LoveReading4Kids Says
Creepy and suspenseful, Colm Field’s Uncle Zeedie, part of the Blood Texts series, is an accessible, punch-packing YA horror thriller that might just convince confirmed non-readers to discover the thrills of fiction.
The scary story is arrestingly atmospheric from the off, when George and Lacey arrive at eccentric Uncle Zeedie’s “sprawling modern mansion” in the Welsh valleys, observing “violent mobs of gnawed branches clawing out between dark suffocating leaves”. Soon after, the first person they encounter refers to Uncle Zeedie’s pile as “Death Mansion”, which seems dreadfully appropriate when they notice that stuff inside the building has a habit of rotting — milk sours, and bread quickly crusts with mould.
Into this, George, with his sixth sense, has the distinct feeling that “death was all around them, and both he and Lacey were in terrible danger” before he starts to see visions of children. At the same time, it seems that the villagers hold Zeedie to blame for all the kids that have vanished around these parts.
Twisty and twisted, edgy and unexpected, Uncle Zeedie is sure to stop those to dare to read it in their tracks, unable to put the book down, or turn off the lights.
Joanne Owen
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Uncle Zeedie Synopsis
Just a friend of the family . . . isn’t he?
Uncle Zeedie is weird, but at least he's rich and his house is amazing. That's what George and Lacey tell themselves when they arrive at his isolated mansion in the Welsh woods.
Only something here is worse than weird. Uncle Zeedie seems unhinged, serving them rotten food, and skulking around at night. The house is decaying, blood stained, and stinks of sour milk. And George is seeing kids that aren't there. They're dead, these kids.
And if the rumours are right, Uncle Zeedie is the one who's killing them.
The sequel to the spine-tingling YA short horror fiction, You’d Better Watch Out, the next instalment of Blood Texts: Uncle Zeedie is thrillingly spooky. Full of creeping suspense and chilling twists, this is the perfect accessible short fiction for those who may have fallen out of love with reading for pleasure. Read if you dare!
Cover illustration by Keith Robinson.
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9781916747753 |
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4th September 2025 |
| Author: |
Colm Field |
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Fox & Ink Books |
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Paperback |
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144 pages |
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The Blood Texts |
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About Colm Field
Colm Field was born in the witching hour, beneath a blood-red moon, and under a bad sign. His first words were not fit to print. Now he scratches stories with yellowed fingernails, across the mouldering walls of the abandoned nuclear power station he calls home. If you like what you read, we’ll dare you to find out more . . .
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