This is a fantastic novel filled with Irish legend, folklore, and accents which tells an absolutely terrifying story.
Dave Royce AKA Horror Reads
An Irish escape becomes a Midsummer Night’s terror.
Blood Point is available now in ebook, paperback, hardcover and on Kindle Unlimited.
Buy the Bloody Edition in print with original uncensored artwork, in person or from the Great British Book Shop. Get the Bloodless Edition in print and ebook, from Amazon and on Kindle Unlimited.
A compelling fusion of folklore and horror, told in a fun and inventive way that makes it stand out in the genre.
Folklore meets modern horror in a fight for survival.
When widowed father Josh takes his daughter Holly and a group of old university friends to Ireland for his 50th birthday, he hopes for laughter memories, and a chance to heal.
But in the quiet village of Kinnitty, something ancient is stirring. Holly becomes obsessed with a mysterious pyramid and when blood is spilled on its door, a cursed spirit awakens.
One by one, the group is pulled into a nightmarish struggle against a malevolent banshee who wants revenge for her betrayal thousands of years ago — and will destroy anyone who stands in its way.
Holly slips further under its spell and Josh faces an impossible choice as he fights to save his daughter or lose her forever to an evil from a time of legends. His only hope is a local police woman descended from witches who fought the banshee two centuries before.
Atmospheric, terrifying, and laced with Irish folklore, Blood Point is a haunting tale of grief, love and the monstrous cost of second chances.
Blood Point grabbed me from the first page and didn’t let go until the final, heart-pounding conclusion.
How to buy Blood Point
Ebook
Exclusive to Amazon and Kindle Unlimited.
Paperback and hardcover
Buy the Bloody Edition from the Great British Book Shop. Get the Bloodless Edition from Amazon.
You can also find the Bloody Edition at live events and book fairs around the UK. All copies signed on request.
More Blood Point teasers
I serialised a selection of work in progress chapters from Blood Point in my newsletter in 2025 and 2025. Catch up here:
Blood Point: The Witches’ Book
- Part I (May 2024)
- Part II (June 2024)
- Part III (July 2024)
- Part IV (August 2024)
- Part V (September 2024)
Blood Point: Holly’s dream
The first Nightmare Vacations novel, Blood River, is on sale now.
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