Katherine Harbour's Blog - Posts Tagged "ghost"

Bones and Heart, the ebook short, will be included in the Thorn Jack paperback! It's Jack's origin story. When he's sent on a mission by Reiko (a month before Finn's arrival), to the sinister Fata Mr. Bones, a creator of Grindylow, Jack recalls his first encounter with the Fatas in London with his exorcist father.
There's also currently a Goodreads giveaway taking place for Thorn Jack!

Thorn Jack will be out in trade paperback tomorrow, with a new cover and the bonus story "Bones and Heart." There's a Goodreads giveaway until March 17 and I'll be answering questions until then as well, through Goodreads. https://www.goodreads.com/author/7273...

Thorn Jack: A Night and Nothing Novel
The Fatas in Thorn Jack call themselves 'the children of night and nothing' because they believe they CAME from nothing and night, that they are thought-forms and elementals that only take on substance when they find a belief system they can shape themselves into. Or perhaps they are the ancient dead, spirits who haven't passed on and have evolved.
The Fatas are based on the faeries of Celtic and Gaelic folklore, who are entwined with the dead, the old gods, and mythical monsters. But each country has their own tribe or court of Fatas, reflecting the historical culture of the place in which they exist. The French Fatas call themselves 'La Bestia', because their favorite shadow form is that of a wolf, yet they are elegant and modern. The native Fatas of America call themselves Blackhearts because of what happened to the original inhabitants with whom they used to communicate.
But Finn and Jack's Fatas are outlaws and criminals, banished from their various countries to the 'New World', where the Blackhearts generally have nothing to do with them they wear the shapes of dreams or nightmares. Rules keep them in those shapes and they must adhere to those rules.
And in order to survive these capricious and sometimes malevolent entities, Finn and her friends must learn the rules.

1) Daughters Unto Devils by Amy Lukavics. Set in pioneer times and absolutely disturbing.


2) The Girl from the Well by Rin Chupeco. Asian ghost girl. Enough said.


3) Fiendish by Brenna Yovanoff. Appalachian contemporary. Are the creatures demons or fairies?


4) Dollhouse by Anya Allyn. In Australia, a group of friends find a house and become captives of a creepy society/cult.


5) Blood and Salt by Kim Liggett. A brother and sister infiltrate a corn cult in the modern Midwest. Horrible things happen.


6) Supervision by Alison Stine. A girl from New York City learns she's a ghost and must remember how it happened while dark things occur.


7) Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake. A young ghost hunter decides to help a bloody spirit instead of destroying her.


8) The Haunting of Sunshine Girl by Paige McKenzie. A mother and daughter move to a new house. Sinister events follow.


9) Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury. The circus comes to town and it's just NOT RIGHT, as two boys come to discover.


10)Nameless by Lili St. Crow. A modern Snow White in world changed by magic. Not your typical vampire tale.

Supervision
Esme lives in New York City with her domineering older sister. After a weird encounter in a subway tunnel, Esme is sent to live with her grandmother in the town of Wellstone. She's ignored by everyone, including her grandmother, until she meets an attractive boy named Tom and his sister Clara--they are ghosts, and Esme, after an accident in the subway tunnel--is caught between life and death. Esme is soon struggling to learn what happened to her and the tragedy that ended Tom's and Clara's lives as a sinister figure called the Stationmaster--a spirit who may be a serial killer--lurks around her grandmother's house. It's an eerie coming-of-age tale, about a girl who finds herself a family of ghosts. As for Esme and Tom's budding romance, it's bittersweet. An almost classical ghost story that reminded me of the ones I read as a teen.

The House
Delilah has returned to her hometown to attend her last year of high school. Her parents are bland, non-entities. When she sees a boy who interested her when she was a kid--the strange, tousled Gavin--she strikes up a friendship with him. There's an instant attraction and a steamy chemistry between them. Delilah's confidante is her best friend, Dhaval.
The third main character is Gavin's house, the house that raised him after his mother vanished when he was a toddler. The house is alive. Food appears, clothing is laundered, a hall table with clawed feet roams the halls at night. Gavin knows he's had a strange upbringing, and when Delilah --who loves horror movies and scary things--meets House, she's fascinated.
Mixed with the romance, this story is clever take on the haunted house trope, as the house becomes darker, displaying a sinister jealousy, and finally going after Delilah.