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The Hungry Moon

An evangelist challenges Moonwell’s ancient Druid rites and descends into a forbidden pit. Something wearing his shape emerges, and the town becomes cut off from the world.

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Isolated on the moors of northern England, the town of Moonwell has remained faithful to their Druid traditions and kept their old rituals alive. Right-wing evangelist Godwin Mann isn’t about to let that continue, and his intolerant brand of fundamentalism has struck a chord with the residents. But Mann goes too far when he descends into the pit where the ancient being who’s been worshipped by the Druids for centuries is said to dwell. What emerges is a demon in Mann’s shape, and only the town’s outcasts can see that something is horribly wrong. As the evil spreads, Moonwell becomes cut off from the rest of the world…

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FLAME TREE PRESS is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing. Launched in 2018 the list brings together brilliant new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices.

First published: 1986
Publisher: Flame Tree Press
Pages: 368
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Scary: 4 out of 5
Creepy: 4 out of 5
Gore: 2 out of 5
Disturbing: 3 out of 5
Weird: 5 out of 5

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