’s new king, James I, reigns over a population terrified of religious persecution. To end this oppression, Guy Fawkes joins a band of conspirators determined to change the world for the better. Will this explosive plot finally bring an end to England’s demon rule, or will diabolical forces thwart Guy’s plans once and for all?
Triggers:
Death, blood, injury detail, possession, blasphemy, bad language, regicide, religion, mass murder