MATT BLAKE | HEARTH OF DARKNESS

Name: MATT BLAKE | HEARTH OF DARKNESS
Start: 2025-10-09T00:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-10-12T00:00:00+01:00
Location: Northwood House, Cowes

Schedule

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025 at 12:00 am to Sun, 12 Oct, 2025 at 12:00 am

UTC+01:00

Location

Northwood House, Cowes | Cowes, EN

🏆 Award-winning journalist. 🕵️ Former crime reporter. 📚 Debut author.
Matt Blake has written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, Esquire and Men’s Health—and spent years chasing crime for The Mirror and The Independent.
He’s:
✅ Interviewed a murderer in his own living room
✅ Been offered a kneecapping by a gangster
✅ Escaped a crack den chased by dogs
Now he turns the lens on himself with “Hearth of Darkness”—a chilling true story that blends 🔍 true crime, 🧠 psychological thriller and 👻 paranormal mystery.
It began when Matt bought a home for himself and his young daughter—only to discover it once belonged to a notorious killer. Then came the eerie signs: 📻 radios flicking on at night, 🐌 slugs falling from the ceiling, ❄️ rooms that never warmed up.
Join us at the Isle of Wight Literary Festival to hear Matt share the gripping real-life story behind his book and his quest for answers in the shadows.