Kitty Horror

This novella brings more stories of the Fettiplace family and links up somewhat to the previous two short story collections, Ballet of the Bones and Mask of the Macabre.

After Matthew Napier loses his father then his sister in horrific fashion, he turns to alcohol to cope with his loss but finds solace in a spiritualist church and is befriended by some of the members. He soon begins to grow suspicious of the actions of some and decides to find out more about them.

David Haynes seems to have such a great feel for this era, the language and atmosphere that's created are so authentic you feel sucked into the story immediately. The tense atmosphere that is created could classify this as 'quiet horror', the general unease is continually built upon, but the violence, when it comes, is very much in the manner of the most gruesome penny dreadful.