As Samhain and winter approach, a sense of unease grows and artist Nell becomes more involved with the isolated and secretive community of the Inions. Set on a fictional, remote Irish island, this gothic tale explores solitude, shifting in mood between peace, suspicion and vulnerability. Drawing on myth and dark history, this is a tense and eerie read.
And then it starts.
As a tap, low but insistent. A familiar rhythm. The rolling, rolling, rolling of notes. All that can be done is to wait for it to pass and hope that the impact will be minimal see what aftermath will follow.
In the dark, the room is gripped by each rising note. Once, it fascinated her. But now, each year, it feels incrementally more sinister.
