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Monkspike: You Are Not Forgiven Paperback – October 15, 2019

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'Deliciously, darkly terrifying...'
'Occult horror at its chilling best.'
'Insanely gripping!'
'Enter a world of raw horror and passion from the past...'

'1149 was a violent year in the Forest of Dean. Today, nearly 900 years later, the forest village of Monkspike sits brooding. There is a sickness here passed down through ancient lines, one noted and deeply felt by Sylvia Massey, the new psychologist. What is wrong with nurse, Belinda Sully's, son? Why did her husband take his own life? Why are the old people in Temple Lake Nursing Home so terrified? And what are the lawless inhabitants of nearby Wolfs Cross hiding? It is a dark village indeed, but one which has kept its secrets well. That is until local girl, Kezia Elwyn, returns home as a practising Satanist, and resurrects a hellish wrath no longer containable. Burdo, the white monk, will infest your dreams....This is pure occult horror and definitely not for the faint of heart...'

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The Father of Lies Trilogy - Father of Lies, Tanners Dell and Magda
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The Droll Teller
Creech Cross
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October 15, 2019
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (October 15, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 322 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1693405636
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1693405631
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.3 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.73 x 8 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #4,101,680 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #5,232 in Religious Historical Fiction (Books)
- #11,573 in Ghost Fiction
- #21,058 in Occult Fiction

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Sarah England orginally trained as a nurse, before working in medical sales and specialising in psychiatry. She has been a fiction writer for 20 years and is based in the UK.

At the fore of Sarah's body of work is the bestselling occult horror trilogy, Father of Lies, Tanners Dell and Magda; followed by The Owlmen, The Soprano, Hidden Company, Monkspike, Baba Lenka, Masquerade, Caduceus, Groom Lake, The Droll Teller, and Creech Cross. The Witching Hour is an early collection of short stories.

COMING SOON: The Tourist Trap, an international psychological thriller, due for release in March 2024.

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L.B. Stimson

An Ancient Terror Unleashed

Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2019

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I was excited about this book as I thoroughly enjoyed Hidden Company. England winds the lives of her characters together in an intriguing manner and then unleashes their connected horror together in such a creative thread of events, the reader is constantly on edge.

This is a story that involves a tragic and horrific mixture of parallel lives balancing on the edge of reality in both the here and now and the afterlife. Whilst the story takes place in the present, I felt at times I had been swept away to the dark ages.

I won’t give any spoilers, but one scene left my stomach turning and my emotions twisted in angst for one of the characters as she faces the reality of the terror now unleashed upon her family. This book is full of strong visuals and the atmospheric and poetic prose will pull you in and keep you committed to the very last page.

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Yvonne

Enough Creepiness to keep my interest

Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2019

When I look at little villages on a map or on my travels, I do wonder whether the villages have a history. So Monkspike was a book I knew I would like.
900 years ago, Monkspike have a horrific event and still today the residents are still feeling the impact.
This story didn’t concentrate just on one family as the whole village were affected and throughout the story, you learn how the past event is affecting the families. Sylvia Massey is married to the local psychologist and whilst she believes in modern medicine she also believes in the old ways. Brenda Sully is coming to terms with loosing her husband, moving to a smaller house and trying to get to the bottom of her teenage son’s strange behaviour. Kezia Elwyn came from a trouble family who wanted something different and thought the dark would help her get it.
At the beginning you are introduced to all the families and start to get invested in their lives, so when things start to happen, you want to carry on reading. Flitting between the past and the present., However, the story does not get confusing you get to see what happened on that fatal night and the how they are now seeking revenge. As soon as the evil starts the story has a creepy feel to it.
This was an good read that had enough creepiness to keep my interest. This is the first book I have read by this author and I am glad I have other books by this author on my kindle as I am looking forward to reading more.

