End of Year Competition! Dual Author Prize, Signed Copies!

To be in with a chance of winning a copy of New Fears Unlocked by friend and fellow author, Matthew Purkiss, as well as a copy of Wakeful Children: A Collection of Horror and Supernatural Tales, both signed, as well as an additional ‘mystery prize,’ simply comment with your favourite type of horror creature; ghost, ghoul, werewolf, wraith, whatever it may be!

A winner will be chosen at random. If the prize is not claimed within two weeks, a second draw will be held and the prize will be passed on to the next winner. Competition closes at Midnight GMT on January 1st 2026. Good luck!

Find out more about M. Purkiss here: M Purkiss on Facebook

Matthew Purkiss’ Amazon Book Page

New Fears Unlocked: The Blurb

Confront your fears in this haunting collection of short stories!

4 Terrifying tales combined in one book!

Bites - A couple take a relaxing holiday by the sea, but everything is not as it seems!

Paralysis - A woman is plagued by sleep paralysis and finds herself confronted by an unknown entity!

The Dollhouse Maker - The stories of magic seemed to unbelievable, until it was too late!

House - He wanted the house, needed the house. But when all is said and done, was it worth it?

Scared?

You will be!

Wakeful Children: The Blurb

Wakeful Children is a collection of imaginative, inventive short horror stories and tales of dark fiction. You, the reader, will unwittingly witness the twisted brutality of Joe Gallows; the weird dreamscape of The Sandman; the ice-cold grasp of The Face of the Gale; the elemental horror of an ancient, evil entity in Devil's Drop. In Absorption, you will visit residents of a darkly troubled street, watched over by a beautiful, malignant presence all the while.

These and other tales make Wakeful Children an unusual, compelling, refreshingly different read in this genre, as well as an impressive debut. One that will leave you thinking of it long after you have turned the last page...

S P Oldham

I write horror, dark fiction and dark fantasy as well as the occasional horror poem and some fun Silly Sunday Zombie (or horror) Limericks, known as SSiZLes!

I have lots of free reads on my website so if you want to get to know my writing, that’s a great way to start. Feel free to drop me a message if you call in. I would love to hear from you.

https://spoldhamauthor.com
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