short stories – Maura McHugh

Oathkeeper in Great British Horror 4

By: Maura McHugh 30 August 201930 August 2019

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My short story ‘Oathkeeper’ will be in Great British Horror 4: Dark and Stormy Nights, edited by Steve Shaw, and published by Black Shuck Books.

The Boughs Withered Launch

By: Maura McHugh 29 July 201929 July 2019

publicationsBone Mother, collection, dark fantasy, horror, short stories, The Boughs Withered1 Comment

My collection, The Boughs Withered (When I Told Them My Dreams), will be part of a launch at Dublin 2019: An Irish Worldcon of a number of NewCon Press titles, from 17.30 to 18.30 on Saturday, 17 August. It’s taking place at the Point Square Dublin, Warehouse 2 performance space. All members of Worldcon are welcome!

Pre-order The Boughs Withered

By: Maura McHugh 18 June 201918 June 2019

publicationscollection, NewCon Press, short fiction, short stories, The Boughs Withered, The Boughs Withered When I Told Them My Dreams

You can now pre-order my collection, The Boughs Withered (When I Told Them My Dreams), from NewCon Press.

The Boughs Withered Cover

By: Maura McHugh 31 May 201913 June 2019

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I’m delighted to announce that the cover art for my forthcoming collection from NewCon Press is by artist Daniele Serra.

The 70s & 80s Horror Mixtape

By: Maura McHugh 25 February 201925 February 2019

Reviewshorror, mixtape, short fiction, short stories

For Mark West’s 70s & 80s Horror Mixtape I picked ‘In The Squalus’ by Kit Reed, which was originally published in 1972 in The Transatlantic Review.

New collection from NewCon Press

By: Maura McHugh 17 January 201918 January 2019

News, publicationscollection, dark fantasy, horror, NewCon Press, short stories, The Boughs Withered, The Boughs Withered When I Told Them My Dreams

NewCon Press in the UK will be publishing the first collection of my original short stories. It will contain a mixture of previously published work along with new stories, with an introduction by Kim Newman. The collection is called The Boughs Withered (When I Told Them my Dreams), and is scheduled to be launched at Worldcon in Dublin in August 2019.

Best New Horror #28

By: Maura McHugh 10 November 201713 December 2018

publicationsanthology, Best New Horror, short stories, Stephen Jones, Uncertainties

Here’s the cover for Best New Horror #28, edited by Stephen Jones. My short story ‘The Light at the Centre’ is in it – the story was originally published in Uncertainties Vol. 1, edited by Brian J. Showers, and published by Swan River Press. Here’s the table of contents: Acknowledgements Introduction: Horror in 2016 –…

‘Y’ in Eyedolon 1

By: Maura McHugh 1 November 201720 December 2018

publicationsBroken Eye Books, Eyedolon, Scott Gable, short stories, Y

I’m really pleased to say that my short story ‘Y’ is appearing in issue 1 of Eyedolon (‘Toward a Weirder Tomorrow’), a new online anthology series from Broken Eye Books, edited by Scott Gable. If you wish to read the work and/or subscribe to the series, you can join its Patreon. Here’s the ToC for…

The Light at the Centre in Best New Horror #28

By: Maura McHugh 3 August 201720 December 2018

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My short story ‘The Light at the Centre’ has been selected by editor Stephen Jones for his Best New Horror #28 anthology. I’m delighted! It was first published in Uncertainties Vol. 1 by editor Brian Showers for Swan River Press (and still available for purchase).

Walk on the Weird Side

By: Maura McHugh 17 June 201713 December 2018

publicationsanthology, Joe Pulver, short stories, Walk on the Weird Side

My short story ‘Impossible to Feign’ will appear in the Walk on the Weird Side anthology, edited by Joe Pulver. Cover art by Nick Gucker. This is an unthemed, charity anthology of weird fiction and verse, with all proceeds to benefit NecronomiCon-Providence where it will be launched.