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the brooligan press skip to main content search the site the brooligan press posts welcome to the brooligan press get link facebook x pinterest email other apps scroll down to see our titles or see the menu for a list of links to each book s page what began as an initiative to pimp my own backlist expanded to become a curated selection of titles some of them making their first appearance in paperback laurence staig s the companion was originally published in a ya list as shapeshifter and here makes its first appearance under its author s original choice of title and in his preferred version tim lees frankenstein s prescription was first available in a limited fine edition run of 300 from tartarus press and we re happy to offer its first mass market edition stephen laws tower block horror darkfall is joined by the first uk publication of ferocity told at dusk remembered at dawn is a major short story collection from laurence staig joining the list alongside anne billson s superior ghost story the ex no generative ai was used in creating the contents or cover of any title the bro read more told at dusk remembered at dawn get link facebook x pinterest email other apps a room with terrible secrets in its walls a drug that will blow more than just your mind an art installation to die for a supermarket poltergeist with an eye for fashion sixteen short stories and one novella from a master of the strange the unusual the downright unsettling laurence staig writes stories that creep up quietly and sink needle teeth into your spine he does in print what hammer house of horror did onscreen shows very nasty yet horribly credible haunted stretches of britain highly recommended and not for the nervous kim newman there s a strong whiff of the twilight zone about some of these stories no bad thing in my eyes inescapable nightmares lucian poll writer and critic laurence staig is one of the great unsung heroes of british horror and fantasy fiction stephen jones world fantasy award winning writer and editor a similar theme and atmosphere to the companion but one that succeeds in being more m r jamesian on route to the climax the read more chimera get link facebook x pinterest email other apps the novel that inspired the headline grabbing itv series starring john lynch kenneth cranham and christine kavanagh a terrifyingly plausible journey into the disturbing nerve centers of medical science where our secret future is formed today when peter carson is invited to the pioneering jenner clinic by one of the lab assistants he s naturally intrigued but when he arrives at the remote site in the cumbrian fells to find police roadblocks and official silence he realises that he s stumbled onto a story that will do him no good at all dr jenner s work matters to the government enough to warrant unlimited funding high security and the best technicians in the country but something has gone badly wrong the project that has no room for mistakes has produced a result so terrible that it must never see the light of day and now the evidence must be destroyed whatever the cost a rip roaring chiller a latter day prometheus both unbound and bloody read more the ex get link facebook x pinterest email other apps there it was again more scrabbling no question about it now someone or something was scratching at the window someone or something wanted me to open it up and let them in john croydon is out of his depth his latest client is classy beautiful and very very rich and she s being stalked by her fiancé s ex wife who is threatening to disrupt the wedding or worse croydon has just one week to persuade this inconvenient ex to leave the happy couple alone problem is she s going to take some persuading because she s dead has been dead for some time and she isn t looking pretty from the author of cult vampire novel suckers and notting hill ghost story stiff lips comes another ghost story narrated with self lacerating humour by a private eye who has a lot to learn about himself and the supernatural in the course of an investigation that will lead him from london to norfolk and ultimately to venice john croydon will be forced to dig into read more ferocity get link facebook x pinterest email other apps something is stalking the northumberland moors slaughtering sheep and other livestock there have been sightings of a big cat a huge feral creature that has so far managed to elude capture some of the locals are terrified while others scoff that it s only a legend still the killings continue cath lane is a young novelist and mother eager to explore her new home in rural northumberland to her the legendary beast of the moors is excellent fodder for a new novel how could she know as she begins her research that the beast is no mere myth how could she foresee the terror that waits for her crouching in the dark ferocity draws on horror s history i was particularly reminded of the style and worlds of cornell woolrich both woolrich and laws share engaging writing styles incorporating the worlds of crime and horror stephen laws prose generates suspense with exquisite simplicity horror reader this is a wonderfully involving and truly frightening tale that b read more darkfall get link facebook x pinterest email other apps a storm is coming christmas and an entire office block of revellers has disappeared into thin air a storm is coming di jack cardiff and his investigating squad are about to discover the hell that is darkfall where bricks plaster and stone have a life of their own where the inexplicable and the insane become horrifyingly real a storm is coming and for those trapped in the block and cut off by the violent weather a terror beyond imagination is about to descend from the howling tempest a slam bang paranormal thriller laws is one of the most inventive writers on the scene the times makes the reader distinctly uneasy about touching any walls or doors when the thunder rumbles penthouse one of britain s masters of terror vector a powerhouse of a book that hooks you immediately and never lets go exciting relentless gory and hugely entertaining million magazine truly barnstorming supernatural horror from a writer of tremendous pace and energy a v read more melody james a novella get link facebook x pinterest email other apps paperback and ebook in the lobby of a blackpool hotel one year after the end of the great war britain s spymaster recruits a young sideshow fortune teller for a mission of historic importance a standalone novella from the author of the sebastian becker novels the kingdom of bones the bedlam detective and the authentic william james melody james a novella stephen gallagher the brooligan press 7 95 102p isbn 978 999920784 buy the paperback buy the ebook the sebastian becker stories reviews the new york times the kingdom of bones shows the occult mystery in its best light vividly set in england and america during the booming industrial era of the late 19th and early 20th centuries this stylish thriller conjures a perfect demon to symbolize the age and its appetites although gallagher delivers horror with a grand melodramatic flourish his storytelling skills are more subtly displayed in scenes of the provincial theaters gen read more follower get link facebook x pinterest email other apps a story of modern terror and suspense set against an authentic and spectacular background the follower one of scandinavia s most intriguing myths it brings together