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Post by paulfinch on Jul 30, 2014 12:08:54 GMT
Pleased to see you enjoyed, D. Lots more horror, both fictional and non-fictional, coming from the Terror Tales stable very soon.
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Post by paulfinch on Jun 3, 2014 23:09:51 GMT
Latest in the Gray Friar regional Terror Tales series is now available to pre-order. It is TERROR TALES OF WALES, edited by my good self and containing some rather spiffing fiction by a selection of Welsh scribes, each fictional piece interspersed with the usual non-fictional chillers. Here is the back cover blurb, and the TOC: Wales – ‘Land of my Fathers’, cradle of poetry, song and mythic rural splendour. But also a scene of oppression and tragedy, where angry spirits stalk castle and coal mine alike, death-knells sound amid fogbound peaks, and dragons stir in bottomless pools … The headless spectre of Kidwelly The sea terror off Anglesey The soul stealer of Porthcawl The blood rites at Abergavenny The fatal fruit of Criccieth The dark serpent of Bodalog The Christmas slaughter at Llanfabon And many more chilling tales by Stephen Volk, Tim Lebbon, Simon Clark, Priya Sharma, John Llewellyn Probert and other award-winning masters and mistresses of the macabre. With luck that will whet your whistles for more. But in case it doesn't, here's the full table of contents, which I'm sure you'll agree gives it added umph (the italicised items are the 'true' tales with which I always like to intersperse the fictional ones): Under the Windings of the Sea by Ray Cluley; Legions of Ghosts; Old as the Hills by Steve Duffy; The Beast of Bodalog; The Druid’s Rest by Reggie Oliver; Night of the Bloody Ape; Swallowing a Dirty Seed by Simon Clark; The Devil Made Him Do It; The Face by Thana Niveau; Hoof-beats in the Mist; Don’t Leave Me Down Here by Steve Lockley; The Werewolf of Clwyd; Matilda of the Night by Stephen Volk; The Goblin Stone; The Sound of the Sea by Paul Lewis; A Quick Pint and a Slow Hanging; The Flow by Tim Lebbon; Doppelganger; The Offspring by Steve Jordan; Prophecy of Fire; Dialled by Bryn Fortey; The Dark Heart of Magnificence; The Rising Tide by Priya Sharma; The Hag Lands; Apple of their Eyes by Gary Fry; Beneath the Sea of Wrecks; Learning the Language by John Llewellyn Probert. A bit more info on my blog: paulfinch-writer.blogspot.co.uk/To buy direct: www.grayfriarpress.com/catalogue/wales.html
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Post by paulfinch on Jan 5, 2014 10:36:31 GMT
So long as the series sells, we'll keep producing it. I will admit to being mildly concerned that, in concentrating solely on locations in the British Isles, we may be boxing ourselves in a little bit. So we could venture beyond these shores - as Ron Chetwynd-Hayes did with Tales of Terror - sooner rather than later, though not imminently. We have some very interesting titles lined up all the same, and the response from writers who want to get involved is terrific.
Thanks to all you guys for your encouragement and support.
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Post by paulfinch on Dec 24, 2013 11:52:15 GMT
Nice to see VOE has kept up the wickedest Christmas tradition of them all. Another excellent festive calendar.
Happy Christmas to all, and a great New Year.
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Post by paulfinch on Dec 12, 2013 12:07:39 GMT
Pretty sure David Case said he was influenced to write that story after hearing the true account of a trapper who hacked off his own limb to escape a trap. Not sure when or where it supposedly happened.
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Post by paulfinch on Nov 25, 2013 11:14:36 GMT
That's correct, D.
TERROR TALES OF WALES is currently in production.
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Post by paulfinch on Nov 17, 2013 22:38:15 GMT
One thing I would ask readers ... and obviously it's up to them whether they want to do this, but it will always help with sales, is to put reviews of the book on Amazon (which is the main point of sale). It genuinely does make a difference, and the more books we sell, the more money there is for future volumes. So if you like Terror Tales of the Seaside, or indeed any of the Terror Tales series, and you want to see it continue, please get your reviews on Amazon. It only needs to be a paragraph or so, and whatever number of stars you feel the book merits - but something is always better than nothing.
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Post by paulfinch on Nov 15, 2013 17:08:24 GMT
Unsure about ebooks, Ripper. I have no personal objection. All my own novels are now out as ebooks, and my agents are currently reissuing my back catalogue of short stories and novellas in new e-collections. But with the Terror Tales books no arrangement was made with the authors beforehand, and it could take time sorting that out retrospectively. It may happen, but it's already the case that I can't work full time on these anthologies, so every spare moment I've got at present is spent bringing out new titles. However, I have mentioned it to Gray Friar Press, so something may happen along ebook lines at some point.
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Post by paulfinch on Nov 14, 2013 9:45:41 GMT
Researching and writing the non-fiction section of this series is almost as much fun as commissioning and selecting the fiction. The thing that amazes me most is how much gruesome and macabre folklore there actually is in almost every corner of the UK - and most of the locals don't even realise it.
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Post by paulfinch on Oct 27, 2013 10:10:13 GMT
Chuffed to announce that the latest volume in my series of original UK horror anthologies, TERROR TALES OF THE SEASIDE, is now ready to order from Gray Friar Press and Amazon. It includes 12 original works of horror fiction and two classic reprints, from such luminaries of the genre as Ramsey Campbell, Stephen Laws, Stephen Volk, Reggie Oliver, Sam Stone, Kate Farrell, Simon Kurt Unsworth, etc. For the full TOC, cover art, back cover blurb and so forth, feel free to check my blog, Walking In The Dark or go straight to the Gray Friar page -
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Post by paulfinch on Jul 25, 2013 12:50:04 GMT
Sorry for not checking the thread in detail, but has anyone mentioned Bryn Fortey's Shrewhampton North-East?
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Post by paulfinch on Jul 17, 2013 22:40:52 GMT
Might be of interest to you chaps that the sequel to STALKERS, called SACRIFICE, is officially published in the next 20 minutes.
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Post by paulfinch on Jul 1, 2013 15:14:13 GMT
Glad you enjoyed, D.
It's been massive fun compiling this series so far. The good news is that more and more writers of note are contacting me, asking to get involved. Gonna have my work cut out putting together to the next few volumes. It'll be a case of who to leave out rather than who to include.
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Post by paulfinch on May 26, 2013 17:42:46 GMT
My thanks, gents. That's the one.
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Post by paulfinch on May 26, 2013 10:04:52 GMT
I've been trying to recollect the name of a classic Pan story, and can't for the life of me remember. Perhaps someone can help?
I know this sounds vague, so I apologise in advance - it concerns a chap who is travelling through woodland (a quirky notion tells me he's arrived on an island somewhere, but that could be wrong), and spends a night with a hermit-type character in a log cabin. In the morning, he wakes up and finds that his feet (or maybe just one of them) have been amputated.
Any thoughts, folks?
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