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TIMOTHY: A Chilling British Horror Thriller
Never answer when he calls.
In 1889, the men of a Yorkshire pit village put a little boy in a hood down a shaft in Hagg Wood. The friend who betrayed him counted to ninety-nine, and couldn't say the last number.
In 1992, seven-year-old Henry Turner kicked his football into the trees behind his new home and met a boy who wanted to play. Within a month, his family was dead. The newspapers called him the Thornhagg Boy.
Thirty-four years later, Henry has a new name, a wife who doesn't know, and three children. His youngest, Annie, has just turned seven. And at the bottom of the garden, where the trees begin, a small figure in a grey hood is waving.
Seven gifts. Seven things she loves. And the last one is herself.
A chilling standalone horror about a buried crime, a family curse handed down through four generations, and a father who must finish a game he started as a child.
Never answer when he calls. And never, ever count to a hundred.
In 1889, the men of a Yorkshire pit village put a little boy in a hood down a shaft in Hagg Wood. The friend who betrayed him counted to ninety-nine, and couldn't say the last number.
In 1992, seven-year-old Henry Turner kicked his football into the trees behind his new home and met a boy who wanted to play. Within a month, his family was dead. The newspapers called him the Thornhagg Boy.
Thirty-four years later, Henry has a new name, a wife who doesn't know, and three children. His youngest, Annie, has just turned seven. And at the bottom of the garden, where the trees begin, a small figure in a grey hood is waving.
Seven gifts. Seven things she loves. And the last one is herself.
A chilling standalone horror about a buried crime, a family curse handed down through four generations, and a father who must finish a game he started as a child.
Never answer when he calls. And never, ever count to a hundred.
235 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 6, 2026
About the author
Rupert Fox
17 books44 followersI'm the author of THE PSYCHIC — a four-book series of paranormal thrillers about a sixteen-year-old girl who discovers she has hidden clairvoyant powers.
Born and raised in Yorkshire, England, I spend my leisure time walking, running, travelling, reading, and hanging out with my three children.
I write in a fast-paced style, with short, punchy chapters. My favourite genre authors are James Patterson, Stephen King, Dean Koontz and Suzanne Collins.
Born and raised in Yorkshire, England, I spend my leisure time walking, running, travelling, reading, and hanging out with my three children.
I write in a fast-paced style, with short, punchy chapters. My favourite genre authors are James Patterson, Stephen King, Dean Koontz and Suzanne Collins.
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