Maura McHugh
@splinister.bsky.social
I've an Anderson: Psi-Division story in this, drawn by Joe Currie with letters by Rob Steen. Called 'The Parade of Death', it features the Dark Judges. 💀🔥🤢🦇
The 2000 AD Annual 2026 is Out Now! Featuring all-new stories, classics from the archive, and more!
See inside and buy here: https://bit.ly/4hRTzvq
See inside and buy here: https://bit.ly/4hRTzvq
The 2000 AD Annual 2026 is Out Now!
After the sell-out success of last year, The 2000 AD Annual returns once again this year! The 2000 AD Annual 2026 brings Thrill-Power home for Christmas with a standard-edition cover from superstar ar...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I've an Anderson: Psi-Division story in this, drawn by Joe Currie with letters by Rob Steen. Called 'The Parade of Death', it features the Dark Judges. 💀🔥🤢🦇
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Our #crime anthology #DeathComesatChristmas out now in paperback - the perfect gift at the link below 🎄 🎅
www.amazon.co.uk/Death-Comes-...
www.amazon.co.uk/Death-Comes-...
November 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Our #crime anthology #DeathComesatChristmas out now in paperback - the perfect gift at the link below 🎄 🎅
www.amazon.co.uk/Death-Comes-...
www.amazon.co.uk/Death-Comes-...
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Ever wonder what a parade would look like in Mega-City One? The answers are in this interview with @splinister.bsky.social & Joe Currie, plus an exclusive preview of their story for this year's @2000ad.bsky.social annual: comicon.com/2025/11/05/e...
November 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Ever wonder what a parade would look like in Mega-City One? The answers are in this interview with @splinister.bsky.social & Joe Currie, plus an exclusive preview of their story for this year's @2000ad.bsky.social annual: comicon.com/2025/11/05/e...
Ho Ho Ho... it's the season to be scary... get your @2000ad.bsky.social 2026 annual. It was such fun (and mayhem) to write the Dark Judges for an Anderson: Psi-Division script. Thanks to Joe Currie & Rob Steen for their excellent work.
The 2000 AD Annual 2026 is out on the 12th November! Featuring THE PARADE OF DEATH, by:
📝 Script: @splinister.bsky.social
✏️ Pencils: Joe Currie
🗨️ Letters: Rob Steen
Available to pre-order now: https://bit.ly/4prqPNw
📝 Script: @splinister.bsky.social
✏️ Pencils: Joe Currie
🗨️ Letters: Rob Steen
Available to pre-order now: https://bit.ly/4prqPNw
November 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Ho Ho Ho... it's the season to be scary... get your @2000ad.bsky.social 2026 annual. It was such fun (and mayhem) to write the Dark Judges for an Anderson: Psi-Division script. Thanks to Joe Currie & Rob Steen for their excellent work.
Stunned, honoured and happy! Thank you to the jurors, and my editor @dancoxon.bsky.social and @pspublish.bsky.social. I'm so pleased that Heartwood also won the World Fantasy Award. What a night! 🌟
Best Short Fiction: #WorldFantasyAwards2025
Winner: “Raptor”, Maura McHugh (Heartwood: A Mythago Wood Anthology)
Winner: “Raptor”, Maura McHugh (Heartwood: A Mythago Wood Anthology)
November 2, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Stunned, honoured and happy! Thank you to the jurors, and my editor @dancoxon.bsky.social and @pspublish.bsky.social. I'm so pleased that Heartwood also won the World Fantasy Award. What a night! 🌟
How lovely to be in Brighton! I'm at @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social where I'm nominated for a World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction! I'm on a 6pm panel about British & Irish Folk w Tristan Gray, Rhiannon A Grist, & Cardinal Cox. 😃https://worldfantasy2025.co.uk/programme/british-and-irish-folk/
British and Irish Folk – World Fantasy Convention 2025
worldfantasy2025.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
How lovely to be in Brighton! I'm at @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social where I'm nominated for a World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction! I'm on a 6pm panel about British & Irish Folk w Tristan Gray, Rhiannon A Grist, & Cardinal Cox. 😃https://worldfantasy2025.co.uk/programme/british-and-irish-folk/
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A group of us wrote/made a film. I wrote the screenplay. And here's the trailer. Exciting!
GAME
Produced by Geoff Barrow (Portishead, Ex Machina) for his Invada Films. Directed by John Minton. Starring Marc Bessant and Jason Williamson of Sleaford Mods .
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZbC...
GAME
Produced by Geoff Barrow (Portishead, Ex Machina) for his Invada Films. Directed by John Minton. Starring Marc Bessant and Jason Williamson of Sleaford Mods .
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZbC...
GAME - Official Trailer
YouTube video by InvadaFilmsOfficial
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September 16, 2025 at 9:58 AM
A group of us wrote/made a film. I wrote the screenplay. And here's the trailer. Exciting!
