Cunning Folk
Cunning Folk by Adam Nevill is a folk horror story published by Ritual Limited in 2021, featuring 338 pages in English. The narrative follows Tom and his family as they move into a rural fixer-upper in South West England, only to find themselves embroiled in a deadly rivalry with their eccentric neighbors. The previous owner’s mysterious suicide adds an unsettling layer to their new home, and as tensions escalate, Tom’s dreams of a peaceful life are threatened by a series of petty acts of sabotage.
Readers will encounter a tale steeped in themes of rivalry and the occult, as Tom grapples with increasing isolation and the unsettling realization that his neighbors may possess ancient, unearthly powers. The story unfolds against the backdrop of an ancient wood and a strange barrow, suggesting a connection to a dark magic that looms over his family’s new life. Cunning Folk delves into the psychological and supernatural elements of horror, exploring the fragility of sanity and the lengths one might go to protect their home and loved ones.
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A compelling folk horror story of deadly rivalry and the oldest magic from the four times winner of The August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel.
No home is heaven with hell next door.
Money’s tight and their new home is a fixer-upper. Deep in rural South West England, with an ancient wood at the foot of the garden, Tom and his family are miles from anywhere and anyone familiar. His wife, Fiona, was never convinced that buying the money-pit at auction was a good idea. Not least because the previous owner committed suicide. Though no one can explain why.
Within days of crossing the threshold, when hostilities break out with the elderly couple next door, Tom’s dreams of future contentment are threatened by an escalating tit-for-tat campaign of petty damage and disruption.
Increasingly isolated and tormented, Tom risks losing his home, everyone dear to him and his mind. Because, surely, only the mad would suspect that the oddballs across the hedgerow command unearthly powers. A malicious magic even older than the eerie wood and the strange barrow therein. A hallowed realm from where, he suspects, his neighbours draw a hideous power.
“Nevill has crafted some of the tensest scariest horror this reviewer has read in years” SFX
“Adam Nevill excels at making nightmares real” Guardian
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