New Cover Reveal for The Mereland Chronicles: The Crier

Discover the new cover for The Mereland Chronicles: The Crier, a story of mystery, hidden motives, and romance set in South Cumbria's past and inspired by the landscapes of the Lake District.

https://pjscribbans.co.uk/2026/06/14/new-cover-reveal-for-the-mereland-chronicles-the-crier/

Henry Clarence Whaite, 'Mountain Mist At Sunrise, The Lake District'. #LakeDistrict #Cumbria #landscape #landscapeart #art #sublime

Lake District Ghosts & Beasties

The restless spirit of a monk still haunts the legends of Windermere. Ghosts, folklore and Halloween tales linger in the Lake District, and my novel The Mereland Chronicles: The Crier explores the haunting origins behind the Claife Crier.

https://pjscribbans.co.uk/2025/10/01/monsters-and-medieval-england-a-look-at-lake-district-beasties/

When a Story Stays With You

A single line from a recent reader review stopped me: “It has stayed in my mind.” What begins as a familiar story becomes something far more unsettling and far harder to forget.

https://pjscribbans.co.uk/2026/03/29/when-a-story-stays-with-you/

Well the Lake District was nice #photography #cumbria #lakedistrict

Windermere’s Haunted History

The Claife Crier is one of the Lake District’s most haunting legends. A ghostly cry said to echo across Windermere from Claife Heights. In this post, I explore the 19th-century origins of the tale, from the 1852 Kendal Mercury account to Harriet Martineau’s Guide to the English Lakes, and how this eerie folklore inspired my novel The Mereland Chronicles: The Crier. Perfect reading for Halloween and for anyone who enjoys stories of betrayal, mystery, and the darker side of Lake District history.

https://pjscribbans.co.uk/2025/10/08/the-claife-crier-windermeres-haunted-history/

Retelling the Claife Crier Legend

Discover The Claife Crier, a retelling of one of the Lake District's lesser-known legends set within the world of The Mereland Chronicles. Based on the folklore of the Crier of Claife, this previously unpublished story expands on the mystery surrounding Claife Heights and offers readers a new glimpse into the world beyond Henry and Hannah's tale.

https://pjscribbans.co.uk/2026/06/09/retelling-the-claife-crier-legend/

The Lake District has waterfalls, sheep, Kendal Mint Cake, and now a paranormal investigation. Asher's Ridge from Montford Tales is a 1-4 player RPG where you script a paranormal drama, tiles spinning the plot and cards marking locations. Twin Peaks never looked so National Trust.
#RPGPDFSpotlight #TTRPG #TwinPeaks #LakeDistrict #Horror #AsherRidge #Paranormal
https://www.tabletopsentinel.com/news/horror/rpg-pdf-spotlight-ashers-ridge-rpg

It's fun to find a carnivorous plant in the wild! Here's a round-leaved sundew in the boggy soil.

#triffid #Droserarotundifolia #sundew #LakeDistrict

A pint with a (very nice) view

#lakedistrict #cumbria #pint