Derry the setting in new horror story dedicated to the author's cousin

Derry and Buncrana are the setting for an upcoming horror story.

Local author Eamonn Bradley is set to release his latest book, ‘The Veil,’ this upcoming summer, with the northwest of Ireland taking centre stage.

The story is a psychological thriller that gets the minds and hearts racing as Bradley focuses his story on how creatures could be operating in the shadows and feeding on the negative feelings and energy within the human race to power their world.

While the overwhelming majority of the world can not see what is happening, those who suffer from serious head injuries become aware of what is truly happening.

We discover this through our four main teenage characters, while one, Charlie, starts to believe that his brother, who went missing five years ago, could have been taken by these creatures after he suffered a similar injury after Charlie pushed him off a swing.

The writing of this book took on an added importance as it was the ‘last adventure’ that he and his best friend could have.

He said: “It is dedicated to my cousin Marty Barr; we unfortunately lost him two years ago as he took his own life. He was my best friend throughout my whole life. I used to speak to him every weekend, and so I created one of the characters, sort of as a last adventure for him and me. It just so happened that it worked into the story anyway.

“He was well known in Derry; everybody knew Marty.

“The book is dedicated to him; it is a wee send-off to him. It is actually being published on his birthday.

“It is my way to say goodbye.”

Bradley believes that the book will be accessible and enjoyed by many, as everyone could relate to the setting of the book, with Derry playing the part of a major city to its neighbouring seaside town.

He said: “I am from Derry but moved to Buncrana when I was eight or nine but spent nearly every weekend in Derry.

“People can read this from outside Ireland as Buncrana is a seaside town just outside Derry, but the closer you get to home, people will all understand the local wee areas and landmarks and understand the connection on how it all comes together.”

The book is set to be released on June 15, but it is already available for pre-order, with the book currently sitting 65th on the list of pre-orders on Amazon within the British and Irish horror genre.

You can order the book through this link.

By the time ‘The Veil’ is released, Bradley is likely to have finished writing his third book, once again focusing on horror, as he is inspired by the likes of Stephen King, Richard Matheson, and Cormac McCarthy.