Witch Sight: Modern City – Ancient Vengeance
Witch Sight is set in the dark heart of contemporary Dublin. The book is a dark fantasy drawing together the myths and supernatural inheritances of the Celtic nations, which are still alive in this modern metropolis.
The universe of Witch Sight is based on our Borderland Mythology. The Borderland – a thin place – a place where the border between our world and the Otherworld is very thin and the creatures of the darkness can break through. Dublin is such a thin place. The Otherworld – ‘Annwn’; the place which lies beneath the world. The subterranean region where all that is no longer welcome in our world goes: the land of the dead, the previous race who Mankind drove underground, and the Old Gods – like The Shannow, or the Shadow Sidhe.
Since before history, before Mankind ruled the world, older ancient gods roamed the earth. On the east coast of Ireland a warrior creature, The Shannow ruled supreme and was worshipped as a god. But with the coming of the Celtic Saints the Shannow was driven underground to the Otherworld, the realm beneath our own. There the Shannow resided with all else which is no longer welcome in our world – the older races, The Dead and the other Old Gods.
Since that time, those with the witch sight, the ability to see the beings of the Otherworld, have learned how to communicate with The Shannow. In Ireland those with the witch sight are a family of women, known as The Morrigan, and over time The Morgains. Over centuries they have called on the Shannow to avenge the deaths of innocents in the cruel world above.
Today in Dublin, Sarah Morgain, the last of her family, reads the Tarot to tourists. When her childhood friend Mary’s son is murdered by a gang of drug dealers, Sarah Morgain raises the Shannow to avenge his death.
Witch Sight is a dark fantasy drawing together the myths and supernatural inheritances of the Celtic nations, set in contemporary Dublin. It tells a dark story of the arcane practices which are still alive in this modern metropolis.
Witch Sight 2 – The Blood King, the sequel to Witch Sight is set in contemporary Dublin where a power vacuum has developed in the arcane underworld of this modern European capital city. The story continues this dark fantasy drawing together the myths and supernatural inheritances of the Borderlands of the Celtic nations. The Shannow faces its old adversary, The Abertach, as two factions of an old Irish family of cailleach battle for supremacy as the Queens of Ireland, thinking the Morgaine clan are no more.
If you love fantasy, mythology, horror, and tales of the other side, then Witch Sight and Witch Sight 2 are definitely for you. They intertwine the ancient world, and Celtic mythology, set in a modern landscape with strong visual imagery that creates a sense of mystery and foreboding.
Witch Sight and Witch Sight 2 by Dewi Griffiths and John Washbourne, published by Garland Stone Productions. Both books are available on Amazon.
About the Authors
Dewi Griffiths is a native Welsh speaker from the coast of Pembrokeshire in West, Wales.
Pembrokeshire is the setting for many of the stories from the Ancient Celtic Myths written down a thousand years ago in the Mabinogion. This scenery, remoteness, mythology and the supernatural were strong early influences on Dewi. Combined with a love of storytelling, photography and filmmaking, Dewi entered a career in feature film and high end television drama, working worldwide.
Dewi worked on four continents for such production companies as BBC, S4C, ITV, Sky, Merchant Ivory, and Full Moon. Dewi also runs Garland Stone Productions Ltd, and is a Senior Lecturer in Film Producing at the University of South Wales.
John Washbourne has been involved with film distribution for over twenty five years and is VP Development at Garland Stone Productions Ltd.
John is also an international fencing champion (modern and historical), and martial artist. John’s interest in mythology and history has culminated in co-writing Witch Sight, Black Valley, Blood Eagle, Away Game and numerous other projects for Garland Stone. Garland Stone creates Cutting Edge Horror with an Ancient Heritage.
The authors would like to thank Joan O’Sullivan for her kind help with editing the Dublin dialect and with suggesting locations. Also thanks to Christian Pinchbeck for his work on the cover of the book.
