Warning: Do not read after dark! The darkness has noticed you and will try to take you down. It is the task of the Spook and his apprentice, Thomas Ward, to protect the land from the darkness. But deep in the catacombs beneath Priestown lurks a creature that the Spook has never been able to defeat - the Bane. As they prepare for battle, another deadly enemy emerges to destroy Tom and his master. Can they survive the threats? The second part of the thrilling Wardstone Chronicles, which deals with witches, demons, mysterious foes and locations, ancient myths and legends, skillfully blending dark fantasy with chills and horror. For all fans of, for example, Lockwood & Co., Bartimaeus, Skulduggery Pleasant, Harry Potter, or Artemis Fowl.