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Shuck
In the heart of post-industrial Yorkshire, Gordon, a grieving widower, struggles to adjust to life alone when his wife is killed in a hit-and-run.
His teenage granddaughter, Cassie, trapped in the chaos of adolescence, fights to carve out her own identity amid a fractured family and a future without purpose.
As Gordon begins to fear that his late wife’s spirit has returned to their home, Cassie is preyed upon by older boys who lead her so far astray that she may not find her way back. All the while they are hunted by an ominous omen of death.
The question is, for whom has the Shuck come?
Shuck is a modern Gothic tale of loss and resilience, where a grieving family in 1990s Yorkshire is haunted by their fractured past, and hunted in their hollow present.
‘A haunting triumph.’ - MIRANDA DICKINSON, Sunday Times Bestselling author.
His teenage granddaughter, Cassie, trapped in the chaos of adolescence, fights to carve out her own identity amid a fractured family and a future without purpose.
As Gordon begins to fear that his late wife’s spirit has returned to their home, Cassie is preyed upon by older boys who lead her so far astray that she may not find her way back. All the while they are hunted by an ominous omen of death.
The question is, for whom has the Shuck come?
Shuck is a modern Gothic tale of loss and resilience, where a grieving family in 1990s Yorkshire is haunted by their fractured past, and hunted in their hollow present.
‘A haunting triumph.’ - MIRANDA DICKINSON, Sunday Times Bestselling author.
297 pages, Hardcover
Published October 1, 2025
About the author
Craig Hallam
22 books79 followersCraig Hallam is an international best-selling author from Doncaster, UK. His work spans all aspects of Speculative Fiction and Mental Health non-fiction, and poetry.
Since his debut in the British Fantasy Society journal, his tales have nestled between the pages of magazines and anthologies the world over. His novels and short stories have filled the imaginations of geeks, niche and alternative readers with their character-driven style and unusual plots.
Craig has recently chronicled his experiences of living with depression and anxiety in the international best-seller, Down Days. Topping the Amazon charts in the UK and US at the start of COVID, the book has since been a finalist for the Independent Author Network’s Book of the Year Awards and read the world over.
His latest novel, Make Believe, is the first book in an exciting new series called The Hexford Witches, based entirely in the Yorkshire Dales.
Craig’s next project is a literary Gothic series based in contemporary Yorkshire. The first book will highlight the ghosts of the area’s industrial past and the families who were left broken by the closure of the local mines. While one man grieves for the loss of his wife and is hunted by recurring visions of a large black dog hunting him, his granddaughter is also preyed upon by the boys and men of an honourless society.
Find Craig’s books and social media at: Linktr.ee/craighallamauthor
Since his debut in the British Fantasy Society journal, his tales have nestled between the pages of magazines and anthologies the world over. His novels and short stories have filled the imaginations of geeks, niche and alternative readers with their character-driven style and unusual plots.
Craig has recently chronicled his experiences of living with depression and anxiety in the international best-seller, Down Days. Topping the Amazon charts in the UK and US at the start of COVID, the book has since been a finalist for the Independent Author Network’s Book of the Year Awards and read the world over.
His latest novel, Make Believe, is the first book in an exciting new series called The Hexford Witches, based entirely in the Yorkshire Dales.
Craig’s next project is a literary Gothic series based in contemporary Yorkshire. The first book will highlight the ghosts of the area’s industrial past and the families who were left broken by the closure of the local mines. While one man grieves for the loss of his wife and is hunted by recurring visions of a large black dog hunting him, his granddaughter is also preyed upon by the boys and men of an honourless society.
Find Craig’s books and social media at: Linktr.ee/craighallamauthor
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December 10, 2025
Set in Doncaster in the 90s, this follows newly widowed Gordon and his teen granddaughter Cassie. It's a beautifully written tale of loss and grief and how the past haunts the present. Plus a shadowy black dog that may or may not be a figment of their imagination. A fantastic read.
November 24, 2025
This is gritty realism and social commentary at its best, with horror wrapped around it. I'm glad I had company when reading it.
If Stephen King was a Yorkshireman living with the aftermath of the pit closures in Doncaster, he would have written this. that's how good it is.
If Stephen King was a Yorkshireman living with the aftermath of the pit closures in Doncaster, he would have written this. that's how good it is.
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