Books by Alison Rumfitt
“Tell Me I’m Worthless tells the story of two friends, Alice and Ila, in the aftermath of a night spent together in a haunted house. Alice is transgender, and Ila is a ‘gender critical’ feminist, so it’s a complicated relationship that gives the reader lots to think about. But at its core is this terrifying house, Albion, which is essentially haunted or possessed by a particular brand of British fascism. The book is a very timely exploration of the social fabric of the United Kingdom today, but it’s also a very visceral, unforgiving straight-up horror novel, and this is a winning combo for me.” Read more...
Kylie Whitehead, Novelist
Interviews where books by Alison Rumfitt were recommended
The Best Haunted House Books, recommended by Kylie Whitehead
Looking for a scary story this Halloween? Us too. We asked Kylie Whitehead, author of the acclaimed literary body horror Absorbed, to select five of the best haunted house books. Here she discusses her spine-tingling recommendations, which include Anne Rivers Siddons’s cult hit The House Next Door and Michael McDowell’s Southern Gothic novel The Elementals.
