Catherine McCarthy
@catherinemccarthy.bsky.social
Welsh author of dark fiction and roamer of ancient paths.
Words in Haven Spec, Dark Matter, Gamut Mag and other strange places.
Find me @ https://cmccarthywriter.substack.com/
Words in Haven Spec, Dark Matter, Gamut Mag and other strange places.
Find me @ https://cmccarthywriter.substack.com/
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Two of my widest read books are available on #KindleUnlimited as well as #audible.
Links👇
Mosaic: mybook.to/hhDt
Lacelean Street: mybook.to/LaceleanStreet
Links👇
Mosaic: mybook.to/hhDt
Lacelean Street: mybook.to/LaceleanStreet
I'm looking out for copies in charity shops etc. as they're not always easy to find these days.
February 9, 2026 at 12:08 PM
I'm looking out for copies in charity shops etc. as they're not always easy to find these days.
Thank you, Elsemarie!
February 9, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Thank you, Elsemarie!
That's the first story in this collection!
February 8, 2026 at 5:37 PM
That's the first story in this collection!
They're not mine. It's a Tanith Lee collection.😀
February 8, 2026 at 4:29 PM
They're not mine. It's a Tanith Lee collection.😀
Imagine having had your stories accepted by the iconic Weird Tales Mag 28 times. This beauty of a collection from Tanith Lee contains every single one of them.🖤
It took me a while to get through them all, but the journey was well worth it.
#booksky
It took me a while to get through them all, but the journey was well worth it.
#booksky
February 8, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Imagine having had your stories accepted by the iconic Weird Tales Mag 28 times. This beauty of a collection from Tanith Lee contains every single one of them.🖤
It took me a while to get through them all, but the journey was well worth it.
#booksky
It took me a while to get through them all, but the journey was well worth it.
#booksky
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Atmosphere full of dread and trepidation, what at first seems like a deadly outbreak of an infectious disease in a small town turns into something much more horrifying. In McGregor's hands, every detail is beautifully crafted and the slow burn reveal of what is happening is worth the wait. 📚💙
February 8, 2026 at 4:04 PM
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Atmosphere full of dread and trepidation, what at first seems like a deadly outbreak of an infectious disease in a small town turns into something much more horrifying. In McGregor's hands, every detail is beautifully crafted and the slow burn reveal of what is happening is worth the wait. 📚💙
If you consider folk music and folktales too twee, I encourage you to try this beauty by Polly Paulusma.
Dark themes, a great performance, and I love the animation too.🖤
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUIL...
Dark themes, a great performance, and I love the animation too.🖤
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUIL...
Polly Paulusma - The Maid & The Palmer
YouTube video by Polly Paulusma
www.youtube.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:58 PM
If you consider folk music and folktales too twee, I encourage you to try this beauty by Polly Paulusma.
Dark themes, a great performance, and I love the animation too.🖤
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUIL...
Dark themes, a great performance, and I love the animation too.🖤
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUIL...
Thank you!
February 6, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Thank you!
She would love that, Nigel.
February 6, 2026 at 3:15 PM
She would love that, Nigel.
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A young palliative care nurse gets a dream-job at a big city hospital. An evil presence commands her to leave the place. If she yields, come the blood moon an ancient plague would ravage Earth. Would she risk her soul and confront the beast or take the easier route? amazon.com/dp/B0FLMM8LKG
February 6, 2026 at 1:35 PM
A young palliative care nurse gets a dream-job at a big city hospital. An evil presence commands her to leave the place. If she yields, come the blood moon an ancient plague would ravage Earth. Would she risk her soul and confront the beast or take the easier route? amazon.com/dp/B0FLMM8LKG
Author copies of my Gothic novella in da house!😄
Thanks, @sobelobooks.bsky.social for re-publishing this beauty and for sending them my way!
Link: mybook.to/Immortelle2n...
#booksky
Thanks, @sobelobooks.bsky.social for re-publishing this beauty and for sending them my way!
Link: mybook.to/Immortelle2n...
#booksky
February 5, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Author copies of my Gothic novella in da house!😄
Thanks, @sobelobooks.bsky.social for re-publishing this beauty and for sending them my way!
Link: mybook.to/Immortelle2n...
#booksky
Thanks, @sobelobooks.bsky.social for re-publishing this beauty and for sending them my way!
Link: mybook.to/Immortelle2n...
