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House Of Courtenay
Step into a house, its history woven with fear and suffering, where three creepy tales await you.
In 'Ummidia' find out what happens when fear grows into obsession. The house's namesake, Ryan Courtenay, descends into madness after smuggling an exotic pet home from the States.
Discover a fragment of the property's twisted past and grisly present in 'The Killing Floor', as a group of teens choose to celebrate end-of-term in the worst possible way - by spending the night.
One of the group is fortunate enough to flee, but the house's curse follows him. Join Gareth Miles as he journeys through foreign lands, eventually to the underworld itself. Along the way, he meets a man who offers him immortality - but for a price. Are you game enough to gamble with the 'Trickerjack'?
An all-new release from the author of 'The Wildermoor Apocalypse' trilogy.
In 'Ummidia' find out what happens when fear grows into obsession. The house's namesake, Ryan Courtenay, descends into madness after smuggling an exotic pet home from the States.
Discover a fragment of the property's twisted past and grisly present in 'The Killing Floor', as a group of teens choose to celebrate end-of-term in the worst possible way - by spending the night.
One of the group is fortunate enough to flee, but the house's curse follows him. Join Gareth Miles as he journeys through foreign lands, eventually to the underworld itself. Along the way, he meets a man who offers him immortality - but for a price. Are you game enough to gamble with the 'Trickerjack'?
An all-new release from the author of 'The Wildermoor Apocalypse' trilogy.
95 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 27, 2016
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About the author
Chris Tetreault-Blay
11 books9 followersChris originally hailed from Basingstoke but moved to sunny Devon after graduating from Staffordshire University in 2005. He lives in Newton Abbot with his wife and twin children, and currently works as a logistics supervisor.
Being a fan of horror film & fiction, sci-fi and heavy metal, he naturally worked towards his own novel whilst writing three different short stories - all of which will have morphed in some way to form what will become The Wildermoor Apocalypse trilogy. Upon discovering and taking part in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) 2014, Chris was finally given the chance to bring all of the pieces together to write the first in this series – his debut novel, ‘Acolyte’.
Chris cites James Herbert, Dean Koontz, H.P. Lovecraft and Edgar Allan Poe amongst his literary heroes.
'Acolyte' is due for release late-July 2015, published by Bloodhound Books.
Being a fan of horror film & fiction, sci-fi and heavy metal, he naturally worked towards his own novel whilst writing three different short stories - all of which will have morphed in some way to form what will become The Wildermoor Apocalypse trilogy. Upon discovering and taking part in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) 2014, Chris was finally given the chance to bring all of the pieces together to write the first in this series – his debut novel, ‘Acolyte’.
Chris cites James Herbert, Dean Koontz, H.P. Lovecraft and Edgar Allan Poe amongst his literary heroes.
'Acolyte' is due for release late-July 2015, published by Bloodhound Books.
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February 10, 2017
After reading 'Acolyte' I was definitely wanting more from Chris Tetreault-Blay, and House of Courtenay does not disappoint. Three novelettes, tied together by the memories of a house you would do well to stay away from. I loved the idea of the house itself sharing its macabre memories and the three stories in this book are all brilliant. But in different ways. In Ummidia we get a grizzly account of how obsession can be a very unhealthy emotion. This story actually gave me nightmares. That has not happened for a very long time. I won't tell you what I dreamed about so I won't spoil it for you but I suspect its something that a lot of people have a great fear of! The second tale shows us a pulp, splatterpunk side of the author with some real gore and mayhem going on. Its what always happens when you mix teenagers with a house of dubious history. Great stuff. The third story goes down a much darker route-literally, and shows us the fate of one of the survivors from tale number two. It also introduces us to the marvellously Satanic character of 'Trickerjack'. Not someone you want to play games with.
All in all a very deftly written, well put together book. It reminded me a little of 'Creepshow' in that the three tales have a common thread but ultimately stand on their own as separate entities.
Tetreault-Blay is rapidly becoming one of my favourite horror authors. He has an easy going writing style that takes you along merrily before turning on you and biting your face off!
A fantastic book. Can't wait to see more from this author.
All in all a very deftly written, well put together book. It reminded me a little of 'Creepshow' in that the three tales have a common thread but ultimately stand on their own as separate entities.
Tetreault-Blay is rapidly becoming one of my favourite horror authors. He has an easy going writing style that takes you along merrily before turning on you and biting your face off!
A fantastic book. Can't wait to see more from this author.
February 2, 2016
House Of Courtenay is a brilliant novel which is jam packed full of horror and scares!
The first story in the book, Ummidia, was enough to freak me out straight away. When it became apparent what sort of pet Ryan had smuggled back with him, it instantly made my skin crawl.
I'm not going to give away what type of animal it is but it's one that I hate with a passion yet I was totally enthralled in the story. Certainly not a story I will forget in a hurry!
Another story sees a group of teens stay over night in an old haunted house which holds some very dark secrets. The horrors that lay in store for the teens was horrendously horrific. It certainly isn't one for the faint hearted but for any hard core horror fans, they are going to devour it.
House Of Courtenay makes for a highly horrific but enjoyable reading experience. I think fans of Clive Barker will especially love this book.
The first story in the book, Ummidia, was enough to freak me out straight away. When it became apparent what sort of pet Ryan had smuggled back with him, it instantly made my skin crawl.
I'm not going to give away what type of animal it is but it's one that I hate with a passion yet I was totally enthralled in the story. Certainly not a story I will forget in a hurry!
Another story sees a group of teens stay over night in an old haunted house which holds some very dark secrets. The horrors that lay in store for the teens was horrendously horrific. It certainly isn't one for the faint hearted but for any hard core horror fans, they are going to devour it.
House Of Courtenay makes for a highly horrific but enjoyable reading experience. I think fans of Clive Barker will especially love this book.
June 22, 2017
Good, solid set of horror tales that definitely have more chills than most horror stories I've read. The author did an incredible job in developing narratives that get readers on edge immediately. The opening and continued narratives introducing the new stories was hauntingly good. I was not expecting to like this book so much as I am usually quite disappointed by most horror stories. Well done!
November 29, 2016
I had the privilege of reading book 1 and book 2 thanks to #TBConFB. This one didn't disappoint - it carries on from where we left off in book 1. This book starts to reveal the links between the past and the present in as much graphic and gory detail as the previous one. I, for one, would not want to live or be within a hundred miles of Wildermoor! The author draws you in and has you willing for things to go the way of good. The characters are believable, some likeable and some detestable. Here's looking forward to book 3; I can't wait to see how this story continues.
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