Military wife and author from Denbighshire writes horror novel set in Anglesey

Samantha Fisher’s latest book in what she hopes will be at least a six-part series, “Base Fear: Deadly Secrets”, tells the story of Paige Daniels, a military brat from England whose family is posted to Anglesey.

Ordinarily, Paige embraces the challenges that come with having a parent serving in the military, but when her family are posted to Ynys Môn, she discovers their new quarter comes with a grislier history than most.

Plagued by an unknown entity with a malicious streak, Paige must join the pieces of a decades-old puzzle if she hopes to save the ones she loves.

Samantha, who was born in St Asaph, lived in Prestatyn until she was 19, went to school in Abergele, and moved to RAF Valley roughly five years ago, said the book stems partly from personal experience.

The cover for "Base Fear: Deadly Secrets". Photo: Samantha Fisher

She said: “I have been able to draw on my experiences as a military wife of 15 years in order to explore, within the novel, themes of family, separation, grief, and mental health.

“I married my husband who is in the military, spent about 10 years travelling around England, and about five years ago, moved back to Anglesey (at RAF Valley).

“It’s set on the base that I live at, and it’s going to be part of a series that explores different bases; some in Britain, some overseas. A lot of them have local legend surrounding them, or different horror stories.

“Obviously, bases have seen a lot of action since World War Two. There are quite a few stories about hauntings; there is even one down in Mildenhall, which is the focus of another book in the series, which has a legend about a witch.

“It was really just from travelling around and reading about all of these local legends and myths that come up.”

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Samantha’s book “The Secrets We Keep in the Dark” was longlisted late in 2021 for The Book Edit Writer's Prize.

Having been writing since the age of 12, she has previously published five short stories with Crystal Lake Publishing, as well as two horror “drabbles” with Trembling With Fear.

She also has another short story featuring in the upcoming horror magazine, “Cepheus Rising”.

“Base Fear: Deadly Secrets”, released through Raven Tale Publishing, will be available to buy on both Amazon Kindle and Apple Books by the end of this week, and in print approximately a fortnight later.

Samantha can also be followed on both Instagram and Facebook under the title “S. C. Fisher Author”.