Nether: A collection of bone-chilling short stories inspired by folktales from The Netherlands

by Natalie Thorpe

In the Land of Mist and Water, the Earth Remembers...

Behind dikes and dunes, below the wind-swept fields and cobbled streets, something stirs...
This collection of suspenseful and supernatural tales draws on centuries of Dutch folklore, whispered fears, and half-forgotten warnings.
From bleak bogs to hidden caverns and the deepest pits, each story will lead you further down—into places the light rarely reaches and where the old beliefs never quite died.
Here, the dead don’t always stay dead. And the land itself clings to its memories.

Enter the Nether... if you dare

192 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 14, 2026

About the author

After studying English language and literature, Natalie made the switch to become a teacher in primary education but has since quit teaching to prioritise her family while she moonlights as a caregiver for the elderly and dreams of being a full-time author.


Besides being an avid reader, Natalie Thorpe often spends her time walking with her dog in the woods near her home in the Netherlands, listening to music or taking on yet another hobby.

Her penchant for morally grey characters and the fantasy genre started at a young age with Jareth the Goblin King and her favourite movie Jim Henson’s ‘Labyrinth’ (1986).

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