Hex House

A feverishly told, dark, and unsettling fairy tale from Scotland about a refuge for women that turns them into vessels of vengeance – perfect for fans of T. Kingfisher, A. G. Slatter, and Julia Armfield.

Elly: Elly is on the run. Pregnant and still in her wedding dress, she leaves her newlywed husband’s cottage on her wedding night – because he is not who everyone believes him to be, and one day he will hurt her in ways she can no longer heal. In the icy darkness, Elly nearly loses all hope. A woman alone in the woods is rarely the start of a story – it’s usually the end. When a beautiful house suddenly appears out of nowhere and a woman invites her inside, it almost seems too good to be true. Welcome to the Hex House: refuge, home, sanctuary. A place only found by those who truly need it – and one that teaches Elly to unleash a power more incredible and terrifying than she ever imagined.

Siobhan: Four years after Siobhan met Elly at the Hex House, her life is in ruins. Once a promising filmmaker, she visited the house with her brother Theo to make a documentary there – and saw the unspeakable. Today she drinks too much, gets entangled in a dangerous game with an older man, and tries in vain to get Theo to speak again. The scar on her belly will never fully heal. Until someone gets in touch with news about the Hex House that could change everything. And Siobhan knows deep down: it was always her fate to return.

• Dark fairy tale and modern horror
• Women, power, and revenge
• Secrets, scars, and a seductive refuge