• Hello!

    Welcome to the web site for Maura McHugh - an author of science fiction, horror and fantasy fiction living in the West of Ireland.

  • EIFF 2023

    On Saturday, 28 October at 11:00 I’ll be part of a panel discussion at the Ennis International Fantastic Filmfest on ‘The influence of Irish Folklore on Horror and Fantasy film’.

  • Tales from the Otherworld

    Tales of the Otherworld, an anthology of short supernatural stories, selected by Irish journalist Anne Doyle, is out today, and it contains my short story, 'Faith & Fred'.

  • Midsummer Macabre

    Check out the Midsummer Macabre collective video on YouTube, where I and other horror writers read one of our stories.

  • Summer Frights

    I will be giving a workshop as part of the six-week Summer Frights Horror Writing School, starting on 8 June, 2023.