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Catherine McCarthy

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Catherine McCarthy is a Welsh working class writer who weaves dark tales on an ancient loom.
Her longer works include Immortelle, Mosaic, A Moonlit Path of Madness, The Wolf and the Favour, The House at the End of Lacelean Street and her most recent novella, Death of a Clown, which published May '25 through Sobelo Books.
Her short fiction can be found in various publications, including Gamut Magazine, Dark Matter Magazine and Haven Spec Magazine.
Time away from the loom is spent hiking the Welsh coast path or huddled in an ancient graveyard reading Dylan Thomas or Poe.
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Catherine McCarthy Writing is an incredible way to encourage you to focus your thoughts and demons into something positive.
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Mosaic

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Immortelle

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The House at the End of Lac...

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Mists and Megaliths

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A Moonlit Path of Madness

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Door and Other Twisted Tales

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Death of a Clown

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The Gatekeeper`s Apprentice

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Return to Hades and Other AdventuresQ. Which myths/legends from your childhood do you remember as being significant?

A. Clash of the Titans was a favourite movie from my childhood, and it got me interested in Greek myths, especially the haunting tragedy of Medusa. I loved the animal headed gods of the Egyptians and their depiction of the afterlife. Hans Christian Anderson appealed to me because of Read more of this blog post »
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Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
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Such a tender, thought provoking read, and one so fitting for the times in which we find ourselves.
Jumped straight to my 'Best of '26' shelf!
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"Wow! What a ride. This was a new spin on cosmic horror. The whole stained glass restoration unfolded beautifully and eerily without a lot of fluff.
Brilliant!"
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"Bastante bien... aunque el final deja algunas cosas a la interpretación del lector."
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Poisoned Soup for the Macabre, Depraved, and Insane by Grace R Reynolds
"A wonderful collection of horror from a variety of authors. There's a mix of stories and poems along with essays.

These are weird and wonderful and reminds you of things that go bump in the night ...or that might be lurking in the pool.

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One of those rare occasions where I watched the movie before reading the book. I found the overall plot good, and the twist satisfying, but a few things irritated me. Let's just say I enjoyed 'Once Upon a River' far more. ...more
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“suppose my mother taught me a lesson that day; be grateful for what comes your way and don’t expect too much from life. A cynical viewpoint, some might think, especially in one so young.”
Catherine McCarthy, Immortelle

“Contentment in life is far more sustainable than happiness!”
Catherine McCarthy

“During the nineteenth century, graveside memorials, known as immortelles, became popular throughout Western Europe. Arrangements of ceramic or beaded flowers, as well as other motifs and trinkets, were displayed beneath glass domes on the graves of those interred as symbols of resurrection and, of course, immortality. As a rule they were not personalised, though the following story imagines them to be...”
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“Contentment in life is far more sustainable than happiness!”
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“Most people will tell you growing up means you stop believing in Halloween things - I’m telling you the reverse. You start to grow up when you understand that the stuff that scares you is part of the air you breathe.”
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“suppose my mother taught me a lesson that day; be grateful for what comes your way and don’t expect too much from life. A cynical viewpoint, some might think, especially in one so young.”
Catherine McCarthy, Immortelle

“Short stories are tiny windows into other worlds and other minds and other dreams. They are journeys you can make to the far side of the universe and still be back in time for dinner.”
Neil Gaiman

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