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Maura McHugh

writing dark visions from the West of Ireland

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    Quatermass and the Pit on Bergcast 2

    24 January 2020 /

    Part two of the discussion of Nigel Kneale’s BBC TV series Quatermass and the Pit (1958-1959) with Jon Dear and Howard David Ingham on the Bergcast podcast.

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    Maura McHugh
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    Quatermass and the Pit on Bergcast 1

    13 December 2019 /

    Part one of the discussion of Nigel Kneale's BBC TV series Quatermass and the Pit (1958-1959) with Jon Dear and Howard David Ingham on the Bergcast podcast.

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    Maura McHugh
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#BlackoutTuesday. A small act to show support and #BlackoutTuesday. A small act to show support and solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. Support, donate, and aid those on the frontline of this protest against systemic racism. #theshowmustbepaused
Stunning weather for people and #flowers today, th Stunning weather for people and #flowers today, though both need watering... #roses #Galway
Another #moth visitor... they seem to like my unru Another #moth visitor... they seem to like my unruly garden. I believe this is a Silver Ground Carpet moth. It flew inside and was kindly ejected. #galway #insects #Ireland
Not my favourite #Dracula film (although there are Not my favourite #Dracula film (although there are elements I like about it), but I dug out this #tshirt (hence the wrinkles) to honour the day - on this date Dracula was published in 1897, written by Bram Stoker. Thanks for the iconic #vampire Bram!
Flowering #hawthorn in May is always a lovely sigh Flowering #hawthorn in May is always a lovely sight. After last night's gales I doubt they'll be around for long. #flowers #Galway
A #rose clipped for me from my parents' garden tod A #rose clipped for me from my parents' garden today. It's now in my office, a lovely splash of colour. #flowers #Galway
Nature's #spiral. Discovered attached to a wall a Nature's #spiral. Discovered attached to a wall a metre up. #shell #Galway
#Dandelion #seeds ready to disperse. #woods #under #Dandelion #seeds ready to disperse. #woods #undergrowth #Galway
The heart thrives even with small showers of love. The heart thrives even with small showers of love. The rain is back in #Galway but in a gentle quantity and needed after our dry spell. This plant dies off and grows back every year with almost no input from me so I'm always appreciative of its reliability. And water drops roll around with splendid abandon upon its architectural #leaves. #waterdrops #plants
The #ruins of the past reminds us that everything The #ruins of the past reminds us that everything is temporary. #Galway #Ireland #landscape
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Covers

  • The Best of British Fantasy 2019
  • Twisted Myths
  • La Femme cover
  • Crannóg 41
  • Cassildas Song
  • Witchfinder Unland 5
  • Witchfinder: The Mysteries of Unland 3 cover
  • Black Static #38
  • Witchfinder: The Mysteries of Unland 4 cover
  • Voices From the Past
  • Black Static 21
  • Twisted Fairy Tales
  • Jennifer Wilde, Vol 1, Issue 1
  • Jennifer Wilde, issue 2
  • Witchfinder: The Mysteries of Unland 2 cover

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