The Twelve
John Rydell was 4000 miles away when he got the phone call from his wife, ‘John, there’s someone in the house.’By the time he was home, tragedy had struck. A tragedy that threatened to engulf him, bringing back long forgotten and repressed memories of his days at university.Now some of his old friends are dying, one by one. They are found gutted, disembowelled, ruined.There were twelve of them back in university, and there were twelve of them for a reason.
In The mood for murder
Liverpool in 1946, post war and swinging…The Rialto theatre is a hotbed of the Big Band Swing scene, with bands playing most nights to full crowds of youngsters looking to forget the drudgery of everyday life, rations and the ruins of the blitz.The Downswing Seven are The Rialto’s house band who are in the need of a new singer, much to the annoyance of George Hogg, the drummer. His disability had prevented him from seeing active service during the war, and now it’s preventing him from fulfilling his dream of fronting the band as the lead male vocal.Are somethings worth killing for? George certainly thinks so…
CRACK
Addiction is an affliction.As you crave you endure sweats, irritations, sleepless nights. Your life suffers, your job suffers… your family suffer.But you need it, you HAVE to have your fix.Joe O’Hara is having a bad morning, and it’s just about to get worse.A random road traffic accident sends him on the path to addiction. Crack is the only thing that can give him any relief from his living hell - but it’s a far cry from the crack you might think it is.CRACK is a psychological horror from D E McCluskey, author of The Twelve.
Z: A Love Story
It’s the age-old story... boy meets girl, boy falls in love with girl.
The whole world goes to hell in a handcart.Kevin is your normal, everyday kind of bloke, only he has a secret
He has been in love with Rachael ever since the day he started
in the firm, what feels like hundreds of years ago.Rachael has been bitten before. She knows the pitfalls of office romances and has vowed to never have one again.
But one day Kevin accidentally asks her out, and she accepts, after all, what's the worst that could happen?Maybe a deadly virus sweeping through the world
Walking, shambling monstrosities attacking, and eating
anyone they come across... the whole world changing around them forever.When horror and romance collide... can things ever be the same again?
The Contract
There's a killer on the looseThree Gruesome Murders.A shooting, a garroting, a drowning… all in different states with no connections between the victims.But, as the victims are identified, it appears they are not model citizens. Add to that, the fact that a calling card has been left at every scene...A single white feather!But no ordinary white feather.It becomes apparent that there is a serial killer on the loose.As the body count rises, FBI Agents Cox and Symes are plunged into a cat and mouse chase across the USA and beyond, to find the elusive, brutal killer. All they have to go on is the description of a thin, white male with a blond beard, and the trail of strange white feathers.But just like his signature, there is nothing ordinary about this killer.Judge, Jury, Executioner...
This contract must be fulfilled
Doppelgänger
Tom Dailey hates shopping, especially antique shops, until he spots the ornate mirror.On impulse he buys it and hangs it in the office in his home. That’s when the problems start.Events he can’t remember, blackouts, crazy dreams, violence. He has no recollection of the abuse he subjects his family to.As his descent into madness continues, he asks himself one question, is it him doing these things, or are there other, darker, forces at work.Doppelgänger is a dark, psychological horror graphic novel, from the dark and twisted mind of D E McCluskey, published by Dammaged Productions.
Butterflies
Olivia Martelle has it all. She’s young and beautiful and has just had her fairy-tale wedding to the man of her dreams, the man who makes the butterflies in her stomach swoop and swirl. Life is looking rosy indeed.Then, a cruel twist of fate changes everything.After a devastating accident, every day seems to be a battle—with doctors, with her sister-in-law, with herself.Her beautiful blue butterflies have turned to black.A desperate mistake leads her onto a path she doesn’t want to tread, and her life begins to spiral out of control.Will anything bring her butterflies back?