GAME
Produced by Geoff Barrow (Portishead, Ex Machina) for his Invada Films. Directed by John Minton. Starring Marc Bessant and Jason Williamson of Sleaford Mods .
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZbC...
GAME
Produced by Geoff Barrow (Portishead, Ex Machina) for his Invada Films. Directed by John Minton. Starring Marc Bessant and Jason Williamson of Sleaford Mods .
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZbC...
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My first official BBC Doctor Who story is out today!
WHAT STILL REMAINS is a Seventh Doctor and Ace adventure, and is read by Ace herself, @sophiealdred.bsky.social
Available as a physical CD or as digital audio from your favourite retailer.
Links at the link! www.penguin.co.uk/books/464137...
WHAT STILL REMAINS is a Seventh Doctor and Ace adventure, and is read by Ace herself, @sophiealdred.bsky.social
Available as a physical CD or as digital audio from your favourite retailer.
Links at the link! www.penguin.co.uk/books/464137...
Doctor Who: What Still Remains
Sophie Aldred reads this gripping new adventure for the Seventh Doctor and Ace.
The TARDIS materialises on a research station, locked in a state of temporal displacement on the surface of Volkoff Eps...
www.penguin.co.uk
August 7, 2025 at 10:13 AM
My first official BBC Doctor Who story is out today!
WHAT STILL REMAINS is a Seventh Doctor and Ace adventure, and is read by Ace herself, @sophiealdred.bsky.social
Available as a physical CD or as digital audio from your favourite retailer.
Links at the link! www.penguin.co.uk/books/464137...
WHAT STILL REMAINS is a Seventh Doctor and Ace adventure, and is read by Ace herself, @sophiealdred.bsky.social
Available as a physical CD or as digital audio from your favourite retailer.
Links at the link! www.penguin.co.uk/books/464137...
I'm happy to see that this Friday's talk at @nlireland.bsky.social on Early Irish Comics is listed as sold out! How gratifying to see there is such interest! I'm looking forward to being back in the NLI to chat comics with my fellow obsessives. www.eventbrite.ie/e/comics-at-...
Comics at the National Library of Ireland
Join comic professionals as they discuss how items from the National Library’s collections reveal the history of comic books in Ireland.
www.eventbrite.ie
August 6, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I'm happy to see that this Friday's talk at @nlireland.bsky.social on Early Irish Comics is listed as sold out! How gratifying to see there is such interest! I'm looking forward to being back in the NLI to chat comics with my fellow obsessives. www.eventbrite.ie/e/comics-at-...
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This most excellent panel on Irish comic book history is coming up Fri Aug 8th 1pm at the National Library @nlireland.bsky.social. Free, but book via the link. Looking forward to hearing (and seeing!) my talented Galwegian friend Maura McHugh
@splinister.bsky.social
www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...
@splinister.bsky.social
www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...
Comics at the National Library of Ireland
Discovering Irish comic book history
www.nli.ie
July 31, 2025 at 2:16 PM
This most excellent panel on Irish comic book history is coming up Fri Aug 8th 1pm at the National Library @nlireland.bsky.social. Free, but book via the link. Looking forward to hearing (and seeing!) my talented Galwegian friend Maura McHugh
@splinister.bsky.social
www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...
@splinister.bsky.social
www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...
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If you've listened to an interview any time in the last year, you heard me tease there was something big coming.
WELCOME TO SOMETHING BIG.
Buffy was incredibly formative to me. She's one of my favorite heroines of all time. Writing this is the dream. The pitch is WILD, & I hope you guys love it. 🖤
WELCOME TO SOMETHING BIG.
Buffy was incredibly formative to me. She's one of my favorite heroines of all time. Writing this is the dream. The pitch is WILD, & I hope you guys love it. 🖤
'Buffy' and 'Angel' make comic comeback with Kelly Thompson at the helm
#comicbooks @dynamitecomicshq.bsky.social #comics @kellythompson.bsky.social @davidnakayama.bsky.social #comicsky #BuffytheVampireSlayer
Get details here:
#comicbooks @dynamitecomicshq.bsky.social #comics @kellythompson.bsky.social @davidnakayama.bsky.social #comicsky #BuffytheVampireSlayer
Get details here:
‘Buffy’ and ‘Angel’ make comic comeback with Kelly Thompson at the helm
A new era for Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel coming soon via the mind of Kelly Thompson.
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July 23, 2025 at 9:04 PM
If you've listened to an interview any time in the last year, you heard me tease there was something big coming.
WELCOME TO SOMETHING BIG.
Buffy was incredibly formative to me. She's one of my favorite heroines of all time. Writing this is the dream. The pitch is WILD, & I hope you guys love it. 🖤
WELCOME TO SOMETHING BIG.
