ALONG THE CORRIDORS by Joseph Freeman

MADONNA PARK by Rhys Hughes

HAUNTED by Scott Nicholson

GHOST WRITER by William  Meikle

TRUTH DECAY by William Meikle

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The first chapbook, in the Penny Dreadful collection, is a double bill from Scottish author, William Meikle.

Ghost Writer – He has the big dream…the problem is he has no idea what it will take to make it happen. Be careful what you wish for…

A Spill of Vitriol – Tom’s granddad loves experimenting in his dark basement. But experiments have a way of backfiring. And an accident in the lab leads to a bug problem. A large bug problem.

Joseph Freeman is regarded as one of the brightest new horror writers in the UK. We are proud to be publishing his novel ‘The Lost & The Lonely’ in the not too distant future…but before that, GWP present the perfect introduction to this talented individual. Two dark stories in this first chapbook.

Along The Corridors – Tormented by the local kids and the death of his wife, Ratchett finds the walls of his small home closing in on his hate-filled life.

The Waiting Room – A one passenger waits for his connection, but with the dark clouds come dark thoughts…and darker spirits.

Rhys Hughes is a prolific short story writer with an eclectic mix of influences. Much of his work is of a humorously eccentric bent, often parodies and pastiches with surreal and absurdist overtones, although he is by no means limited to any of these forms and has proven to be extremely versatile.

Madonna Park is a collection of six sublime stories from a true master of words. Rhys Hughes is Wales’ best kept literary secret. Championed by the likes of Michael Moorcock, his unique fantastical fictions have already achieved the level of cult-status. His fiction is both intellectual and hilarious with plenty of puns and satirical side-swipes to keep the reader constantly amused.

Scott Nicholson is one of those hidden, literary gems and has had seven novels released in the US…and the first of them, The Red Church, gets its first release in the UK, in the not too distant future, along with his collection, The First. This first chapbook contains two great tales:

Haunted – The family hear the sounds from all around. Shapes seen out the corner of the eye and a world that is void of colour. Who are the haunted?

Bleeding Ink – Richter is a burned-out beat reporter. He just needs that scoop to put him back on top…then the killings start. A zombie tale with a Nicholson twist.

Our main scribe, William Meikle, is back with a story the is destined to become a cult classic. In the pulp style of the 40’s, Truth Decay is a return to a time past with a contemporary twist. Supernatural fiction at its best.

If he’d kept his mouth shut everything would still be Hunky-Dory. Jake knew the client was going to be trouble as soon as her heels clacked on his office floor. But needs must when money is tight.

Soon the case takes him back, to a past he’d rather forget, to truths that can’t be spoken…and to bloody revenge that must be endured.

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CABIN IN THE WOODS by Bob Freeman

SEAL OF THE SEA SERPENT by David Jeffery

CRABS: UNLEASHED by Guy N. Smith

BROTHERHOOD OF THE by William Meikle

THORNS

COLD AS DEATH by William Meikle

COVEN COVE by David Jeffery

MATINEE by Barry J. House

THE CURIOUS OBSESSION by Richard Tyndall

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William Meikle sets his next chapbook offering in a 16th century Scotland.

It is the Winter of 1595 and sword-for-hire Augustus Seton is called by a clan in need in the Scottish Highlands.

They’re offering him money… a lot of money.

Trouble is, he’s going to have to defeat the ultimate adversary to earn it.

Seal of the Serpent is the first of a series of Beatrice Beecham chapbooks leading to the release of a new novel in 2010.

Two geologists study a huge cavern and accidentally uncover a sculptured edifice with curious contents; a strange black sphere with no clue to either its makers or its purpose.

Something held captive for eons waits for a time when its dark, watery prison no longer has walls.

That time is here…

Crabs: Unleashed – A collection of three great stories from the canon that made Guy N. Smith a cult name in literary horror.

The Decoy – A big game hunter attempts to kill one of the giant crabs.

Crabs: Training Day – A fisherman discovers danger lurking in the dark waters off the Welsh Coast.

Crabs’ Vengeance – Klin is close to his fortune…one problem…Queen Crab.

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Another tale of historical horror from a new master of the pulp tale, and a must for or followers of work  in the style of Robert E. Howard.

It is the time of the Crusades.

