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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 Don't beat yourself up! Leave it for a while if you need to but not for too long. Sometimes, even when you think you've drawn a blank, just do it...yo…moreDon't beat yourself up! Leave it for a while if you need to but not for too long. Sometimes, even when you think you've drawn a blank, just do it...you'll be surprised what comes.(less)
Catherine McCarthy Writing is an incredible way to encourage you to focus your thoughts and demons into something positive.
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Mosaic

3.64 avg rating — 448 ratings — published 2023
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Immortelle

4.32 avg rating — 230 ratings — published 2021 — 6 editions
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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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The Wolf and the Favour

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Door and Other Twisted Tales

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Death of a Clown

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Hope Cottage

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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?

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Cometh the Beast is essentially a horror Western twist on the Frankenstein tale that, at heart, is a tale of friendship. A high action, entertaining read with never a dull moment. Despite there being a great deal of fighting and bloodshed (as is nece ...more
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Devilry in Godling Wood is another five star winner from Coy Hall as far as I'm concerned. The novel oozes atmosphere, some of it beautiful in an other-worldly sense and some of it truly horrific, especially in regard to the body horror elements.

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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...”
― Catherine McCarthy, Immortelle

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

“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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