Gothic Horror Tales

London is in the tight grip of a murderer stalking the docklands, preying on men, women and children, and William Woodes fears that he might be next. As he continues to report to the Morning Herald on the unfolding case of the Manning Murder, Mr Woodes is drawn ever closer to the Dockland Doctor whose murderous rampage is unrelenting. Determined to put an end to an end to the mystery, and free London of the curse, Mr Woodes will do whatever he must to uncloak the murderer, even if if it kills him.

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Send us a textThe year is 1849. Darkness hangs over the streets of London in the wake of a grisly murder, and at the heart of it all is William Woodes, the foremost stenographer of the era. Tasked with the undesirable ordeal of recording the details of the Manning Murder for the renowned printing house in Black Friars, Mr Woodes’ literary wit propels him into the annals of history. But not everything is as clear as it might seem. Troubled by a dark history of his own, Mr Woodes will do all he...

Send us a textWilliam Woodes is no stranger to the darkest side of London's docklands. A stenographer for the King's Printing House in Black Friars, he does not shy from the horror of London's worst, nor will he submit to the rule of its elite. In the wake of public outrage and fear which followed the Bermondsey Horror, Mr Woodes discovers a new evil which will quickly consume him.