Buffy was incredibly formative to me. She's one of my favorite heroines of all time. Writing this is the dream. The pitch is WILD, & I hope you guys love it. 🖤
I'll be part of a panel discussion on 'Comics at the National Library of Ireland: Discovering Irish comic book history' on 8 Aug 2025 from 1pm - 2.30pm at the @nlireland.bsky.social, 7-8 Kildare Street, Dublin. It's free, but you need to book a ticket. Details here: www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...
Comics at the National Library of Ireland
Discovering Irish comic book history
www.nli.ie
July 23, 2025 at 11:58 AM
I'll be part of a panel discussion on 'Comics at the National Library of Ireland: Discovering Irish comic book history' on 8 Aug 2025 from 1pm - 2.30pm at the @nlireland.bsky.social, 7-8 Kildare Street, Dublin. It's free, but you need to book a ticket. Details here: www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...
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FYI: HOUSE OF PSYCHOTIC WOMEN's Kier-La Janisse has wrapped principal photography on her first narrative feature THE OCCUPANT OF THE ROOM, based on the classic Algernon Blackwood ghost story.
THE OCCUPANT OF THE ROOM: Kier-La Janisse Adapts Algernon Blackwood Ghost Story As First Narrative Feature
HOUSE OF PSYCHOTIC WOMEN's Kier-La Janisse has wrapped principal photography on her first narrative feature THE OCCUPANT OF THE ROOM, based on the classic Algernon Blackwood ghost story.
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July 23, 2025 at 11:36 AM
FYI: HOUSE OF PSYCHOTIC WOMEN's Kier-La Janisse has wrapped principal photography on her first narrative feature THE OCCUPANT OF THE ROOM, based on the classic Algernon Blackwood ghost story.
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Since I saw it half an hour ago I've been trying to find the words to express how I feel, but I've come up short.
I'm beyond thrilled that HEARTWOOD: A MYTHAGO WOOD ANTHOLOGY has made the shortlist for this year's World Fantasy Awards. I'll thank you all properly shortly, but for now I'm in shock.
I'm beyond thrilled that HEARTWOOD: A MYTHAGO WOOD ANTHOLOGY has made the shortlist for this year's World Fantasy Awards. I'll thank you all properly shortly, but for now I'm in shock.
July 7, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Since I saw it half an hour ago I've been trying to find the words to express how I feel, but I've come up short.
I'm beyond thrilled that HEARTWOOD: A MYTHAGO WOOD ANTHOLOGY has made the shortlist for this year's World Fantasy Awards. I'll thank you all properly shortly, but for now I'm in shock.
I'm beyond thrilled that HEARTWOOD: A MYTHAGO WOOD ANTHOLOGY has made the shortlist for this year's World Fantasy Awards. I'll thank you all properly shortly, but for now I'm in shock.
Stunned (but honoured) that my story, 'Raptor', which appeared in the Heartwood anthology, edited by @dancoxon.bsky.social and published by @pspublish.bsky.social, has been nominated for a World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction. Congratulations to my fellow nominees!
World Fantasy Awards Shortlists – World Fantasy Convention 2025
worldfantasy2025.co.uk
July 7, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Stunned (but honoured) that my story, 'Raptor', which appeared in the Heartwood anthology, edited by @dancoxon.bsky.social and published by @pspublish.bsky.social, has been nominated for a World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction. Congratulations to my fellow nominees!
I'm so pleased to have a video essay on the limited edition Blu-ray release of Nocebo (2022), directed by Lorcan Finnegan and written by Garret Shanley, and released by Viva Vision. Entertainment.https://viavision.com.au/shop/nocebo-2022-blu-ray-limited-edition-3d-lenticular-hardcase-art-cards/
June 9, 2025 at 11:30 AM
I'm so pleased to have a video essay on the limited edition Blu-ray release of Nocebo (2022), directed by Lorcan Finnegan and written by Garret Shanley, and released by Viva Vision. Entertainment.https://viavision.com.au/shop/nocebo-2022-blu-ray-limited-edition-3d-lenticular-hardcase-art-cards/
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If you're a reader or writer of horror, fantasy and sci-fi in and around Derby, then Edge-Lit 11 could be just the day out for you this September! www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/edgel...
Edge-Lit 11 | Derby QUAD
View our latest event: Edge-Lit 11. See what the available times are for this event.
www.derbyquad.co.uk
June 7, 2025 at 8:04 AM
If you're a reader or writer of horror, fantasy and sci-fi in and around Derby, then Edge-Lit 11 could be just the day out for you this September! www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/edgel...
I'm on the first leg of my train journey to Belfast for @easterconuk.bsky.social - I'm looking forward to catching up with old pals. Here's my schedule of events for the weekend.
