Dead Man at the Door

Anthony Masters

Summary

Every night Gary wakes sweating with fear. Every night the dreams come.  
 
Gary does not know what the dreams mean. Who is the stranger who hammers at the door? Who is the baby whose cries can be heard? He and his family are newcomers to the Isle of Wight, but Gary is soon to find his life inextricably bound up with both the island and the supernatural. 
 
'Masters evidently believes in giving his...readers more than thrills and spills' - Sunday Telegraph

Available since: 10/30/2012.

Print length: 140 pages.

Horror

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