Shin Stories · S. B. Braithe
Dark stories. Haunted places.
Histories that linger.
Folk horror, strange histories and journeys into folklore and place. Explore the worlds of S. B. Braithe, horror fiction writer and creator of The Dark Atlas.
The latest novel · Out now
No One Belongs to a House
A house does not love. A house keeps.
Harry Ganguly has never had a home. Thornwood Hall is ready to keep him. A slow-burning folk-horror novel about a care leaver, a Yorkshire estate and a house that has never learned to let go.
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New investigations, fiction and journeys into folklore and place.
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Château de Brissac: The Green Lady and the Pardon
Behind Château de Brissac’s Green Lady legend lies a killing, a disputed date and a royal pardon. Explore the record behind the…
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Island of the Dolls Began With a Girl No Record Can Find
Explore the Island of the Dolls in Xochimilco: Julián Santana Barrera’s history, the uncertain drowned-girl legend and how to visit the original…
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What Is Durga Puja? The Untimely Awakening Behind Bengal’s Biggest Festival
What is Durga Puja? A Bengali writer explains Akal Bodhan, the five days, the food, and why Bengal wakes the goddess in…
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The Dark Atlas
Haunted places, folklore and forgotten history. A documentary podcast and written archive exploring what happened, what was claimed, and what the stories reveal about the living.
More books by S. B. Braithe
Archive of the Dead
Release · 13 November 2026
An opened grave. A murdered security guard. A British psychological crime novel about grief, obsession and the secrets people leave behind.
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Someone in This House
Release · 11 December 2026
A streaming documentary shows a family’s ordinary house. Then it shows something that hasn’t happened yet.
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The Land Demands Blood
Three folk-horror tales
Grief, guilt and ancient vows, set in quiet places where the earth itself listens.
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