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Eastercon 2025
I will be attending Reconnect: the 2025 Eastercon in Belfast from 18-21 April.
splinister.com
April 17, 2025 at 7:52 AM
I'm on the first leg of my train journey to Belfast for @easterconuk.bsky.social - I'm looking forward to catching up with old pals. Here's my schedule of events for the weekend.
splinister.com/2025/04/17/e...
splinister.com/2025/04/17/e...
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www.dvdbeaver.com/film12/blu-r... so very proud of all the work that went into this disc and everyone who contributed.
The Long Kiss Goodnight 4K UHD - Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson, Brian Cox, David Morse
www.dvdbeaver.com
April 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
www.dvdbeaver.com/film12/blu-r... so very proud of all the work that went into this disc and everyone who contributed.
My latest newsletter: 'treasure connection' - embrace each fun-packed moment, emoji heart, and genuine expression of good will that you receive. Plus, my schedule for @easterconuk.bsky.social this weekend in Belfast.
splinister.substack.com/p/treasure-c...
splinister.substack.com/p/treasure-c...
treasure connection
embrace each fun-packed moment, emoji heart, and genuine expression of good will that you receive
splinister.substack.com
April 15, 2025 at 3:23 PM
My latest newsletter: 'treasure connection' - embrace each fun-packed moment, emoji heart, and genuine expression of good will that you receive. Plus, my schedule for @easterconuk.bsky.social this weekend in Belfast.
splinister.substack.com/p/treasure-c...
splinister.substack.com/p/treasure-c...
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Let’s take a journey to the dark side together…
Presenting STAR WARS: MASTER OF EVIL!
Out November 11th from Random House Worlds.
www.starwars.com/news/star-wa...
Presenting STAR WARS: MASTER OF EVIL!
Out November 11th from Random House Worlds.
www.starwars.com/news/star-wa...
April 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Let’s take a journey to the dark side together…
Presenting STAR WARS: MASTER OF EVIL!
Out November 11th from Random House Worlds.
www.starwars.com/news/star-wa...
Presenting STAR WARS: MASTER OF EVIL!
Out November 11th from Random House Worlds.
www.starwars.com/news/star-wa...
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My @arrowvideo.bsky.social THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT Blu-ray has arrived and I can’t wait to dig in and read @priscillapage.bsky.social essay! Gorgeous packaging and so very worth the wait.
March 25, 2025 at 9:16 PM
My @arrowvideo.bsky.social THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT Blu-ray has arrived and I can’t wait to dig in and read @priscillapage.bsky.social essay! Gorgeous packaging and so very worth the wait.
A new comic book trade association, Comic Book UK, has been formed by DC Thomson (The Beano), Rebellion (2000 AD), Avery Hill (Spinning), David Fickling (The Phoenix Comic), B7 Media (Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies), & Envision Entertainment (the Fable reading platform) www.comicsbeat.com/cbuk-trade-a...
British publishers launch Comic Book UK trade association
Members of the new group lobbying for the local comics industry include Rebellion, Avery Hill, DC Thomson, and The Phoenix Comic.
www.comicsbeat.com
March 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
A new comic book trade association, Comic Book UK, has been formed by DC Thomson (The Beano), Rebellion (2000 AD), Avery Hill (Spinning), David Fickling (The Phoenix Comic), B7 Media (Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies), & Envision Entertainment (the Fable reading platform) www.comicsbeat.com/cbuk-trade-a...
What a treat for my story, 'The First and Future Forest', to be part of ParSec #13, with beautiful cover art by Vincent Sammy, stories by @neilwilliamson.bsky.social, Garry Kilworth, Paul Di Filippo, Cécile Cristofari, Kevin Burke, & @mikeowencarroll.bsky.social. pspublishing.co.uk/parsec-digit...
March 28, 2025 at 1:05 PM
What a treat for my story, 'The First and Future Forest', to be part of ParSec #13, with beautiful cover art by Vincent Sammy, stories by @neilwilliamson.bsky.social, Garry Kilworth, Paul Di Filippo, Cécile Cristofari, Kevin Burke, & @mikeowencarroll.bsky.social. pspublishing.co.uk/parsec-digit...
Nintendo Switch players! Cool news - Jennifer Wilde: Unlikely Revolutionaries, from Outsider Games in Belfast (written by me, based on the Atomic Diner Comic I wrote), is available on the Nintendo Switch now. Congrats to the team & artist/CEO Stephen Downey. www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
Jennifer Wilde: Unlikely Revolutionaries for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site
Buy Jennifer Wilde: Unlikely Revolutionaries and shop other great Nintendo products online at the official My Nintendo Store.
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March 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Nintendo Switch players! Cool news - Jennifer Wilde: Unlikely Revolutionaries, from Outsider Games in Belfast (written by me, based on the Atomic Diner Comic I wrote), is available on the Nintendo Switch now. Congrats to the team & artist/CEO Stephen Downey. www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...