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Brian E

Mixed feelings

Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2020

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I should have liked this book more. The premise was interesting, the writing itself was very good and I Iove stories set in England. I just found it tedious at times and for the most part not very scary given the subject. I found it hard to get caught up in the story and really didn't connect with any of the characters.

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Haunted Reader

Occult Rural England Dark Horror

Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2019

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Author Sarah England has a particular flair for Occult Rural England Horror, with perpetually dark forests and tiny inbred villages, old folk tales with historical foundation, mystery, human evil, and Supernatural evil as well. I always feel reading her novels that I am peeking in on an environment where the sun never shines and where generation after generation slump under the weight of centuries of ancestral guilt and fear. The terror here is all the more intense because it's implacable.

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Vicky Peplow

The Queen of Horror

Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2019

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As always an amazing book. I was completely engrossed from beginning to end. The characters and storylines are to die for.

Sarah has completely out done herself with this book and as always delivers to the reader and the imagination.

Each book of hers I read, it gets better and better and the details get more detailed which feeds the need to want to know and read more.

A great job as always and look forward to what comes next. A well deserved 5 stars but would give more if I could. Well done.

Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2019

Wow, what a book!! I have read quite a few of Sarah England's books now and I knew what to expect, but I was unable to read this book at night, it was so scary.

The village of Monkspike looks like a typical English village from the outside, but the sickness infects everyone and runs deep - any new residents get swept up in it too, which is what happened to Mark and Sylvia Massey. Then there are Belinda and her son Ralph who are even more affected...and Kezia, playing with fire.

So many layers to this story and all of them terrifying! This book took me a little while to get into and I was a bit confused in the beginning but then the rollercoaster began and I will never look at little English villages the same way again.

4.5 stars from me.

Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2020

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Great book! Sarah England knows how to put you into her character's shoes. This story feels menacing from start to finish, with a few storylines coming together for a terrific ending. This is a tale that is better read in the daylight. Some scenes are genuinely creepy as hell. If you're a fan of satanic, or occult horror, you'll love this book!

Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2020

Maybe I wasn't in the mood to be scared. The author's take on possession was interesting. The town/monestary history was interesting but I didn't find the story compelling or scary. It seemed to keep going round and round without much happening. While I can see some readers getting into this book, I couldn't wait to finish it, and not in a good way.

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Steve Turnock.

A Dark Voyage into the Abyss

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 18, 2019

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The undisputed queen of British rural horror returns with probably her finest work to date...certainly the most horrifying. Prepare to enter Monkspike in the Forest of Dean. What should be a pleasant tranquil village in the heart of the English countryside turns out to be anything but. What is causing night terrors for the inhabitants of the local care home? Why is a hard working nurse from the village health centre plagued with nightmares and seeing images of a monk with a ghastly face in her bedroom....and what malign force is affecting her son who gibbers in his room and speaks with a voice that is not his own? The sickness doesn't stop there though. Monkspike holds a dark secret that has its origins in a terrible event that happened 900 years earlier. This is an absolute classic of the genre. Imagine a cross between Dennis Wheatley and Barbara Erskine with an added touch of folk horror classic, 'The Owl Service'. All this wrapped up in this authors own voice and unique identity. Parts of the story are, for me, strongly reminiscent of 'The Exorcist'. In fact, it has the most effective and disturbing possession scenes since that pivotal film. They certainly chilled me to the bone. As ever with this author, the research is meticulous and it really shows. Everything from low form attachments to soul carriers. I always come away from an S E England book wanting to find out more and this is no exception. One scene stands out for me in this book, a vision of pure horror on a truly cinematic scale. It happens just as the reader discovers why the village is called Monkspike...you really won't forget this one! The action never really let's up right through to the last page when, as ever, the author delivers another punch in the gut. The ending is powerful, horrific and disturbing and it will linger with you long after you've finished the book. As the author often states in her marketing, 'not for those of a nervous disposition'...she's not wrong! This really is a modern horror classic containing the effortlessly superb writing that many authors could only dream of aspiring to. A few years ago I wrote that this author was, in my opinion, the finest writer of supernatural fiction working in Britain today. I haven't changed my mind. If you're new to this author then dont worry , this is a stand alone and can be enjoyed without reading any of the back catalogue before hand. So, I dare you..give this a try and let the nightmares begin...

