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GROANING SHADOWS
Brand new novellas of mystery, madness and supernatural torment. I saw hands gripping the edges of the trapdoor that were grey with filth, and though narrow and wizened, bearing long, yellow fingernails that were more like talons. … it was a drear and dismal monument to an age-old problem that even the most modern thinkers had failed to resolve: the fate of the criminally insane. … he was slashed across his face, first downwards and then diagonally, blows that left lacerations in flesh and bone so deep that his eyeballs popped out onto his cheeks. … to my left I fancied I’d just spotted movement … awkward, capering movement, like something crippled or deformed keeping a steady pace with us. Travel with Paul Finch along four twisting trails, any one of which could lead to your worst nightmare. The decayed seaside town, where the actions of a depraved sex attacker only hint at the evil that has wakened. The Cornish island, where a deserted fishing village stands in memorial to a menace from the mists of time. The inner city slum, where a derelict church houses something unspeakable. The grotto in the wood, to which far more than gruesome memories are attached. — g f p — |
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Paul Finch is a former police officer and journalist, now turned full time writer. He first cut his literary teeth penning episodes of the British TV crime drama, THE BILL, but has also written extensively in the field of animation, contributing numerous scripts to various children's television shows. However, he is probably best known for his work in horror. To date, he's had nine books and nearly 300 stories and novellas published on both sides of the Atlantic. His first collection, AFTERSHOCKS, won the British Fantasy Award in 2002, while he won the award again in 2007 for his novella, KID. Later in 2007, he won the International Horror Guild Award for his mid-length story, THE OLD NORTH ROAD. He is currently working on the scripts for three movie adaptations of his own stories, CAPE WRATH, CHARNEL HOUSE and HUNTING GROUND. His recent Doctor Who audio play, LEVIATHAN, starring Colin Baker, will be released in early 2010. Paul lives in Lancashire, northern England, with his wife Cathy and his children, Eleanor and Harry. |
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Jacketed Hardback; limited (100 copies); ISBN: 978-1-906331-12-2
Trade Paperback; limited (300 copies); ISBN: 978-1-906331-11-5
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