TimeRipper
It is the year 2288, and Earth is reeling from the most horrific terrorist attack it has ever endured.The Quest, a pseudo-religious faction, have claimed responsibility. Their act was a statement against what they saw as the Earth Alliance's fascist like grip of the planet.Youssef Haseem, now the highest-ranking official within the EA, must build an elite team to counteract The Quest’s threat of total annihilation if their demands are not met.When the leaders of The Quest disappear, a series of historical events are triggered in the year 1888, creating a centuries old enigma; a mysterious stranger stalking, and viciously killing women, on the streets of Whitechapel.A battle of wits against time itself ensues. A fight to be played out in the past, and in the present. At stake is the fate of all humanity.Some legends are timeless!
Mutant Superhero Zombie Killing Disco Cheerleaders from Outer Space (with Uzis)
It’s the perfect storm…The Kearney High School football team have won their regional finals, and the kids are ready to party. The band are ready, the boys are ready, and the girls are ready to strut their stuff.A strange purple light streaking from the sky crashes into the ground setting an odd chain of events in motion.A storm floods the small town, awaking something beneath the ground in the old cemetery, something sinister, something hungry, something with a mission.Also, the Cheerleaders are running late.It’s a normal night in small town America.Mutant Superhero Zombie Killing Disco Cheerleaders from Outer Space (with Uzis)It’s a B-Movie in a book!
Glimmer:
Book #1 of the Glimmer Saga
Two kingdoms, two orbs, one all powerful enemy.There has been peace between the Kingdoms of Azuria and Carnelia for an age. Both Kingdoms living a harmonious existence of trade and friendship.But it hasn’t always been this way. There was once war, a war that lasted hundreds of years. A war that took much and gave little.It began over two items that were long forgotten even before the conflicts ceased. Now, a new terror stalks the land. One that is dark, mysterious, terrifying, and deadly.The uneasy trust between the kingdoms is about to be shattered by acts of betrayal, and malevolence. Old magics have resurged. Two orbs, one red, one blue, both equal in power have been unearthed. These orbs were designed for peace, understanding, and good, however, in the wrong hands they could be devastating.With ultimate power, comes ultimate responsibility.The responsibility of The Glimmers.From D E McCluskey, author of The Contract, TimeRipper, and Butterflies, comes the start of a new saga. The Glimmer Saga.
The City of the Fireflies:
Book #2 of the Glimmer Saga
Many years, before the peace was shattered, and Carnelia fell to the armies of Azuria, a young girl was born to a low-born mother. A dark deal was struck with a king, and a queen was saved in the throes of childbirth.The little girl, raised as a lady, grew to be a woman… a very powerful woman indeed.The black rain has taken much. Carnelia has been annexed by Azuria, and the witch, Endellion, sits on the throne in the guise of Queen Cassandra.With her vengeance against those who wronged her now complete, Endellion spies another quest. She must find the second Glimmer, as it is foretold than whomever holds both Glimmers holds the ultimate power of the universe.The power of immortality. The power of The Great Lord Glimm himself.Cassandra, now running with the Ferals, is quickly learning the ways of the Glimm, and her powers are increasing, but is she strong enough to fight Endellion, who is holding her kingdom, and her brother, within her thrall.Can Cassandra lean the ways of the Glimm in time to save…The City of the Fireflies
The Throne of Glimm
Book #3 of the Glimmer Saga
With the Ferals and The Rebels weakened, Cassandra captured, and Bernard fatally wounded, things are bleak for any hope of The City of the Fireflies removing its Azurian occupation and returning to peace.Robert Ambric must decipher children’s fairy tales to understand of the power of the Glimmers, and the source of Endellion’s strength.Endellion, with the guidance of the Sisters of the Purple, has located The Throne of Glimm, and with the two Glimmers now in her possession, her ultimate goal of becoming the most powerful being in all the land is finally within her grasp.The Throne of Glimm is the final destination, where everything can be won, and lost…Allegiances are broken, and friendships forged as we rush toward the conclusion of The Glimmer Saga, the three-part fantasy from DE McCluskey, author of Z: A Love Story, The Twelve, and In The Mood for Murder.
Cravings
Sarah Todd doesn’t believe in cravings. She’s pregnant and determined to live the next seven months giving the baby all the nutrients it needs to grow into a healthy baby boy, or girl.The baby, however, has other plans.