The quest is on for the holy relic that will unite Christendom in the war to retake Jerusalem…but holy relics come at a price.

How far are you willing to go, if the Lord wills it?

Dr. Landon Connors enlists the help of two FBI agents, Wolfe and Crowe, from within the agency’s Paranormal Operations Division, to look into a group known as The Nightstalkers, a group who fight the forces of darkness, outside of the law…and a place that is something of a way-station for things on the other side.

This tale introduces us to Wolf and Crowe...who will be seen in the coming weeks in three of their own paranormal investigations...and in 2010 will take centre stage in their first novel, Descendent.

Dorsal Finn High School has a problem. Some of its most prestigious students are suffering terrible accidents. Is fate playing games or is something far more sinister and evil at work in the school halls and classrooms?

Can there be a link between a bullied school girl and the demise of her tormentors? What is the relevance of tokens found at the scene of each accident?

Only one thing is certain, Beatrice and The Newshounds have another mystery to solve…before there are more victims.

Beatrice and The Newshounds have another mystery to solve…before there are more victims.

Matinee contains three tales, beginning with Opening Night  – The projectionist is ready and the film is about to roll on a monster movie with an undeniable difference.

Dr Chadwick’s Party – The lecherous Dr. Simon Chadwick is thinking about leaving the party that hasn’t met his expectations. His host, however, has other plans for him.

Rite of Passage - An anthropologist hopes a remote jungle tribe will accept him as one of their own and allow him to undertake their rite of passage. However, the ritual is destined to take a ‘savage’ twist.

Richard Tyndall’s stories have the perfect blend of subtlety and atmosphere that conjure images of past masters of the genre. This is the first of a number of chapbooks to be released prior to the publication of his first collection Gallows Grave.

Matthew Deacon finds his life takes a huge detour into a darker realm as he sets out to prove the existence of a woman whose ghost is seen in the corridors of his office building. The archaeologist then descends into despair as he begins to uncover the truth behind the sightings. The more he searches, the further he spirals downward.

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When a storm throws five Scottish seamen onto a remote Japanese island their first priority is shelter and food.

A ruined temple provides both, and a cache of treasure promises comforts to come.

But there is something else on the island with them, something that has been waiting for someone to come.

It has a duty to perform, and the ties of duty are strong.

Stronger even than death.

UNSTRUNG by William Meikle

Puppets are harmless.

Dancing on the end of their strings, obeying your every whim, only going where you want them to go. That’s all they are. But what if one wanted to be just a little bit more?

Meet ‘The Red McGregor.’

He’s nobody’s puppet. He has no strings to hold him down. What he has is a lust for life… and death.

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REDEMPTION by Brooke Vaughn

A modern day ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ continue a spree of robbery and violence with the carefree abandon of a couple with no value for themselves or life.

A stolen Chevy, a loaded pump-action shot gun and a belly full of adrenalin, find their way to the small town of Redemption, Tennessee.

It’s the time for the annual harvest fayre.

A time for giving…and a time for cleansing.

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PLUTONIAN PARODIES by Rhys Hughes

“…what might be dream in others, in Hughes, is material accessible to his waking mind. If Edgar Allan Poe were living, he could probably analyse it and tell us something about the Rhys Hughes who amazes us.” – Everett F. Bleiler

For more than twenty years Rhys Hughes has been producing carefully crafted parodies of his favourite authors, parodies written with love as well as a comic appreciation of the dark side. Now gathered together under one cover are the three parodies he regards as his finest. Three sly but deeply affectionate twists of the knife into the hearts of Poe, Lovecraft and Hemingway. He says they asked for it. Really they did. Honest!

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UNNATURAL SELECTION by Ian Faulkner

One chapbook....two great creature features.

Unnatural Selection - Extinction is no longer forever. A nightmare creature from the dawn of human prehistory is accidentally introduced into the modern world...and the battle for survival begins; and unless the killer is defeated, it will be the beginning of a very unnatural selection.

Myth - They walk among the trees, silent...huge. A documentary crew looks for answers to the mystery of a missing party of students some twenty years ago. They sought the truth...they found a myth.

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THE CHAMBER OF TIAMAT by William Meikle

Jake and Fiona Simmons have a dream of finding fame and fortune among the sunken ruins of an ancient Greek city.

