Doris

When single mum Karen and her baby visit their elderly neighbour Doris, Karen soon realises that things are not at all what they seem. Doris has plans for Karen and the baby and enlists a group of elderly cohorts to see her plan through.Based on the acclaimed short film of the same name, comes a deeper, darker, and far more unsettling journey. This chilling novel expands the nightmare into a full-length descent, a chilling exploration of neighbourly affection twisted into obedience, the thin line between companionship and control, and the horrors that thrive behind the most ordinary front doors.

H. H. Blackwood is a UK horror writer whose work blends psychological dread with cinematic tension. Known for award-winning short-form storytelling and a fascination with the darker corners of ordinary life, Blackwood crafts horror that is as unsettling as it is intimate.

Doris marks his debut full-length novel, a chilling tale of neighbourly charm, generational secrets, and the monstrous things that hide in plain sight.