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Wednesday, 25 May 2016

Classic Weird 2 published by Parallel Universe Publications

Classic Weird 2 is now available as a trade paperback and an ebook .

This 298-page volume contains weird tales by some of the classic authors of the genre, including J. Sheridan Le Fanu (An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street), E. F. Benson (The Judgement Books), Vernon Lee (Oke of Okehurst), Vincent O'Sullivan (When I was Dead), Edith Wharton (The Eyes), W. C. Morrow (A Story Told by the Sea), Irvin S. Cobb (The Unbroken Chain), Edith Nesbit (From the Dead), Robert Murray Gilchrist (Witch In-Grain), Amyas Northcote (The Downs), and J. H. Riddell (The Uninhabited House).

Paperback:
Amazon.co.uk  £8.99
Amazon.com  $11.99

Ebook:
Amazon.co.uk  £2.99
Amazon.com  $4.30
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Monday, 23 May 2016

Cthulhu Monopoly game just arrived today

This little beauty just arrived today. Looking forward to playing it, though I can't help but wonder what HPL would have made of it!
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Tuesday, 17 May 2016

Great Review for His Own Mad Demons on The Slaughtered Bird website

Dave Dubrow gave His Own Mad Demons: Dark Tales from David A. Riley a great review on The Slaughtered Bird website.

REVIEW: His Own Mad Demons

Published May 16, 2016 | By Folklore
Review by- Dave Dubrow.
‘His Own Mad Demons’ is an anthology of short stories written by David A Riley, who’s been an active horror writer since he published a story in the eleventh volume of the legendary Pan Book of Horror Stories in 1970. The tales in Riley’s His Own Mad Demons are all set in the English moorland town of Edgebottom, where the supernatural lurks in every shadow. Riley’s gritty, descriptive prose and fundamental themes are timeless, making this collection a must-read for true fans of horror.
The first tale, His Own Mad Demons, follows the travails of petty criminal Nobby, who’s been given a relatively simple job to do. After things go pear-shaped, Nobby’s attempt to go on the lam is beset with obstacles both natural and supernatural.
In Lock-In, a group of old men calling themselves the Grudgers find that leaving their favorite pub isn’t anywhere near as easy as getting in. A gory piece of psychological horror mixed with Lovecraftian elements.
The Fragile Mask on His Face has a dream-like feeling to it in that the reader knows that something terrible is in store for the protagonist, but is powerless to stop it. A story with twists and turns and a most unusual antagonist.
For a slow burn building to a horrific climax, The True Spirit is a tale that shows you the face of evil, making you hope against hope that the poor characters catch on before it’s too late.
The anthology ends with The Worst of All Possible Places, as apt a title as you’d want. Though the prologue is a bit unnecessary, the remainder of the story is the most frightening in the entire collection, even with as unlikable a protagonist as Bill the drunk.
If you’re looking for message fiction, you won’t find it here. This is good old-fashioned horror, a collection of scary stories told well. It’s these kinds of tales that brought so many of us to horror literature in the first place, and it’s refreshing to see that they’re still relevant, still frightening.

Review by- Dave Dubrow

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Monday, 9 May 2016

Birthday picture from Joe Young

Many thanks to Joe Young for this birthday picture, which goes along so well with the pressie I got from my daughter and her husband last night.


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Glenn Strange's Frankenstein monster

As my birthday present from my daughter, Cassie, and her husband, Alan, I got the Glen Strange Frankenstein monster, completing my collection. The three Karloffs, Chaney and Lugosi had a party last night.
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Dead Ronnie and I published in Sanitarium Magazine

My zombie story, Dead Ronnie and I, set in the Isles of Scotland, is in issue 44 of Sanitarium Magazine.



Sanitarium Magazine Issue #44: Bringing you the Best Short Horror Fiction, Dark Verse and...
Welcome to the Sanitarium The perfect length for your in-between reading/ you’ll love the portability of this little slice of damnation as you tremble while you wait for the…
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Monday, 2 May 2016

But bad review rancour can last forever.


Does anyone else think that the worse the writer the more they resent bad reviews? As a rule of thumb, mind.
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A Grim God's Revenge

A Grim God's Revenge
Paperback £11.99; Kindle 2.99

After Nightfall & Other Weird Tales

After Nightfall & Other Weird Tales
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The Return

The Return

Goblin Mire

Goblin Mire

Moloch's Children

Moloch's Children

The Lurkers in the Abyss

The Lurkers in the Abyss

Their Cramped Dark World

Their Cramped Dark World

His Own Mad Demons

His Own Mad Demons

Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 3

Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 3

Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 2

Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 2

Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 1

Swords & Sorceries: Tales of Heroic Fantasy Volume 1

Kitchen Sink Gothic

Kitchen Sink Gothic

Kitchen Sink Gothic 2

Kitchen Sink Gothic 2

Things That Go Bump in the Night

Things That Go Bump in the Night

Classic Weird: Dark Tales of the Supernatural

Classic Weird: Dark Tales of the Supernatural

Classic Weird 2

Classic Weird 2

The British Fantasy Society

The British Fantasy Society

Hellnotes

Hellnotes

Shadow Publishing

Shadow Publishing

Blood Bound Books

Blood Bound Books

Vault of Evil

Vault of Evil

DAVID A. RILEY

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David A. Riley
Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, United Kingdom
David A. Riley writes horror, fantasy and SF stories. His first story was in the 11th Pan Book of Horror in 1970. He has had stories published by Doubleday, DAW, Corgi, Sphere, Roc, Playboy Paperbacks, Robinsons, etc., and in magazines such as Aboriginal Science Fiction, Dark Discoveries, Fear, Whispers, and Fantasy Tales. His first collection of stories was published by Hazardous Press in 2012, His Own Mad Demons. A Lovecraftian novel, The Return, was published by Blood Bound Books in 2013. A 2nd collection of stories, The Lurkers in the Abyss & Other Tales of Terror, was launched at the World Fantasy Convention in 2013 by Shadow Publishing. Hazardous Press published his 3rd collection, Their Cramped Dark World and Other Tales, in 2015. Both Hazardous Press collections have been reprinted by Parallel Universe Publications. A fantasy novel, Goblin Mire, and a horror novel, Moloch's Children, were published in 2015. He and his wife Linden recently relaunched Parallel Universe Publications, which originally published Beyond magazine in 1995, and have brought out over 30 books.
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