William Hussey

Contrary to popular myth, William Hussey was born on Planet Earth more precisely in the London Borough of Hounslow. The Hussey family have been touring with fairgrounds and circuses for centuries and, in the 1800s, Williams great-grandfather had the honour of meeting the legendary Elephant Man!  At the age of 1, William and his family settled in the seaside town of Skegness and William spent his early years helping his uncle who owned the towns scariest ghost train!

From the age of 8, William lived in a house his dad had built next to an old churchyard. For the next eight years the family were disturbed by a ghostly presence a little old lady in black, her face criss-crossed with deep lines, who used to walk the corridors at night! William saw her on only two occasions, but he often heard her footsteps passing his window. He hears them still in his dreams


After studying English, Psychology and Law at college and university, William became a lawyer, but found the world of judges and barristers far too boring! So he quit! He wrote a couple of books for grown-ups before being inspired by his little nephew Johnny to write one for kids. He had so much fun writing this book Witchfinder: Dawn of the Demontide that he wants to write many, many more!

Dawn of the Demontide is published by Oxford University Press and is the first book in the Witchfinder trilogy.  It was followed by Gallows at Twilight and The Last Nightfall.