Bound by the Salt: A Folk Horror Novella: 1

BOUND BY THE SALTA Folk Horror NovellaGeorgette vanished without explanation. The only clue was an envelope postmarked from a remote coastal village he has never heard her mention: Cairnshore. A place of shuttered windows, silent streets and a sea that moves without sound. Drawn by equal parts devotion and dread, he travels north to bring her home. But Cairnshore is a place that does not welcome strangers.Part folk horror, part psychological descent, Bound by the Salt is an unsettling meditation on love, memory, and the terrible weight of belonging. A story where devotion becomes compulsion, the coastline becomes a threshold, and some bonds run deeper than blood.Because in Cairnshore, by salt, they are bound.Snippets of Goodreads Reviews: 'The story is fast paced, engaging, and consistently interesting, making it difficult to put down.' / 'This novel was creepy and unsettling' / 'This book felt like poetry written in horror and pain.' / 'Fantastic gothic horror - full of suspense and dark intrigue.' / 'the book also delivers a brave plot twist that genuinely surprised me and made the story even more memorable' https: // for readers of: - Slow-burn folk horror- Coastal gothic and seaside horror fiction- Readers of Andrew Michael Hurley, HP Lovecraft and David Barnett- Occult and cult horror novels- Psychological and cosmic horror- Atmospheric British horror in the tradition of The Wicker Man and The Lighthouse Bound by the Salt is a haunting, literary horror novella about obsession, belonging, ancient ritual, and the pull of the sea, where love becomes compulsion and the tide carries more than water. The sea is patient. And it is calling.