Cursed, Karen Perkins
Cursed, Karen Perkins
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Cursed
A Ghosts of Thores-Cross Short Story

Author: Karen Perkins

Narrator: Karen Perkins

Unabridged: 1 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/07/2017


Synopsis

Jennet's back. No one's safe.A skeleton is dug up at the crossing of the ways on Hanging Moor, striking dread into the heart of Old Ma Ramsgill - the elderly matriarch of the village of Thruscross. And with good reason. The eighteenth-century witch, Jennet, has been woken.A spate of killings by a vicious black dog gives credence to her warnings and the community - in particular her family - realise they are in terrible danger.Drastic measures are needed to contain her, but with the imminent flooding of the valley to create a new reservoir, do they have the ability to stop her and break her curse?

Reviews

Goodreads review by Paula on August 09, 2014

The suspense in this short story was pretty good. I read it in an hour. I've not read Perkins' other stories and chose this because I like to read ghost stories. A witch's bones are upset when the town is digging to create a new reservoir for the village. Jennet is a scorned angry woman from 1700s a......more

Goodreads review by Erika on March 03, 2019

"Only one may live to carry the curse to the next generation, then they will suffer their losses" -- Jennet Scot Okay so you already know I fell in love with the first book in the series - and this one was no different - I was just DYING for some more of Jennet's story, she had me entranced from the......more

Goodreads review by Michael on March 28, 2020

Jennet returns A nice short story that continues the haunting of Thores-Cross by Jennet Scott. Old Ma Ramsgill is a great character and one that you could relate to if like me, you grew up in the 60's. There was always someone like her in families in them days, strong and brave and a warm heart. Look......more

Goodreads review by Katia on December 30, 2018

I always try and give constructive feedback so there is a spoiler alert. The premise of this story appealed to me because I live in Yorkshire about a one and a half hour drive from Thrucross Reservoir and I have a thing for ghosts, especially local ones. I did enjoy the story, but there were a few thi......more

Goodreads review by John on April 07, 2018

Beneath this soul-shuddering narrative of unrelenting suspense, with descriptions of haunting settings that chill to the bone and dialogue that crackles more than a witch's caldron... Karen has conjured up a truly terrifying reality that even the likes of King, Shelley and Stoker would have been pro......more