Matt Blake

1/3 I’m happy to announce that, a year after signing with @eandtbooks, my book is coming out on 30 OCTOBER 2025 HEARTH OF DARKNESS is a true story about the secrets houses keep, and how little we know about their mysteries. Pre-order @Waterstones: bit.ly/4nU6nEf

Here's the link to the article: telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/10/1…

Hello. I wrote an article in the Daily Telegraph today, based on my book, about some creepy things that happened in my house after I learned a notorious killer once lived there. I will be responding to comments under the story for the next hour or so...

3/3 So I set out to make sense of it all. Can a house’s history really reach through time to affect the present? And, if so, how? More to come… but for now, you can pre-order a copy in the link above. Thanks! x

2/3 This book was born in the dark when, after a sticky divorce, I moved into a new home with my daughter. Then I discovered that the E17 Nightstalker used to live there. Soon, as strange things began happening, the weight of the past started to suffocate the present...

1/3 I’m happy to announce that, a year after signing with @eandtbooks, my book is coming out on 30 OCTOBER 2025 HEARTH OF DARKNESS is a true story about the secrets houses keep, and how little we know about their mysteries. Pre-order @Waterstones: bit.ly/4nU6nEf

If your home had a dark past... would you want to know? #HearthOfDarkness by @mattblakeuk is a true story of how it feels to find out that your house was once the home of an evil killer - the #E17 Night Stalker. Out 30 October. Pre-order @Waterstones: bit.ly/4nU6nEf

@DavidRachford It’s not true, read a book

6.2 million views, wild.

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@ameliargh Fantastic and original piece! Loved every word. I’m interested to know tho: what crisp flavour would you describe yourself as?

@SophieHaydock Thanks Sophie!

This is so chilling! Great article from @mattblakeUK theguardian.com/money/2022/nov…

This is just… a devastatingly beautiful work by @morwennastar. So painful, so honest, so touching. READ IT

Today's history article pick courtesy of the free monthly Damn History newsletter for readers & writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to writer @mattblakeuk and @guardian! Like history? Check out Damn History: tinyletter.com/jelhai theguardian.com/money/2022/nov…

RT @Longreads: 4. “Lying at the intersection of real estate, horror, and murder mystery is this gripping essay by Matt Blake. Have you ever…

Les dimanches sont faits pour ce genre de lectures : comment réagit-on quand on emménage dans une maison où a vécu un criminel ? Par @mattblakeUK : theguardian.com/money/2022/nov…

"All houses have histories. But how much thought do we give to what happened in them before we moved in?" #longreads @mattblakeUK @guardian theguardian.com/money/2022/nov…?

@chris_mandle @guardian Thank you Chris!

I wrote about what happens when you find out your house has a dark past. Because it happened to me | via @guardian theguardian.com/money/2022/nov…

@Sophy_Grimshaw @guardian Thanks Sophy!

@mattblakeUK @guardian Wonderful piece, Matt.

@lewisbazley Thank you mate

@mattblakeUK This is brilliant, mate. Hope you're well.

@louisedonovan @guardian Thanks Louise!

@mattblakeUK @guardian Just got around to reading this Matt - lovely piece

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