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Beneath is a terrifying horror novel.

Dan Martin and his family move into a new home. Soon they discover an ancient chamber buried below the house. As the secrets of the area's dark history come to light the family begin to experience frightening supernatural phenomena. Hooded apparitions stalk their garden at night, an unseen hand carves messages on their walls, and most disturbing, their neighbours start to die.

Opening the chamber has released a dark and evil force that existed eons before man. Can Dan Martin, a scientist, accept the existence of the paranormal in order to stop it? Can he protect his family? Violence, horror and death combine in a nerve shredding climax. Will they survive what dwells beneath?

This is the debut novel by English writer Kit Tinsley

NOTE- This is a 2nd edition of this book, it has been professionally edited, and all reviews that mention spelling mistakes and grammatical errors refer to the first edition

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December 30, 2013
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00BH5IAGS
Publisher ‏ : ‎ www.kit-tinsley.com; 2nd edition (December 30, 2013)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 30, 2013
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 602 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 332 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1482576562
Lending ‏ : ‎ Enabled

Best Sellers Rank: #2,765,043 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #16,459 in Occult Horror
- #29,366 in Occult Fiction

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Kit Tinsley

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Kit Tinsley is an English horror author. He is a fan of all things horror.

He graduated form DMU Leicester in 2002 with a BA (hons) in Media Studies and English. Since then he has spent time teaching both subjects in secondary and further education.

He has also worked on several independent films, Writing a film called 'Red Route' in 2007. Unfortunately the film, which Kit also acted in, has been lost in post production hell since completion.

Most recently he has worked on production of a film called 'Shadows of a Stranger', working with actors from the popular T.V shows Doctor Who, Rainbow and Torchwood, as well as an actor who appeared in both 'Batman Begins' and 'The Dark Knight'. The film is being prepared for its release as we speak.

Kit is also a musician, He is lead vocalist/guitarist for a punk/folk/rock band called Dog Goblins.

He was born in Shropshire in 1978, but has lived in Lincolnshire since 1985.

He lives with his wife and their young son.

website http://www.kit-tinsley.com

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Good standard haunted house book, needs grammatical edits

Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2013

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The Basics:

Dan Martin and his wife and two daughters move into a suspiciously affordable new house and discover the haunted undercroft of a long-demolished abbey of evil monks under their backyard. Terror and tragedy ensues.

The Downside:

The text is distractingly thick with typos and mechanical errors. It would be difficult to find a single paragraph without any missing punctuation or a misused to/too/two or their/they're/there. The story isn't particularly original or surprising in any way, relying on the old standbys of extreme denial and curiosity to tie the characters to the bad decisions necessary to support the plot. The characters themselves are heavily stereotyped by age and gender and then occasionally analyzed in Dan's internal monologue as if age and gender differences are a new and untapped subject.

The Upside:

If you're in the mood for a basic, classic haunted house story, you could do a lot worse. Reading Beneath is like going to see a decent generic jumpscare movie in the theater; as long as you don't go in looking for groundbreaking innovation and technical prowess, you won't be disappointed. The scares are solid, if standard, and well paced, enough so to keep even me distracted from the errors, which is quite difficult (after working as a technical editor, the urge to catch each one is hard to shake).

You've got your dream sequences from hell, your house calls from baffled professional ghost hunters, your it-was-only-the-cat (or in this case, dog) scenes, all effectively done. Dan himself is, for the most part, loveable and easy to root for as the heroic dad horror protagonist. Possibly, as an admitted daddy's girl with a little sister, I have a soft spot for him, but there it is.

There is one small but well-executed acknowledgment of the dubiousness of his decision to stay and keep his family in the house after the first few horrors they survive. He notes that the evil seems to have the power to make intense, terrifying psychic experiences feel small and ridiculous after the fact. The phenomenon is so real and relatable that its description is arguably more frightening than the scenes of terror themselves, so due credit for that.

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Mareena McGirr

A Terrific Debut From a Very Promising Author

Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2013

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Dan Martin and his family move into a new house situated in the quiet, picturesque region of Blackfrairs Crescent in the English countryside. Everything seems perfect for the Martin family - they have found their dream home and are living next to the loveliest people who have wholeheartedly welcomed the Martins into the neighborhood. The nightmare begins when the family dog falls through a hole while digging in the back garden. During the resulting rescue mission, Dan and his next door neighbor, Bill discover an ancient chamber buried beneath the house.

As the secrets of the area's dark history come to light, the Martins begin to experience frightening supernatural phenomena. Hooded apparitions stalk their garden at night, an unseen hand carves messages on their walls, and most disturbing, their neighbors start to die. Opening the underground chamber has released a dark and evil force that has existed eons before man.

Can Dan Martin - a scientist who prides himself for his logical thinking - accept the existence of the paranormal in order to stop it? Can Dan protect his family and will they survive what dwells beneath?

This book also contains a bonus short story called 'Fear Thy Neighbor' - a story from Kit Tinsley's forthcoming collection 'Dark County: Tales of Terror From Rural England'.

On the whole, I enjoyed this book very much. The plot was tremendously frightening and completely original and actually was a terrific debut from a very promising author. I give this book an A! and I look forward to reading more from Kit Tinsley in the future.

If I did have one complaint about 'Beneath' by Kit Tinsley, it would be that while reading this book, I encountered multiple typos and numerous grammatical errors which I found rather annoying.

Full Disclosure: 'Beneath' by Kit Tinsley read and reviewed by Mary McGirr, an avid reader and book reviewer from Albany, New York. My daughter obtained a free download of 'Beneath' by Kit Tinsley for me to read from 'Amazon'.

Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2013

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This is one of the best horror books I've ever read. I can't find enough words to describe how good it was. The author steps out of the norm which is a refreshing change from the usual happy ending. This makes the story more real. Being a big fan of the horror genre I've read a lot of horror books so it takes a lot to unnerve me but this one did it. There was never a dull or boring moment. The author kept the terror going non-stop. The author's descriptive abilities made you be able to "see" what he was describing which made it even more terrifying. This author obviously has a magnificent imagination to come up with this story. With each chapter you couldn't wait to see what was going to happen in the next one. The ending was a complete surprise but made total sense even though it wasn't how most stories end with the "happily ever after" conclusion. It was actually quite sad and you could really understand why the husband wanted to do what he wanted to do at the end. Even though this book scared me like it should, I just loved it probably for that reason. I like a book to do what is should do and horror is supposed to give you a fright. This story did a great job and I will certainly be looking forward to more from this author. For anyone who is a true horror afficianado, this book is for you. Don't miss. Great book! Great author! Read, be frightened and enjoy!!!!

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Lou

Creepiest book I've read in a while!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 9, 2016

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After moving house, Dan and his family are seemingly adjusting and settling in well, they get on well with the neighbours and things are going well. Until the night their dog digs a hole and falls into it.
This hole is no ordinary hole, the hole the dog had begun digging disturbs the ground underneath which gives way and falls into a huge underground chamber. Dan and his neighbour rescue the dog and they put up a makeshift fence.
Since the chamber has been disturbed Dan and hiss family begin to experience strange happenings. Being a scientist Dan tries to rationalise the cause of these goings on but deep down he begins to wonder if there is another cause for them, one he cannot use science to explain.

Can Dan uncover what happened in the chamber? Will uncovering the past help to stop the strange occurrences and keep him and his family safe?

Until last year I had never heard of this author at that point but I purchased a copy of Beneath once I saw the cover! I put Beneath on my bookshelf and it has sat there for just over a year, I am so disappointed that I allowed myself too leave it so long before reading it.

Beneath is one of the creepiest books I've read in a long time, and I loved all of it!! I was hooked in just a few pages.
Beneath appears to have quite a few characters but each one plays an important role and they play them well.

The book is written in the first person and is a retrospective first hand account of the things endured by a man driven to the point of breakdown by an ancient and powerful force.
Although haunted house plots are used regularly in the horror genre, I feel the author has managed to make it his own, and has made it captivating by telling it retrospectively in Dan's POV.

The author's writing style definitely makes you want to believe that the things he describes are real. I for one will NOT be going anywhere near a crypt or well for a long time, if ever again!! :) Never having read anything else by this author; yet; I cannot say if his writing style has changed or developed. I honestly do think that he has a talent for the horror genre. I'm really looking forward to discovering more of his work.

Overall a great book! If you like horror or creepy books, go on give Beneath a chance, I don't think you'll be disappointed. I'd dish out 5*'s but I would have loved just a little more blood and gore.

M. Brookes

A satisfyingly dark read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 6, 2014

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This excellent horror story had been on on TBR list for far too long, I've read the authors other book (a collection of short stories called 'Dark County') so I was looking forward to reading this. Thankfully I wasn't dissapointed.

On the face of it the story takes a familiar form, a family move into a new home and strange and terrifying events occur. The father is a man of scientific character and struggles with the phenomena and searches for an explanation. Darker events unfold after the discovery of an old chamber in the garden and the battle is on to survive and protect his family.

While the story may have a familiar feel, the author demonstrates great skill in making the format his own and in creating an involving read. For me the strengths were how the story was grounded in the real world, quite often these things seem to be squeezed in rather than blended. The technique by which the story is recollected also worked well, it brought th eevents close to home and kept me hooked right up to the ending.

The only off notes for me were the initial familiarity with story (although it is well told and does have some interesting twists along the way, so this is really a minor complaint) and I would have liked to have discovered more about the creature at the heart of it all. Still they aren't major issues and shouldn't put you off, this is an excellent horror read.

BlackBrigand

An excellent debut effort

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 19, 2016

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I have always been a great fan of horror and supernatural novels since I started reading them as a boy in the early fifties and over the years have amassed a large collection, mainly paperback copies and I am now replacing those available as e-books with Kindle Editions. This re-organisation has also given me the chance to revisit books that I have not read for a while and add some that I have missed. This author and series was new to me but the publishers description was promising and I was not disappointed.

This is a well crafted original story reminiscent of early Shaun Hutson or Graham Masterton . The characters were believable and the tale moved along at a pace fast enough to keep the readers interest but still developing the characters sympathetically.

An excellent debut effort...I shall look out for further works by this author in the future

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Pips

Best Horror Book I Have Read In A While

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 25, 2013

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I just finished reading this book last night and found it had all the ingredients of what I want in a good horror book. I would say that this wasn't just a good book, but a really excellent book...equal to some of the best horror writers and better than others. I thought from the cover it was going to be something quite different and nearly never bought it. The characters in the book were easy to identify with and the glimpses of horror throughout the storyline kept you reading on and on for more! For once I felt that the ending wasn't rushed, but well thought out. I think the author does need to get his books proof read as the grammatical errors were very noticeable and took my mind off the story sometimes. Still going to score it 5 and can't wait for the next book!

Sue Phillips

Scary place is Lincolnshire !

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 18, 2013

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Thoroughly enjoyed this story, great job for your first book Kit !
Liked the build up & getting to know the characters, each chapter keeps you guessing & feeling the need to keep turning those pages hoping things will start to make sense. I personally, think the ending can be interpreted in a few ways which I think is pretty clever writing. (or it might just be me)
Being set in Lincolnshire is a bonus... I live in this county too !
Looking forward to reading more by Kit in the future.

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