Shin Stories
Horror, fiction and haunted landscapes
Original stories, strange histories and atmospheric books by S. B. Braithe.
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Books by S. B. Braithe
Two collections in which folklore, memory and everyday life give way to dread.
The Land Demands Blood
Three literary folk-horror tales of grief, guilt and ancient vows, set in quiet places where the earth itself listens.
The Last Watch
Three ordinary lives descend into dread through true-crime obsession, a dead mother’s voice and a last train into the fog.
Latest from Shin Stories
New fiction, haunted histories and journeys into folklore and place.
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Aokigahara: History and Folklore of the Sea of Trees
Aokigahara is more than its grim reputation: a volcanic forest shaped by history, Japanese folklore and the stories visitors carry into it.
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The Stanley Hotel: The Haunting That The Shining Built
Why the Stanley Hotel Became Famous In the winter of 1974, a horror writer with a bad case of writer’s block checked…
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Salem Witch Trials: When Ghosts Became Evidence
In 1692, Salem’s court accepted spectral evidence—ghostly testimony no one else could see. This is the history, folklore and lasting warning behind…
Stories rooted in place
Travel through Britain and beyond by way of folklore, forgotten histories, uncanny encounters and original fiction.