If you like dark and haunting psychological horror about trauma, possession and the terrifying cost of buried secrets, this one’s for you.

When the dead return, they don’t always come knocking — sometimes they slip inside.

Single mother Sophie Harrington is already fighting to stay afloat after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. But as her body weakens, another enemy rises—one far more sinister than her illness: Ronnie Cribbins, the cruel neighbour from her childhood... who’s been dead for fifteen years.

Now, Sophie feels his chilling presence invading her body, twisting her senses, and whispering from the shadows. Is Cribbins’ malevolent spirit feeding her sickness? Or is her mind breaking beneath the weight of her past?

With the help of Piotr Kamiński, her troubled new neighbour with demons of his own, Sophie must journey deep into her buried memories to uncover a horrifying secret she never knew she was hiding. But time is running out—and Cribbins' hold is tightening.

To save herself—and her daughter—Sophie must confront the darkness within, or risk being dragged into Cribbins’ decaying world, where sickness and torment reign forever.

EDITORIAL REVIEWS:

"There is nothing better than going into a book totally blind and ending up getting one of your favorite reads of the year. That is what happened with Cribbins. There are some genuinely creepy moments in Cribbins, the majority of which come from the brilliantly written titular character. Cribbins is a man that will haunt your nightmares the same way he does the main character." - John Watson, author of Karaoke Night & Off the Grid

"Human and ghostly monsters terrify in R. H. Dixon’s Cribbins, a well-written and effective novel of repressed memory and psychological torment." - Josh Hancock (author of The Girls of October), Morbidly Beautiful

"A novel of subtle, creeping-in-on-cat-feet, psychological and supernatural horror, as only the British can manage. Understated but massively implacable, much like a silent juggernaut bearing inevitably down on one, sight unseen, sound unheard." - The Haunted Reading Room

"I found this to be an exciting new take on the way someone could be haunted. Dixon did an excellent job of maintaining the suspense throughout the entire novel, and of weaving in little snippets of the past to keep the reader constantly thinking about how everything would end up connecting in the big picture. The book captivated my attention from beginning to end, taking me mentally to places I would have never wished to go. Highly recommended." - Horror After Dark Reviews

"The story built up slowly, helping you understand how serious the situation was. It was full of tension and suspense which enabled me to read it in one sitting. There was times that I was holding my breath wandering what would happen to Sophie when Cribbins visited her. This was my first read by this author and I would recommend her to my friends who love a good ghost story." - The Terror Tree

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