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The Haar: A Horror Novel
£8.50
“I don’t fear death… but they do.”
Muriel McAuley has lived in the Scottish fishing village of Witchaven all her life. She was born there, and she intends to die there.
But when an overseas property developer threatens to evict the residents from their homes and raze Witchaven to the ground in the name of progress, all seems lost… until the day a mysterious fog bank creeps inland.
THE HAAR
To some it brings redemption… to others, it brings only madness and death. What macabre secrets lie within…
THE HAAR
Romantic and deranged, THE HAAR is a gore-soaked folk horror fairy tale from David Sodergren, author of The Forgotten Island and Maggie’s Grave.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Independently published (17 May 2022) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 220 pages |
| ISBN-13 | 979-8800159837 |
| Dimensions | 12.7 x 1.4 x 20.32 cm |
by Bela
This book is WILD! So crazy but great!
It’s gory and just really weird!
I loved it and it was not what I expected at all.
I advise you go in blind because no explanation will make sense anyway!
by Kindle Customer
This wasn’t a horror story. This was a love story…alright with a wee bit of flesh melting, human slurpy going on, but really you cheer at every death.
The exploitation of the land, of people, of the elderly is covered really well in the story. It was refreshing to read about an older character and remembering that they are a person, not just a victim.
Best horror novel I’ve read this year.
by Buyer
I absolutely loved this book and Maggie’s Grave by the same author. Recommend reading both books as they do connect.
The Haar was fun, funny, sweet and the lead character (an older woman) is kick ass. The violent scenes aren’t very brutal if you’re used to reading extreme horror/splatterpunk, but they are very well written with lots of detail.
by Thomas Goddard
Spotted the creepy cover and glad I decided to give it a try. Well written, moves at a good pace, and pretty horrific body horror.
by Jade
Too much repetition. The bad characters were excessively crude with no real development. Overall a pretty boring story and very predictable.
by Amazon Customer
I went into this only hearing good things about this book from Instagram threads. I went looking for body horror and very much found it! Sodergren has a certain fluency in writing that makes one page super squeamish and reeling, with the next quite emotional. Really hammers in the theme of loneliness that had me teary at times at different parts through the book, not just at the end. The characters are so well developed, and quite an unexpected turn! I had an idea as to what events would happen but was still surprised at almost every turn.
Will read again in the future, and an amazing introduction to Sodergren’s work, for myself.
by HS
I loved that this story was based in Scotland. Living in Fife, I could envisage the village, the beach, the awful American trying to take over!! It was not only an amazing horror story, it was also a beautiful story of love. I did however think Haar is a more fitting name for the monster!! Amazing read would definitely recommend!!
by Thomas Goddard
What a book!
You’ll remember my recent obsession with Indie Horror and even, perhaps, my own toe-dip into the genre myself. But whereas some obsessions drift away, forgotten. The Indie Horror bug is still biting.
After I’d finished reading I immediately pre-ordered And By God’s Hand You Shall Die and straight up bought The Forgotten Island. And I’m very much looking forward to reading both. That’s how much I enjoyed this!
The character of Muriel is really strong. She’s funny and formidable. The antagonistic elements aren’t drawn as well, but they work precisely as intended. Some of them are really quite vile.
The tag line that this is a ‘gore-soaked folk-horror fairy tale’ just elegantly sums up this story.
I don’t want to give anything away because I really think that the ‘other’ character in the book is really engaging. So many questions rise up and they’re batted away to instead tell a really powerful story of grief, redemption and revenge.
Added into the mix that this is just a pure hoot that keeps you reading because of the mayhem as much as for the mystery. It all adds up to something really special.