The Sound of the Dark

In 1983 experimental artist Tony Mathias began work on a new installation – it was to be a collage of visuals and sounds collected at an abandoned RAF base called Warden Fell. Various stories and rumours swirled around the place but Tony was interested only in the echoes of history. But soon after visiting the site to tape-record the sounds there, he returned to the caravan where he was staying with his family and killed his wife, his two children and then himself. Another dark twist in Warden Fell’s history?

But the past reaches out. Decades later Cally Darker, gets the chance to investigate the terrible story and perhaps even solve the mystery – a fantastic exclusive story for her true-crime podcast.

Tony's actress sister Stella is desperate for the mystery to be solved before she dies will do all she can to help and passes on the tapes left behind by her brother. But before long, Cally realises that Warden Fell has a far older and darker story to tell. Be careful what you listen to…

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“Daniel Church evokes a terrifying scenario with deft pacing and endless horrors, laced with trademark wit. Dare you discover the secrets of Warden Fell? Tread carefully, as there may be no going back if you do…” ―Alison Littlewood, author of Mistletoe and A Cold Season

“Deliciously creepy with characters to really care about. Daniel Church is on my “must buy” list.” ―Shona Kinsella, author of The Heart of Winter

“Daniel Church’s skill lies in taking a folk horror theme and putting his own unique slant on it, building layer upon layer of suspense and psychological terror that transports the reader from the modern-day world into a universe of ancient darkness.” ―Catherine Cavendish, author of The Stones of Landane

“A twisty chimera of a novel, The Sound of the Dark is at once an intriguing mystery and an exploration of the wounds that the past leaves on the present. Church deftly weaves elements of folk horror, true crime, haunted technology, and body horror into an existential nightmare as epic as it is harrowing. Reader, be warned: no one can hear the sound of the dark and remain unchanged…” ―Jo Kaplan, Shirley Jackson Award nominated author of It Will Just Be Us and When the Night Bells Ring

“The Sound of the Dark will give you anxiety, but in a good way. It’s an addictive mixture of folk horror and hauntology, a black broadcast beamed to your mental ears straight from the hungry mouth of night. I loved it unrestrainedly.” ―Gemma Files, award-winning author of Our End and Blood From the Air