The testament lends to the story at the same time a revelation of the past, an anchor in the here and now, and a confession of fear and terror. The crew discover the testament of Alec Dalemore, (the missing lighthouse keeper from 1901) and read of his frightening paranormal encounters as they too, encounter something inexplicable and horrific. The story centres on a team of Scientists all working for the Joint Nature Conservation Comittee (JNCC) who set up a camp on the island to research marine life.

The story itself features two interwoven narrative threads which depict current events and reveal the supernatural mystery of a missing lighthouse keeper.

Baker illustrates the spooky atmosphere of Eilean Mor (a Scottish Isle) using fantastically descriptive Scottish diction and powerful imagery. This book captures all the elements I love in a good scare-a dark, brooding mystery, mounting suspense, realistic characters, superb writing and most importantly, ORIGINALITY. Baker and I can honestly say this book blew me away and I'll explain why. This book was my first introduction to Alan K. It was meant to let the reader decide what happened, I suppose, but I prefer concrete endings. The ending was a bit abrupt and I am not certain I understood it. The appreciation Alec had for his friend who had saved his life and the lengths he was willing to sacrifice himself to repay that. The way the lighthouse keepers throughout the book understood their vulnerabilities and looked out for each other. Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you? His Scottish accent! I had not listened to a sample because I couldn't get it to play on my phone, so it was a bit of a surprise, though a pleasant and appropriate one. What does Steven Cree bring to the story that you wouldn?t experience if you just read the book? Near the end of the book when the author describes the Walkers of the Eternal Night and the effects upon the humans that they were just trying to communicate with

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Lighthouse Keeper? I would recommend it for Lovecraft fans, of which I am one. Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why? Blending factual first hand reports with speculative fiction, the novel takes the listener on a journey to the edge of reality, where the greatest of human fears – the fear of the unknown – holds dominion. The Lighthouse Keeper is a supernatural tale based on the Flannan Isles mystery, one of the greatest unsolved enigmas in maritime history. A warning of something on Eilean Mòr and in the surrounding ocean - something ancient and powerful, and strange beyond imagining.

While exploring the lighthouse, now automated and deserted, one of the team discovers a manuscript written by one of the relief keepers, a man named Alec Dalemore.Īs a sudden storm moves in, cutting off their escape, the researchers come to realise that Dalemore wrote the manuscript as a warning to all the lighthouse keepers who would come after him. In the present, a group of environmental researchers arrives on the island to observe the wildlife. The mystery of Eilean Mòr has never been solved. At the end of their month-long duty, they resigned from their posts, and never spoke of what they had experienced on the island. An emergency relief crew was sent to man the lighthouse. In December 1900, three lighthouse keepers vanished without trace from the remote Scottish island of Eilean Mòr.

I want to be a lighthouse keeper