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Book Review: Mosaic by Catherine McCarthy
23 year old Robin is hired to restore a stained glass window in an old church, but things are not what they seem. This novella is definitely a companion piece to McCarthy’s previous novella, “Immortelle”, and the short story “Retribution”, which appeared in her collection, “Mists and Megaliths”. All have a touch of cosmic horror,…
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Book Review: Immortelle by Catherine McCarthy
Set in 19th century Wales, Immortelle is the story of skilled potter, Elinor, and her daughter, Rowena. After Rowena’s sudden, tragic death, Elinor sculpts a beautiful graveside memorial – or immortelle – in the hope that her art can tell her about the darkness that has corrupted her quiet seaside home. McCarthy has a beautiful,…
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Book Review: Myths and Megaliths by Catherine McCarthy
I’m a fan of Catherine McCarthy’s writing. I love the blend of haunting, lyrical horror and grounded, relatable characters that fill her writing. The ten short stories contained in this collection are some of her best work to date. Each one is skillfully written, conjuring worlds both mundane and magical in the reader’s mind. Several…
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Book Review: Hope Cottage by Catherine McCarthy
After the breakup of her marriage, and the death of her mother, Cassie Wilkinson moves to a quiet English village to start anew. Despite its name, Hope Cottage seems hopeless at first sight. Stinking, filthy and falling to pieces, Cassie initially regrets her decision to make a new life with her surprise inheritance. However, with…
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Book Review: The Gatekeeper’s Apprentice by Catherine McCarthy
A young girl discovers her family’s secret in this charming middle grade fantasy. 12 year old Maddie lives with her mother and her younger brother, Tom, who has Cystic Fibrosis. Maddie is mature beyond her years; she has to be, after the sudden disappearance of her father four years earlier. Could the mysterious box hidden…
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Author Interview: Catherine McCarthy
Catherine McCarthy lives in a two hundred year old house in West Wales with a disused farm track that leads down to woodlands, and if that doesn’t provide the perfect setting for a horror and fantasy writer, I don’t know what does. Talking to Catherine, who is warm and bright with a melodious Welsh accent,…