Barrowbeck By Andrew Michael Hurley

Book Specification

ISBN: 9781399817509

Pages: 304

Book Cover: Paperback

Book Overview

“Barrowbeck casts a real spell — or is it a curse?” — Mail on Sunday
“Thrilling, unsettling, ominous … like a knock at the door on a dark evening” — Irish Times
“Impeccable and beautifully drawn … Hurley has been rightly lauded in British folk-horror circles” — Big Issue

For centuries, the inhabitants of Barrowbeck — a remote valley on the Yorkshire-Lancashire border — have lived in uneasy coexistence with powers they cannot explain. They farm the land, raise their families, and try to welcome outsiders seeking peace. But a shadow lies over the valley — as constant and unsettling as the river that runs through it.

As time wears on and the modern world creeps closer, the land begins to push back. Within the village:

A father fears his daughter has been possessed by something unholy

A childless couple faces an unthinkable decision

A widower waits, endlessly, for his wife’s return

A man tormented by visions becomes convinced the end is near

As ancient ground is disturbed and old traditions forgotten, a reckoning begins to stir. The people of Barrowbeck are no longer in control — if they ever were. Now, the valley demands remembrance. And payment.

In Barrowbeck, Andrew Michael Hurley — hailed as a master of contemporary British folk horror — delivers a chilling, beautifully written novel about legacy, loss, and the unseen forces that shape our lives. Both intimate and apocalyptic, this is a story where the land remembers, and history is never truly buried.