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A compulsive and thought provoking read!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 28, 2019

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This was a well written, dark and disturbing story. Black magic, racial memory, reincarnation, collective guilt and ghostly vengeance, haunting a village and it's inhabitants for nearly 900 years. A psychiatrist, who did not believe in the paranormal, and his psychologist wife, who most certainly did, bring this story to a satisfactory conclusion. Well recommended!

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Chilling, spooky occult horror

Reviewed in Australia on April 7, 2020

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I have a love-hate relationship with ghost stories. I love them, but they are the only type of horror story that truly spook me out! That's a good kind of hate, right? Well, this book succeeded. Normally, I read at night, in bed, in an effort to escape real life and actually be able to fall asleep. Yeah, well, not with this one. A few late nights ensued.

Monkspike, a small forest village, is haunted by its own history. 900 years ago, the monastery in the forest was the scene of a gruesome massacre. Every last monk living there was murdered, beheaded, and their heads stuck on spikes - hence where the village got its name. But that's not where it ended. Burdo, the White Monk, former Abbott of the monastery, is still hanging around, and he is really pissed!

This story revolves around a family, who have moved to Monkspike to start a new life; a local family who have suffered the tragedy of a suicide; and a local woman, involved in the dark arts of witchcraft. What happens is a story of revenge from the grave, evil spirits and evil people, and the struggle of good.

I loved the characters. They were very well developed, with just enough backstory to give some understanding to their motives and mentality without taking away from the present situation. There were a few extra characters who really didn't play a big part, but that was ok. The only negative I can really suggest is the ending. It didn't really wrap things up for me and left me with a few questions. Having said that, there was also a little tidbit of mystery left over, giving the author the option to continue into a sequel, although not essential. Overall, a great read, with a good amount of chills.

Kaz Angel

Another dark and chilling tale......

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 12, 2019

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Sarah England has again excelled herself, and delivered a first class story, which at times is just sheer horror!, I always have to mentally prepare myself when I delve into one of Sarah England’s books, with one hand normally holding my cross!. One tip is ..... daylight reading, unless you want sleepless nights.... Monkspike, just the cover of this book sends chills down the spine.
Set in the picturesque village of Monkspike, this is a chilling tale of the past never resting, 900 years of dormant secrets simmering in the depths of hell, evil permeates the air, every breath taken weakens the soul, spirits, restless seeking revenge.
Sylvia Massey is new to Monkspike, a psychologist with a spiritual soul, she soon begins to notice not all is well with the residents of Monkspike, sickness seems to be everywhere, with no logical explanation as too what ailment it can be. Nursing home residents who are too petrified to sleep at night,so many questions, with no answers, Sylvia decides to start researching some of the village folklore, as she delves deeper she is plagued by a horrific vision of a ghostly monk in her dreams. kezia is a practicing Satanist, Burdo the White Monk has been released from his dark festering prison, 900 years of pure evil unleashed and no one is safe. The author has a rare talent and for me is The Queen of Occult writing, her research is meticulous, every detail has its importance in delivering a chilling and frightening read, characters are well written, all interwoven with their own part to play in this dark and atmospheric tale, beware, on turning the first page this is a journey into a dark realm, not for the faint of heart, but absolutely recommended!..

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Starman

A good occult horror.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 22, 2023

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The first third was a slow burn for me, but after that the threat and horror begins and doesn’t let up.

What I really enjoyed about this occult horror has demons, witchcraft, possession and is laced with a back story over a 1000 years old that continues to haunt not just one person, but a whole town.

A good story with a big cast. One of my favourites being the creep Burdo - a white robed Monk (the one on the cover).

Definitely worth a read.

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