How far is she willing to go to succumb to her… CRAVINGS?From the dark mind of D E McCluskey, author of CRACK and The Twelve, comes this disturbing novelette.The baby must have what the baby needs…
Zola
From the dark mind of D E McCluskey, author of CRACK and Cravings, comes a twisted, cheesy novella …Zola!Gordon’s name was a joke, given to him by an abusive father to mock his wife’s love of cheese. It was just another in long line of cruel jokes.Andrea Zola is a doting wife and a protective mother. However, when she uncovers a truth, one so shocking that it rocks her world to its very foundations, one of these things changes drastically.Gordon and his mother are thrust into a whole new world. With nowhere to turn and no one to turn to, they are forced to do whatever it takes to survive. Gordon’s love for his mother, and for cheese, is about to be taken to a whole new level.If you are a lover of cheese, and indeed of decency, then this extreme horror novella may contain triggers.You have been warned!
The Special Stuff
The Special StuffKebab shops...
the last bastion of a great night out. Everyone knows that if you dont get lucky, then the humble doner kebab is the next best thing.Loads of salad, loads of onions, tahini sauce, extra hot chilli, all wrapped up in a toasted pitta bread.However, be careful.
be nice to the people serving you, otherwise you might be getting...The Special StuffAnother addition to DE McCluskey’s Extreme Horror Series – from the dark mind of the author responsible for CRACK, Cravings, and of course Zola.
The Grinkle Nonk
The Grinkle Nonk is a myth, an urban legend, folklore made up to get children in on time, to get them to go to sleep at night, or to eat up all their greens.The legend tells of a huge, ferocious beast that lives in the forest. It eats naughty children, and picks off unsuspecting, or lost hikers.It is a wild, dangerous animal… but it is JUST a legend, isn’t it?Harper is new in town. She hasn’t made any friends yet, and fears that she will always be an outside in this strange new world she is living.Until she meets a surprising new friend, one who is a loner, and an outcast, just like her.However, there are eyes watching this new friendship, envious eyes…The Grinkle Nonk is a morality tale from the dark mind of D E McCluskey, author of Z: A Love Story, and Mutant Superhero Zombie Killing Disco Zombies from Outer Space (with Uzis)
The Grinkle Nonk
The Grinkle Nonk is a myth, an urban legend, folklore made up to get children in on time, to get them to go to sleep at night, or to eat up all their greens.The legend tells of a huge, ferocious beast that lives in the forest. It eats naughty children, and picks off unsuspecting, or lost hikers.It is a wild, dangerous animal… but it is JUST a legend, isn’t it?Harper is new in town. She hasn’t made any friends yet, and fears that she will always be an outside in this strange new world she is living.Until she meets a surprising new friend, one who is a loner, and an outcast, just like her.However, there are eyes watching this new friendship, envious eyes…The Grinkle Nonk is a morality tale from the dark mind of D E McCluskey, author of Z: A Love Story, and Mutant Superhero Zombie Killing Disco Zombies from Outer Space (with Uzis)
DeathDay Presents
Did you know that every year Satan has a DeathDay?
Did you also know that every demon who resides in the Pit must get him a DeathDay present.
Did you further know that if Satan doesn't approve of the present then the demon would be forced to join the Eternity Fraternity. This involved getting tossed down, into the Abyss, to fall forever, and ever.Three demons are in some serious trouble, they have forgotten all about DeathDay, and now must put their brains together to devise a plan to get him something that he doesn't already have...DeathDay Presents...The road to Heaven is paved with bad intentions!
Olf
Over the mountains, through the valleys, deep into the North Pole lies a secret village.In this village there is a big house, surrounded by smaller ones, complete with workhouses and quaint little factories…This is where Santa, Father Christmas, Nick Christmas, Chris Cringle, lives. He doesn’t mind whatever you want to call him, as long as there is food involved.Tonight, a special package is being delivered by the magical stork. It is the greatest gift of all. Thunder, and Gale are expecting a child, a new addition to the reindeer family.His name is OLF, and he grows up to be the strongest, fastest, reindeer in the whole of the academy, even breaking his father’s records.However, poor old OLF has a problem. He is naughty. He is rude, obnoxious, and downlike dislikeable. Even Santa himself doesn’t really like him and has pondered to himself how to put the reindeer on the Naughty List!When his friends play a nasty trick on him, no one knows it, but a legend is born, one who just might be able to save Christmas…OLF is a delightful graphic novel for everyone who enjoys the festive season… written by Dave McCluskey, and illustrated by Grant Perkins.
