The Haar: A Horror Novel

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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.

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The story is about Muriel McAuley, an old widow who wants to be left alone but a big corporation is buying up all the land of the Scottish coastal town she grew up in to build a golf course. The million-pound offers to buy her property are now turning into threats. Muriel then finds a sea creature with unique powers and it becomes a game changer. The story had a good premise. After all, who isn't a wee bit afraid of a fog bank and what may lurk therein... The Haar is a self-published, indie horror novel that is sort of like if The Thing met The Shape of Water, and had a healthy serving of Scottish folklore thrown in.The elderly lady is a bad asș woman. She meets 'someone' (not entirely human) who can help her fight this horrible company that keeps harassing her. I don't want to give away any spoilers. Just read the book without knowing too much about it in advance. As much as I would LOVE to detail a few of the reasons, I really enjoyed the horror in this book, I feel as though I'd be spoiling the fun if I did. I will say the creature on the cover of the book needs blood to stay strong and healthy. The way it kills is brutal asf, and it's awesome. I feel as though this book takes inspiration from some of the best and most influential horror stories, putting its own little twist on them.

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There is gore in this, and for someone like me who loves the gore, it’s the best kind of gore. Sodergren does a fantastic job of describing true horror, some absolutely gruesome things happen in this story…and I could not get enough! Besides the gore, there is so much love shown in this story. For someone like me, the gore and the love make it the perfect masterpiece of literature.Since the publication of his first novel, The Forgotten Island, he has written and published a further eight novels, including the gore-soaked folk-horror Maggie's Grave and the romantic and disturbing The Haar. Hello, I’m gonna keep this short because since I last updated my blog (umm, in 2020), WordPress has changed how it works and I have neither the time not the inclination to figure out its new quirks and eccentricities. However, I have published three new books this year, so here they are!

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Oliver is an important business man. We know, because he is waiting on a ‘ call‘ about the ‘ deal‘. While out dancing at a nightclub, he has to take a call. The next day he has to be at the office early, and then comes home late. In another, better film, Oliver would be having an affair. Here, it’s just bad characterisation. His wife is no better. But when an overseas property developer, headed by a powerful billionaire, threatens to evict the remaining 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… 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 The Haar by David Sodergren – eBook DetailsWhat I liked: The story follows 80+ year old, Muriel McAuley, life long resident of the Scottish fishing town Witchaven. This was where she was born and raised, met and married her husband and continued to live when, years ago, his fishing boat was found, but no signs of Billy were ever found. Now, a billionaire American is buying up all of the land and houses, building a massive golf course and resort, but some residents are holding their ground and refusing to sell. Muriel being one of them. But with the coming of the haar (coastal fog) comes a strange monster/alien that changes her life forever. It gives me Basketcase meets the old couple from The Notebook vibes (that makes zero sense, probably, but just trust me it works). Trust me when I say that you really can't wait to meet this creature. And you really should find out how a single book that made me cry has a one-eyed blobby alien creature that can change forms/shapes and also involves some (much deserved) penile mutilation. While there are some sweet moments in this book in terms of senior love and marriage, this is STILL a Sodergren novel and you can expect all the gore and blood and death.