The best books that make you the inmate of a sinister institution

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The titular Greyfriars Reformatory in my recent horror novel is one place you would never want to spend the night!

A lifelong horror fan, I have always been fascinated by haunted landscapes and creepy buildings. My childhood in the Midlands of England prepared me for my career as a horror writer and filmmaker with its abundance of spooky ruins and foggy canal paths.

I have since explored ancient sites all a...