Twelve tales of terror set in the streets, parks, and shadows of London. Fog-shrouded alleys, the dark waters of the Thames, and things that should stay buried—but don't.
The Highgate Vampire: A lazy hippy in a 1970s Highgate squat becomes dangerously entangled in the sinister events unfolding in the cemetery next door.
Bad Times in Little Venice: Doing favours for your boss in pursuit of promotion seems harmless—until you find yourself alone by the canal after dark.
Gematria: Regents Canal, Camden Town, and a pattern of unlucky numbers that refuse to be coincidence.
The Shadow of the Ripper: In 19th-century Whitechapel, a young Irish girl trying to make an honest living discovers that some shadows never fade.
Noises in the Attic: Cheap accommodation in an old Wapping house next to The Prospect of Whitby seems too good to be true. It is. Something lives upstairs.
The Frog God: Some things found in Greenwich Market should never be taken home.
...and six more tales of London's hidden horrors.