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  • ABOUT MAURA
    • Art & Photography
    • Press
    • Credits
    • Education
    • Events
    • News
    • Reviews
    • WOMEN IN COMICS
  • BOOKS
    • Psyche
    • The Boughs Withered
    • Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
    • Twisted Fairy Tales
    • Twisted Myths
  • COMICS
  • FICTION
    • Bone Mother
    • For Rob
    • The Garden of Death
    • Jennifer Wilde
    • The Love of Small Appliances
    • Pay the Toll
    • Tattoo Destiny
    • Water
    • Who Hears Our Cries in Forgotten Tongues?
  • Contact

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Maura McHugh

A writer of prose, comic books, plays, non-fiction and other media, specialising in horror/science fiction.

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  • Nocebo video essay

    9 June 2025 /

    I have a video essay in the limited edition Blu-ray release of Nocebo (2022), directed by Lorcan Finnegan and written by Garret Shanley, and released by Viva Vision Entertainment.

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  • The Long Kiss Goodnight essay

    1 February 2025 /

    I have an essay in the Arrow Films limited edition 2-disc boxed set of the 1996 film, The Long Kiss Goodnight, in 4K UHD.

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  • EIFF 2023

    19 October 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’.

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  • La Morsure (Bitten) wins at Sitges

    17 October 2023 /

    The 2023 Méliès d'argent award for best feature film at Sitges in Spain was given to La Morsure (Bitten) written and directed by Romain de Saint-Blanquat.

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  • At Sitges Film Festival 2023

    4 October 2023 /

    From 5-15 October I'll be attending the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival in Spain as a juror on the Méliès d'Argent Award.

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  • LOLA wins Méliès d’Argent Award

    9 November 2022 /

    I was on the jury for the Méliès d'Argent Award at the Trieste Science+Fiction Festival, and we gave the prize to LOLA, directed by Andrew Legge.

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  • Trieste Science+Fiction Festival

    30 October 2022 /

    From 1-6 November I will be attending the Trieste Science+Fiction Festival in Italy.

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  • Octocon 2022

    10 October 2022 /

    From 15-16 October 2022 I'll be attending Octocon in Croke Park, Dublin.

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  • Q&A with Lynne Davison, director of Mandrake

    7 July 2022 /

    After the late night showing of Mandrake at the Galway Film Fleadh I'll be conducting a Q&A with its director Lynne Davison

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  • Q&A with York Witches’ Society director, Liza Bolton

    6 July 2022 /

    After the screening of York Witches' Society at the Galway Film Fleadh tonight I'll be interviewing director Liza Bolton.

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