Psychological horror from Sam Pope

Posted on Friday, October 1, 2021
Category: Author Videos

From a graveyard in Oxford, author Sam Pope introduces us to her new psychological horror story, The Haunting of Lindy Pennyworth (Uclan Publishing).

Sam also tells us what helped inspire her to write the novel, including visiting graveyards as a child and also reading some of the great Victorian gothic horror novelists, and she explores writing suspense and gives her top tips on writing great suspense / horror stories. She also gives a reading from The Haunting of Lindy Pennyworth.


Download a chapter from The Haunting of Lindy Pennyworth


Review of The Haunting of Lindy Pennyworth


The Haunting of Lindy Pennyworth is a story set in Oxford, in England, in present day. Lindy is at college and lives with her mother in the family home after the tragic death of her father. Lindy is desperate for help to speak to her father and sets about trying to contact the afterlife. After a series of strange events her mother begins to feel that Lindy is acting out or is loosing her grasp on reality.


She tries to help Lindy by getting her to see a doctor but Lindy can't stand talking to him. She believes him to be patronising. Lindy feels that her mother is not grieving and just wants to wipe out traces of her father so she is too frightened to explain. She doesn't think her mother will believe her, so she lets her mother think badly of her.


The story follows Lindy's attempts to speak with her father one more time and has twists to keep the reader interested. It is a story that touches on paranormal, mystery, adventure and covers areas of loss, grief, self harming and recovery.


328 pages / Reviewed by Emelia Helliwell


Suggested Reading Age 12+