#booksky
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My last publisher closed, but The Innocents Mysteries Series has a new home, fresh edits, and new covers. Find part one of a series of 19th century mysteries here www.amazon.com/dp/B0GBPFVDR6
Link to author page for the rest of the series
www.amazon.com/stores/C.-A....
It's exciting to be back.
Link to author page for the rest of the series
www.amazon.com/stores/C.-A....
It's exciting to be back.
January 23, 2026 at 12:28 AM
My last publisher closed, but The Innocents Mysteries Series has a new home, fresh edits, and new covers. Find part one of a series of 19th century mysteries here www.amazon.com/dp/B0GBPFVDR6
Link to author page for the rest of the series
www.amazon.com/stores/C.-A....
It's exciting to be back.
Link to author page for the rest of the series
www.amazon.com/stores/C.-A....
It's exciting to be back.
Never taken for granted, ever!
February 4, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Never taken for granted, ever!
My contributor's copy of the Poisoned Soup anthology has arrived!😍
Can't wait to read all the wonderful stories and essays inside!
Thank you, @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social!🙏💙
Yet again, it's been an honour to work with you.
Can't wait to read all the wonderful stories and essays inside!
Thank you, @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social!🙏💙
Yet again, it's been an honour to work with you.
February 4, 2026 at 3:23 PM
My contributor's copy of the Poisoned Soup anthology has arrived!😍
Can't wait to read all the wonderful stories and essays inside!
Thank you, @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social!🙏💙
Yet again, it's been an honour to work with you.
Can't wait to read all the wonderful stories and essays inside!
Thank you, @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social!🙏💙
Yet again, it's been an honour to work with you.
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I've been talking about @armandauthor.bsky.social's Kickstarter recently (kck.st/4bBxNuJ). Here's another. Both authors are wildly creative and productive, and most of all, generous with their time. So, please back them, and share. They aren't asking for much. #WritingCommunity #Crime #Horror
February 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM
I've been talking about @armandauthor.bsky.social's Kickstarter recently (kck.st/4bBxNuJ). Here's another. Both authors are wildly creative and productive, and most of all, generous with their time. So, please back them, and share. They aren't asking for much. #WritingCommunity #Crime #Horror
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Some lovely words from @mothfrenzy.bsky.social for Rat-She.
Gave me an excuse to start playing with graphics. And, as always, no AI involved in any of this. Book cover by me.
mybook.to/Rat-She
Gave me an excuse to start playing with graphics. And, as always, no AI involved in any of this. Book cover by me.
mybook.to/Rat-She
February 4, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Some lovely words from @mothfrenzy.bsky.social for Rat-She.
Gave me an excuse to start playing with graphics. And, as always, no AI involved in any of this. Book cover by me.
mybook.to/Rat-She
Gave me an excuse to start playing with graphics. And, as always, no AI involved in any of this. Book cover by me.
mybook.to/Rat-She
Looking forward to my copy!
JUST OUT: Issue 172 of Philosophy Now looks at the Roman Philosophy, from Machiavelli’s take on the Roman Republic to Cicero’s ideal of virtus, Quintilian’s surprisingly modern educational insights, and Stoic reflections that still speak to how we live today. philosophynow.org
February 4, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Looking forward to my copy!
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If of interest to anyone, I've shared (possibly temporarily) a talk I made for a Bronte course on adapting Wuthering Heights.
It's based on an earlier talk I gave called 'Adapting Heathcliff; or The Gothic has an Anti-Romani racism problem.'
youtu.be/gfxLTB2IBvo?...
It's based on an earlier talk I gave called 'Adapting Heathcliff; or The Gothic has an Anti-Romani racism problem.'
youtu.be/gfxLTB2IBvo?...
Adapting Heathcliff: Romani Representation and Adaptations of Wuthering Heights with Sam Hirst
YouTube video by Romancing the Gothic
youtu.be
February 4, 2026 at 10:03 AM
If of interest to anyone, I've shared (possibly temporarily) a talk I made for a Bronte course on adapting Wuthering Heights.
It's based on an earlier talk I gave called 'Adapting Heathcliff; or The Gothic has an Anti-Romani racism problem.'
youtu.be/gfxLTB2IBvo?...
It's based on an earlier talk I gave called 'Adapting Heathcliff; or The Gothic has an Anti-Romani racism problem.'
youtu.be/gfxLTB2IBvo?...
Thanks, Aura.
February 3, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Thanks, Aura.
Thanks, Lew.
February 3, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Thanks, Lew.
I wish you luck!
February 3, 2026 at 10:01 PM
I wish you luck!