But there is a another dreamer already down there, an ancient one.

And she has dark dreams of her own, of creation...and destruction.

Waking her might not be the most prudent plan..

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1932, Somerset, UK - An international diving team, equipped with the most modern apparatus of the time, explore the uncharted reaches of the Wookey Hole cave network.

What they discover, is the answer to the question...‘Are we the first?’...but then they have to make sure they get out...alive.

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A delightful collection of four tales from one of the UK’s most respected writers of dark fiction.

Fairground Attraction -  Alan discovers that a reflection can reveal so much more than one sees when you visit ‘Morgan’s Maze of Mirrors.’

The First Time - Rhys Edwards sits alone in a local park and hears a voice from his distant past...a past lover. But what unsettles him is the fact she died some time ago.

Also includes the haunting tale, Always A Dancer and the unsettling The Angel’s Kiss.

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ILL MET BY MOONLIGHT by Frazer Lee

Screenwriter Frazer Lee delivers a wonderful pair of horror stories in his first Penny Dreadful offering.

Ill Met By Moonlight - A tale of possession that begins with a violent attack on a loving couple, leaving one of them a widow and the other searching for a love, now lost, until the coming of the next full moon.

Pendragon Rising - The mythology of King Arthur is given a new twist, as the leader of the Round Table now finds himself a vampyr and his knights, lycanthrope...and facing an army of undead to save Camelot.

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SAMURAI by William Meikle

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CELESTE by Neil Jackson

From the forthcoming anthology Gaslight Grotesque (Ed: JR Campbell and Charles Prepolec) from Edge Publications.

Celeste finds Sherlock Holmes and his partner, Dr Watson, investigating a number of disappearances aboard a ship that finds itself moored in a Scottish port. That ship formally sailed under the name Mary Celeste.

And what is  it about the ship that holds a special interest for the Prince of Wales?

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Borley Rectory, before its destruction in 1939 was, and still is, seen by many as England’s most haunted house.

This house and this ghost hunter were never supposed to meet. But now, in 2009, Borley Rectory has been resurrected, miles from its original position and years after it was apparently burnt to the ground.

Renowned ghost hunter, Boag-Munroe, finds himself standing at the entrance to this magnificent building, with three questions to be answered...how, why and what is happening?

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CREATURE by William Meikle

Here are two tales that will help recount the classic B-movies of the 50’s and 60’s and the entertaining horror tales of the mid 70’s.

Creeping Kelp - A Scottish science expedition uncovers something that is similar to the creatures that were found on the Pabodie Antarctic expedition of ‘31. A creature that has the ability to change it’s shape to suit its environmental requirements.

Generators - Tom and his Grandad continue the old man’s experiments in the basement...and this time, the effect are both outstanding and alarming with dramatic changes to Frankie...the family dog

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THE CUPBOARD IN by Barry J. House

ROOM NINE

London, 1877. Simon Hartley returns to King Edward’s School, a large neo-gothic building that holds the key to his past.

This long-planned visit sees him relive the events that wrecked his adult life.

What was it that they tried to hide?

Who were the woman and the boy?

And why does he dream of the cupboard in Room Nine?

LIFE ONCE LIVED by Mark West

Talented writer, Mark West, delivers two tales that firmly establish his position as one of the leading lights of UK dark fiction.

Risen Wife - It was three days since Mike had stood at Jenny’s graveside, watching her coffin being lowered into the ground. But now...somehow...she was back. True love never dies.

A Stirring - Keith and Jo Parker go on a hiking and find themselves in the middle of the village of Gaderfay. And they also discover they are welcome ‘guests’ at the ‘celebration’ of an event that took place years before...

ACT OF SACRIFICE by Paul Lewis

Act of Sacrifice is a beautifully told tale set in the time of Knights and chivalry. A time when a man would lay down his life for the preservation of the lives of many.

Dodinal is a knight who had been welcomed by King Arthur, himself, to become on of the Fellowship of Round Table...now and finds himself in a strange village having rescued a boy, Owain, from a pack of wolves.

A violent storm continues to rage through the season. Crops unable to grow, livestock butchered and now the thought of survival now occupies every waking thought of the villagers...and Angharad.

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