Angry Robot snaps up 'brilliant' folk horror from debut novelist Church

Angry Robot has snapped up a “brilliant” folk horror book from debut author Daniel Church. 

Simon Spanton, editor, acquired world English rights for The Hollows from Anne Perry of the Ki Agency. It will publish on 8th November 2022. It is set in the Peak District village of Barsall, and promises “agonising suspense, unforgettable characters and an enemy who will linger in your imagination for many years to come”. 

Church said: “It was clear from the start The Hollows couldn’t have found a better home. Angry Robot were the first publisher to get in touch about publishing the book, and the passion and excitement Simon Spanton and the rest of the team have shown for it has just been awe-inspiring. I’m absolutely thrilled and delighted to be working with the Angry Robot team.” 

Spanton added: "I can’t remember the last time a horror novel hooked me so immediately and then left me wriggling on that hook quite so happily until the last page as when I first read The Hollows. Along the way Daniel Church spins the stories of four brilliant female characters and pulls a thread linking folk horror to cosmic terror through three terrifying nights in a brilliantly realised Northern hill town. It’s an astonishing achievement; we’re thrilled to have Daniel join the Angry Robot list and can’t wait to publish The Hollows."