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The Midnight Mirror
Some truths are never meant to be known.
The Midnight Mirror is a gothic cozy mystery and a haunting psychological descent into obsession, perception, and the twisted cost of knowing too much.
When a spooky, eccentric curiosity shop filled with strange items is attacked by thieves, the two women in charge of the store have a plan to stop them in their tracks.
Stories can have the power to create or destroy.
Each twisted tale the shopkeepers spin sends the would-be attackers into a spiral of inner turmoil and will set your own heart racing.
What happens when a young man finds a mysterious coin with supernatural powers and a history of destruction?
How can a photo capture the soul of a person and can simply seeing the image tear your world apart?
When is a statue not a statue and what is the price of transgression?
When a voice in your head tells you not to look up, do you obey and play it sweet or try to escape? What is lurking there?
If you could go back in time to change things, would you choose to do it at any cost?
As the shopkeepers work their magic on the thieves, the plot thickens. Strange deeds are afoot. But who is watching them all? Who lurks in the corner of your eye?
Who is watching the scene, silent and invisible and what does this being want?
Told in nine atmospheric parts, The Midnight Mirror will grip fans of gothic whodunit, spooky cozy mystery, and psychological suspense. If you enjoy cozy supernatural mystery, creepy cozy mysteries, or eerie horror fiction in the spirit of Black Mirror, House of Leaves, or The Twilight Zone, this is the book for your spooky season reading list.
Can anyone survive The Silent Hare and what will be the fate of the fallen?
The Midnight Mirror is a gothic cozy mystery and a haunting psychological descent into obsession, perception, and the twisted cost of knowing too much.
When a spooky, eccentric curiosity shop filled with strange items is attacked by thieves, the two women in charge of the store have a plan to stop them in their tracks.
Stories can have the power to create or destroy.
Each twisted tale the shopkeepers spin sends the would-be attackers into a spiral of inner turmoil and will set your own heart racing.
What happens when a young man finds a mysterious coin with supernatural powers and a history of destruction?
How can a photo capture the soul of a person and can simply seeing the image tear your world apart?
When is a statue not a statue and what is the price of transgression?
When a voice in your head tells you not to look up, do you obey and play it sweet or try to escape? What is lurking there?
If you could go back in time to change things, would you choose to do it at any cost?
As the shopkeepers work their magic on the thieves, the plot thickens. Strange deeds are afoot. But who is watching them all? Who lurks in the corner of your eye?
Who is watching the scene, silent and invisible and what does this being want?
Told in nine atmospheric parts, The Midnight Mirror will grip fans of gothic whodunit, spooky cozy mystery, and psychological suspense. If you enjoy cozy supernatural mystery, creepy cozy mysteries, or eerie horror fiction in the spirit of Black Mirror, House of Leaves, or The Twilight Zone, this is the book for your spooky season reading list.
Can anyone survive The Silent Hare and what will be the fate of the fallen?
268 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 31, 2025
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March 19, 2026
‘Hare today, gone tomorrow… [red..]’
Maeve and Bridgit, sisters and seanchaithe, will enchant you with their storytelling in these magical, supernatural horror tales. These extraordinary tales will captivate your heart and soul. Their little curiosity shop was an oddity, filled with artefacts and curiosities that gave the place an almost otherworldly air.
Two men rob their small curiosity shop that was tucked away in an obscure alleyway. The thieves are after the Midnight Mirror.
Acting like seasoned seanchaí, the women keep the two men talking and tell one fantastical story after another. These include the tale of the Coin of All Truths, whose owner knows everyone’s thoughts and desires and turns the owner into a sort of Gollum, and the story of a spinning top that can turn back time. There is also a mime statue that invades your home like a weeping angel and a photograph linked to a witness that has a similar outcome to the Japanese horror film The Ring: look at the picture and you will disappear.
The stories have a calming, sleep-inducing effect on the two thieves, and the seanchaithe continue to enchant them with their magical tales.
The objects cannot be sold, photographed or passed on, and they often act as a gateway to another reality; I thought the last few stories were a tad similar, and the story of Someone Famous was predictable, though funny. I thought the earlier stories, with their supernatural horror and shapeshifters, were absolutely brilliant!
The stories draw on Irish storytelling traditions. The Irish are renowned as the world’s finest storytellers, and their oral tradition is highly regarded.
This book is perfect for fans of Sean Ó Faoláin’s short stories, folk horror and supernatural horror, and the stories are absolutely magical. It is filled with fantastical stories that will captivate your heart (and maybe even your soul, haha).
I'm going through a rough patch in life at the moment. The stories had a soothing effect on my grief. I could escape reality for a while and empathise with Amy, Barry and Olivia and others; And should you ever find a Janus coin, you'd better be prepared, because it could change your life.
Brilliant read! 5+ stars. Read in one sitting, kept me captivated until the end, looking forward to more of this.
Maeve and Bridgit, sisters and seanchaithe, will enchant you with their storytelling in these magical, supernatural horror tales. These extraordinary tales will captivate your heart and soul. Their little curiosity shop was an oddity, filled with artefacts and curiosities that gave the place an almost otherworldly air.
Two men rob their small curiosity shop that was tucked away in an obscure alleyway. The thieves are after the Midnight Mirror.
Acting like seasoned seanchaí, the women keep the two men talking and tell one fantastical story after another. These include the tale of the Coin of All Truths, whose owner knows everyone’s thoughts and desires and turns the owner into a sort of Gollum, and the story of a spinning top that can turn back time. There is also a mime statue that invades your home like a weeping angel and a photograph linked to a witness that has a similar outcome to the Japanese horror film The Ring: look at the picture and you will disappear.
The stories have a calming, sleep-inducing effect on the two thieves, and the seanchaithe continue to enchant them with their magical tales.
The objects cannot be sold, photographed or passed on, and they often act as a gateway to another reality; I thought the last few stories were a tad similar, and the story of Someone Famous was predictable, though funny. I thought the earlier stories, with their supernatural horror and shapeshifters, were absolutely brilliant!
The stories draw on Irish storytelling traditions. The Irish are renowned as the world’s finest storytellers, and their oral tradition is highly regarded.
This book is perfect for fans of Sean Ó Faoláin’s short stories, folk horror and supernatural horror, and the stories are absolutely magical. It is filled with fantastical stories that will captivate your heart (and maybe even your soul, haha).
I'm going through a rough patch in life at the moment. The stories had a soothing effect on my grief. I could escape reality for a while and empathise with Amy, Barry and Olivia and others; And should you ever find a Janus coin, you'd better be prepared, because it could change your life.
Brilliant read! 5+ stars. Read in one sitting, kept me captivated until the end, looking forward to more of this.
March 22, 2026
I received a ARC free from the author and this is my voluntary honest review.
Intreging.
Errie.
Well written.
Intreging.
Errie.
Well written.
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