The Old Inn: A Dark Fae Tale

By Mr Robert Joseph Howard

In the shadow of the Blackthorn Wilds stands the Thorn & Tankard, an ancient inn where weary travelers find warm hearths and impossible wonders.

A Pegasus grazes at dawn. A Slaugh-Griffin wheels through twilight skies. Thornicorns drink from moonlit pools while haunting nocturnal songs drift through the shutters - crystalline whinnies and thunderous wings that stir both awe and a deep, aching longing.

Old Tom Gristle, the ever-smiling innkeeper, welcomes every soul with ale and a kind word. Yet the tales of these magical creatures spread like wildfire, drawing the curious and the glory-hungry to the inn's door.

Some come seeking shelter.

Others come seeking legends.

Very few ever leave unchanged.

A haunting dark Celtic fae folk-horror novella of wonder, greed, and the terrible price of longing for more.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GY3PNVJP
• ISBN13: 9798258124838
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"