Tag: Ghost Stories
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🎃 Tale from Mereland: The Custodian’s Cottage
As Halloween settles over the Lake District, old stories stir back to life. The Custodian’s Cottage was one of my earliest tales, a ghost story born from the mist and ruins of Furness Abbey, where memory endures and the past never truly rests.
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Mereland makes the Press!
The Mereland Chronicles: The Crier has been featured in both the North West Evening Mail and The Westmorland Gazette. With the book going live tonight, the timing couldn’t be better. Read the full story here.
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The Claife Crier: Windermere’s Haunted History
The Claife Crier is one of the Lake District’s most haunting legends. A ghostly cry said to echo across Windermere from Claife Heights. In this post, I explore the 19th-century origins of the tale, from the 1852 Kendal Mercury account to Harriet Martineau’s Guide to the English Lakes, and how…
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Proofed and Ready to Go!
The proofs are done and it’s full steam ahead for The Mereland Chronicles: The Crier. Pre-orders are live, and I’m truly grateful to everyone who’s already ordered. If you haven’t yet, now’s the perfect time to join in. This journey’s just getting started! 👀
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Lake District Ghosts & Beasties
The restless spirit of a monk still haunts the legends of Windermere. Ghosts, folklore and Halloween tales linger in the Lake District, and my novel The Mereland Chronicles: The Crier explores the haunting origins behind the Claife Crier.
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Proofs, Pre-Orders: A Peek Behind the Curtain
The first proof copy of The Mereland Chronicles: The Crier has arrived. After years of late nights and spare hours outside work, the official pre-order announcement is coming very soon! Thank you all for the incredible support.
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Challenges of Writing Historical Mystery
Writing historical fantasy is a unique challenge, one that demands a careful dance between fact and imagination. When I began The Mereland Chronicles: The Crier, I knew I wanted a story deeply rooted in the English Lake District: its rich history, its haunting landscapes, and importantly, a prequel thread to…
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The Hidden Secrets of Mereland
The English Lake District is steeped in legends, but few are as eerie as the tale of the Claife Crier; a spectral monk whose mournful wails echo across Windermere. In The Mereland Chronicles: The Crier, this chilling myth is more than just folklore; it’s the key to something far greater.…
Paul J. Scribbans - Author 