Dip into horror with The Blood Texts

Uncle Zeedie is weird, but at least he's rich and his house is amazing. That's what George and Lacey tell themselves when they arrive at his isolated mansion in the Welsh woods . . .

If you love creepy settings, jump-fright reads and unsettling endings, then visit The Blood Texts, the new horror series by Colm Field including You'd Better Watch Out - a disturbing Christmas read - and his new book, Uncle Zeedie, a terrifying tale about missing children.

ReadingZone spoke with Colm to find out more about the books, and also to get his top tips - and a Creative Challenge, below - for writing great horror stories. Find out more.

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More about Uncle Zeedie:  Uncle Zeedie is weird, but at least he's rich and his house is amazing. That's what George and Lacey tell themselves when they arrive at his isolated mansion in the Welsh woods . . . Only something here is worse than weird.

Uncle Zeedie seems unhinged, serving them rotten food, and skulking around at night. The house is decaying, blood stained, and stinks of sour milk. And George is seeing kids that aren't there. They're dead, these kids. And if the rumours are right, Uncle Zeedie is the one who's killing them.