At the height of lockdown, a group of flailing twenty-something friends makes an illicit break for freedom.
A grand country house stands empty. Once the home of Theo's great uncle, it seems like the perfect place to get high and hang out in the spring sunshine, as they eschew adult responsibilities.
Since meeting as teenagers, rifts have grown amongst the group. Even as they are determined to enjoy themselves, tensions cast shadows between them - politics, sex and lies. The house, too, has its own dark history and exudes a palpable sense of menace.
Where do the drugs end and the supernatural begin? Will anger and jealousy tear the friends apart, or will it be more ominous forces? Their stay at Holt House will change them all...
Praise for Parallel Hells:
'It's the queer horror book of your dreams' Kirsty Logan
'A queer carnival of monsters and masks' Julia Armfield
'A book for anyone who likes to play in the dark' Rowan Hisayo Buchanan
- ISBN10 1399743821
- ISBN13 9781399743822
- Publish Date 25 September 2025
- Publish Status Forthcoming
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
- Imprint Sceptre
- Format Audiobook (MP3)
- Duration 10 hours
- Language English