geologist john visco chasing a survey job that may not exist and sara hansun a woman sticking to her side of a lovers agreement in an affair gone cold their shared destination the arctic fishing village of tromstad but the roads are closed and the snow is falling and out in the darkness the follower waits half human half beast a demon spirit rejected by its maker to live independently and in misery the follower s sole and driving purpose to achieve a return to human form to find a new host if thriller reading were a sin stephen gallagher would be responsible for my ultimate damnation his work is fast paced well written infused with a sense of dark wonder and altogether fresh dean r koontz gallagher knows the secret of good supernatural horror he keeps th read more the authentic william james get link facebook x pinterest email other apps the only bad thing about his books is that they eventually end brilliant jonny lee miller as the special investigator to the lord chancellor s visitor in lunacy sebastian becker delivers justice to those dangerous madmen whose fortunes might otherwise place them above the law but in william james he faces a different challenge to prove a man sane so that he may hang did the reluctant showman really burn down a crowded pavilion with the audience inside and if not why is this british sideshow cowboy so determined to shoulder the blame the authentic william james is the third novel to feature ex police detective and former pinkerton man sebastian becker joining the kingdom of bones and the bedlam detective praising this superbly crafted thriller kirkus reviews named the bedlam detective one of their 100 best of the year and called it that rare beast a literary page turner mysterytribune com described it as a rare literary masterpiece for lovers of historical read more frankenstein s prescription get link facebook x pinterest email other apps first appearance in paperback a philosophically insightful and literary tale of terror publishers weekly banished to an isolated rural hospital for killing a fellow student in a duel hans schneider meets the mysterious dr lavenza and learns about frankenstein s prescription the secret of eternal life together schneider and lavenza set out to collect the missing pieces of the formula but they are not alone from germany to rome from rome to paris to the failed and wretched eden of an all too human god a dreadful creature follows in their wake and brings destruction wherever they go a unique piece of work fast funny and with a terrific sense of period and place frankenstein s prescription reads like the bastard creation of jonathan swift and jimmy sangster it is quite frankly a brilliant novel one which takes the old stereotype and fills it with vibrant new life the story is gripping with each and every element of the plot fitt read more the companion get link facebook x pinterest email other apps a finer more chilling ghostly novel than most of those recently published mr damp deserves a place in the gallery of great english night creatures m r james might have been proud to have created him and i certainly would be ramsey campbell a broken church window smashed in a bid to contain the power trapped within its stained glass the desperate sobbing of a child who isn t there when restoration expert kit farris moves into the adjoining grange with his three daughters how can he know what dark forces his work will unleash a high energy fantasy with very powerful scenes a chilling and dramatic end books for keeps this is an excellent book which celebrates and transcends genre as much family story as ghost story a tense drama of abuse neglect and longing an old fashioned ghost tale with a modern edge consciously a tribute to m r james in its setting and atmosphere it echoes a book such as margaret mahy s the changeov read more down river get link facebook x pinterest email other apps gripping part thriller part something darker neil gaiman a powerhouse psychological thriller in a stunning denouement you learn that dead or alive people will do what they have to do death is no obstacle the ending is sledgehammer stuff hard hitting and merciless gallagher is a master of abnormal psychology and he just gets better and better mystery scene johnny mays the moral conscience of a selfish child in the frame of a plain clothes cop when johnny starts a car chase he pushes it too far soon they re fishing for his body at the foot of a dam while his partner nick frazier is left behind to pick up the pieces then the killings start killings of people johnny didn t like and when johnny s car is dredged up empty johnny s last words still echo in nick s mind i m going to remember this he said a dark fire in his eyes i m coming back for you stephen gallagher s most ambitious most committed book to date the n read more nightmare with angel get link facebook x pinterest email other apps a moving shocking compelling psychological drama with a mesmerising plot impossible to put down and once read impossible to forget booklist after rescuing marianne cadogan from an incoming tide on a lonely and forgotten part of britain s coast ex con ryan o donnell is cornered into helping her escape a supposedly abusive father to reach the safe custody of her mother too late he finds himself compromised the subject of a trans european manhunt while he struggles to deliver the child and prove his motives pure the deeper in he gets the more trapped he will become a world class first rate novel elizabeth george a fast smart emotionally involving and authentically new thriller which confirms stephen gallagher s particular fictional talent john williams the independent high marks for psychological terror daily telegraph a powerful exploration of evil and redemption publishing news a taut engrossing thriller that transcends genre to examine read more oktober get link facebook x pinterest email other apps the itv miniseries starring stephen tompkinson maria lennon lydzia englert a gripping combination of thriller horror story and romance bookworld there s an apparently fatal incident when schoolteacher jim harper opens the wrong door in a mountain research station owned by multinational giant risinger genoud even treatment with their untried and experimental superdrug cannot save his life or so it seems for jim harper though left for dead has survived and in the long haul back to health and sanity he begins to realise that some terrible change has taken place step by horrifying step jim harper unravels his story and then designs the perfect act of vengeance an act that takes him to the brink of madness in the best tradition of the international thriller and horror fields gallagher author of the fine valley of lights has created another blend of genres that shouldn t disappoint the dedicated reader of either is it still paranoia when everybody re read more more posts powered by blogger stephen gallagher doctor who bugs that creepy monster thing you might remember creator of eleventh hour and lead writer on crusoe find me on bluesky stephengallagher co uk visit profile the brooligan press the painted bride valley of lights white bizango the boat house the spirit box red red robin rain plots and misadventures out of his mind oktober nightmare with angel follower down river darkfall the companion frankenstein s prescription the authentic william james the sebastian becker novels random house melody james a novella ferocity the ex chimera told at dusk remembered at dawn