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Corpse Road Blues

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Corpse Road Blues, my first short story collection, is available in both paperback and ebook formats.

Fifteen original and previously published stories that explore what it means to be haunted; fifteen spectres, wraiths and shades lost on the old corpse road; fifteen chances to find peace.

“This is a fine collection of short dark tales. Eric Nash balances the grim with the soulful as real emotion interweaves shadows and elements as disparate as Greek mythology, marginalised community bigotry, voyeurism, body horror and rural folk creepiness.” Paul E Draper, author of Black Gate Tales.

“…so brilliantly horrible, it’s left some mental images that are going to be lingering for a very long time! I’m having to take a bit of a breather in-between each story, they really do pack a punch. But that’s no bad thing, writing this good should be savoured rather than all gobbled down in one go.” Steph Lay (author of Taking the Red Ways).

The paperback comes with a vintage wraparound cover designed by Adrian Baldwin, illustated by Mutartis Boswell. It is published by Demain Publishing.

Bonus material – if you’re a fan of origin stories, then there’s a series of posts on the blog that discuss the inspiration for each story in the collection. There’s also a Spotify playlist dedicated to the book, and if you have your own choice of songs that fit the stories, let me know, I’ll add them to the playlist.

Corpse Road Blues is available here: Paperback / Ebook

Magic

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Magic is Book 23 of Demain Publishing’s Short Sharp Shocks! series. The latest edition of the chapbook, Magic, features two folk horror stories. The first, Magic, sees old magic coming to town as ex-con Grange races against the shape-shifting terrors of the Wild Hunt for one last chance to see his daughter.

Having children allows you to glimpse the magic of childhood. We tell our kids stories of wonder where our world is inhabited by tooth fairies and elves, princesses and trolls, bunnies that deliver eggs, a grandfather that gives presents to all the world’s children in one single night, and for a short time they believe. This ability, this innocence, has long fascinated me, and Magic was a way of recording this. Of course, as I explored the subject, I entered the folklore forest and discovered the dark origins of some of western societies’ well-loved beliefs, and one of these has made its way into the story.

The second tale, The Woodwose and His May Queen (first published in Terror Tract magazine), is a tragic story of possession and obssession, a breathless pursuit through ancient woods, and a twisted take on old traditions.

Available at Amazon and Scifier. Listed on Goodreads and StoryGraph.