The Lighthouse Keeper

When I started reading The Lighthouse Keeper, I was expecting to read a ghost story, given that it is based on the real life disappearance of three men from the Eilean Mòr Lighthouse in 1901. Thus, I was prepared to be scared.
Well, I wasn't totally disappointed.

The Lighthouse Keeper is not a ghost story per se; if I was to pick a genre I'd say sci-fi. It's very much an unsettling read, the kind that gives you chills.
The remoteness of the location, the strange happenings (past and present) and the sense of foreboding that prevails throughout all combine to make this the perfect Halloween read. ‘Tis the season for spooky reads after all.