The Witch, the Seed and the Scalpel

The Witch, the Seed and the Scalpel isa horror story steeped in the Gothic tradition. The story follows the battlebetween botanist Joseph Ware and one of Scotland's last witches, against asinister order of surgeons.

Edinburgh1841. Reaching out like a hungry white worm ittwisted and spiralled, tasting the air. Then, evidently attracted by the flowof warm blood, it squirmed its way under the surface of my skin.

Everyautumn without fail, a strange seed appears on the chestnut tree that marks thespot where the witch Margaret McKay was murdered. Legend states that anyone whocatches this nut before it hits the ground will be blessed with untold riches,but when it falls into the eager hands of botanist Joseph Ware, the seedunleashes a terrible curse. In his quest to find the cure, Joseph discovers aresistance group battling to save the last of Scotland's witches from asinister order of surgeons who believe the key to all magic lies hidden somewherewithin a witch's anatomy. The conflict quickly tears apart the bonds of family,friendship and even reality itself, as Joseph fights to save his soul and avoidthe anatomists' dissecting table.

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