Bog People: A Working-Class Anthology of Folk Horror

· Random House
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'A masterful collection' MAXINE PEAKE
'Astonishing and long overdue, you really need to read this’ ALAN MOORE
'An absolute treat' ADAM S. LESLIE

Unleash the dark and delirious with this electrifying anthology of folk horror from some of Britain's most iconic working-class voices

A phonograph cylinder that plays on a loop for eternity, casting out ghostly spectres of violence; a centuries-old stew made of severed body parts; a bigoted woman working at an ossuary, the bones she watches over her only remaining friends; three siblings who set out to scatter their father's ashes, a man none of them could stand; and a hag stone sitting in the pocket of a witch.

Uncanny and unsettling, wild and wyrd, the ten stories in this collection showcase the best of folk horror. Set in and across England, they celebrate working-class culture and history, and, sharp as a guillotine blade, reveal the real monsters that stalk our green and pleasant land.

Includes writing from: A.K. Blakemore, Daniel Draper, Emma Glass, Mark Colbourne, Mark Stafford, Hollie Starling, Jenn Ashworth, Natasha Carthew, Salena Godden and Tom Benn.

'Deeply unsettling and totally radical' LALLY MACBETH, author of The Lost Folk
'Everything folk tales and folk horror should be' TABITHA STANMORE, author of Cunning Folk
'Feral and furious' CHARLIE COOPER, star of THIS COUNTRY

'A masterful collection' MAXINE PEAKE 'Astonishing and long overdue, you really need to read this’ ALAN MOORE 'An absolute treat' ADAM S. LESLIE Unleash the dark and delirious with this electrifying anthology of folk horror from some of Britain's most iconic working-class voices A phonograph cyli...

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2 reviews
Michael Galiatsatos
November 30, 2025
The only thing this book is worth is the informations about the Folk Horror in the prologue. I read half the book and I am tired of it. Do not expecting ancient gods or Elves like the heroic Tuatha de Danan, to be appeared in the stories. Nor supernatural stories full of pagan demons and adventures. The stories is mundane "slice-of-life" about boring every-day stories of people in Britain. The Folk Horror vibe is just a subtle shade in the far background of the stories and is not enough to keep you hooked in the book. If you like the non-fantasy literature about the social-life of people, this is a book for you. If you want something like the Age of Missrule of Chudbourn, don't read it. Pride and Prejudice would have more fantasy elements than this book.
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Hollie Starling (Anthology Editor, Contributor)
Hollie Starling is a Lincolnshire-born writer working in London. She is the author of The Bleeding Tree: A Pathway Through Grief Guided by Forests, Folk Tales and the Ritual Year. Her essays and short fiction have appeared in various print and online publications. Starling runs the page Folk Horror Magpie on social media. Visit her website at holliestarling.com for updates.

Hollie Starling (Anthology Editor, Contributor) Hollie Starling is a Lincolnshire-born writer working in London. She is the author of The Bleeding Tree: A Pathway Through Grief Guided by Forests, Folk Tales and the Ritual Year. Her essays and short fiction have appeared in various print and onli...

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