S.B. Braithe

Horror,
Fiction
& Travel

Where grief meets folklore, and the land remembers what we try to bury.

The Land Demands Blood

The Books

Fiction by S.B. Braithe

The Land Demands Blood

Folk Horror · Three Novellas

The Land Demands Blood

A haunting collection of three folk horror novellas rooted in the British landscape — where grief, memory, and the quiet power of place whisper in the dark.

A man travels to a remote island seeking redemption. A bride waits for her dead beloved in a village that still honours ancient vows. And in a forgotten corner of Britain, the ground begins to whisper back.

Evoking the atmospheric dread of Andrew Michael Hurley, Adam Nevill, and Michelle Paver.

The Last Watch

Modern Horror · Three Stories

The Last Watch

Three tales of unease and dread — modern horror where the familiar becomes the most frightening thing of all. A haunting exploration of identity, isolation, and fear.

For readers of Stephen King, Shirley Jackson, and Catriona Ward.

From the Road

Travel Writing

England · Folklore

God’s Own Country Has a Dark Side

A road trip through Yorkshire's most unsettling corners — from the Bolton Strid to Heptonstall's roofless church and the Roman soldiers walking beneath York.

April 2026

Fiction · Horror · Morocco

Seven Minutes on the Road from Chefchaouen to Fez

Travel writing. Mostly. Don't go beyond the water. When the sun goes, we go.

April 2026

History · Travel

The City That Remembers

Lisbon was destroyed by an earthquake, a fire, and a tsunami — all in one morning. Then they built the new city on top of the old one, and called it Lisbon.

April 2026

Culture · Food · Identity

Why a Fish Curry Is More Than Just Food

On the Bengali obsession with maachher jhol, and what happens to your relationship with food when you live sixteen years from home.

April 2026

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