December 3, 2019
Bleak landscapes, empty hearts, insignificant lives, dystopian futures, extinction, limbo, uncertainty, death. A beautiful void or a horrific state of being. The simple complexity of nothingness. A new anthology of short stories, edited by Hannah Kate, that take place when … Continue reading
November 22, 2018
A new collection of tales of terror, including ‘Planning Permission’, a story of municipal horror from yours truly… Some words are born in shadows. Some tales told only in whispers. Under the paper thin veneer of our sanity is a … Continue reading
September 7, 2018
A new collection of stories and articles about the UK and Ireland’s horror and folklore, including a short story and essay about Hannah Beswick, the Manchester Mummy, by yours truly… From The Spooky Isles, the UK and Ireland’s favourite horror … Continue reading
December 10, 2017
A new collection of seasonal ghost stories, including ‘Log’, a tale of festive foliage by yours truly… The ghost story is a Christmas tradition; shadows looming over the brightly-lit tree in a room where logs crackle in the hearth, and … Continue reading
March 20, 2017
A new collection of eighteen sinister sylvan tales, edited by Hannah Kate. Available in paperback and eBook. “They were only trees, after all. Only trees.” A magical place steeped in mysticism. A foreboding place of unspeakable terror. The forest is … Continue reading
March 16, 2017
February 10, 2017
Come and join us at the launch party for Into the Woods, a new collection of short stories from Hic Dragones. Friday 17th March 2017, 7-9pm International Anthony Burgess Foundation 3 Cambridge Street Manchester M1 FREE EVENT Into the Woods … Continue reading
January 22, 2017
November 8, 2016
Issue 1 of the Digital Periodicals edition of George Reynolds’s Faust is available now – and it only costs £1! The next issue will be out on Friday, but there’s still plenty of time to catch up with Issue 1 … Continue reading
October 2, 2016
On 28th October, Digital Periodicals (the Victorian Gothic department of Hic Dragones) will be launching the first issue of George Reynolds’s 1847 penny dreadful Faust. The eBook serial will be published in 12 fortnightly instalments, each costing just £1. This … Continue reading