A Christmas Carol: In Rhyme
It is cold and dark in Scrooges’ office, and poor old Bob Cratchit, a lowly clerk in the employment of the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge must find warmth where he can.Be it from the single candle that illuminates his desk, or from the love of his beautiful family, and their excitement for Christmas, he is determined to find it.Scrooge however likes the cold. Cold is cheap, cold keeps him, and Bob, working, no matter what time of the year it is.Christmas is a humbug!Dave McCluskey and Joe Matthews welcome you to London, Victorian London to be precise, where they open up to you a new telling of this timeless, seasonal classic, with one difference…It is written completely in rhyme.Dave’s storytelling, complete with Joe’s warm, and beautiful illustrations, make sure that this graphic novel adaption of Charles Dickens’ most famous novella comes alive, and bring you years and years of Christmas joy!
A Seagull's Tale
THE SEAGULLS ARE ORGANISED,
AND THEY WANT YOUR TREATS!Leni is the leader of Wing Group Five. A seagull with a mission. He’s responsible for food raids on the seaside village, all for the benefit of the colony.However, these attacks seem to concentrate on Mr Binkie’s Ice Cream Parlour, even though everyone knows ice cream is the deadliest substance known to gulls.Something fishy is happening that is affecting the colony and Leni is determined to find out what it is, even if it means seagull life will never be the same again.A Seagull’s Tale
A novel of oceanic proportions!
Guardian
Guardian is NOT POETRYRather it is a collection of 13 rhyming stories from the dark mind of DE McCluskey with illustration from Mar Garcia.Some are funny, some are poignant, others are dark. All are meant to provoke some kind of emotion in you, and your journey... either that or they are just there for you to enjoy.The artwork is provoking in itself. We have Mar Garcia to thank for that.
Wooden Heart
There are strange thing happening in the state of New York. Odd deaths, they are as unexplainable as they are grisly.Detective Philip Finn is tasked to understand what is happening.200 years earlier, and to the delight, and chagrin of the residents, a travelling fayre arrives in a small New York village. This carnival offers all kinds of delights, some for the families, but others of a darker, more salacious, nature after hours.People are going missing, and the suspicion lies on the newly arrived carnival.Can Detective Finn find the link between the historical disappearances, and the modern-day deaths before it is too late, and something long forgotten is awoken?Wooden Heart from the dark mind of D E McCluskey
Three Days in the City
A man, down on his luck, arrives in the big city looking for work. He is shunned at every turn. Homeless, and pennyless, he is forced to sleep in a dirty alleyway.
There he finds something that he cannot resist, something that is behind the reason why he is homeless.
Drugs!
In the morning he awakes to continue his job search.Something is different with the world, something that he can’t quite put his finger on, until it is too late…Three Days in the City, from the dark mind of D E McCluskey
Short Sharp Shocks
All gameshows are a nightmare really, aren’t they?Standing there, in the glare of the studio lights, getting asked questions that you know you know the answers to, but your mind goes blank when you think of all the people out there watching you, ready to laugh at you if you get it wrong!What if your very life depended on your correct answer?Welcome to a deraigned gameshow. Your skeletal host will literally flick the switch on your electrocution if you get the answers wrong.All you have to do is guess the names of the stories that are about to be told… Simple, yes?Maybe not, with titles like:Graveyard Shift
Women Drivers
A Change of Heart
Frozen
Plug
The LodgerFrom the dark mind of D E McCluskey and the dark pen of Lukasz Marko comes this unique anthology of shocks and thrillers…SHORT SHARP SHOCKS
The Adventures of Mace Masoch
Hard Times on Planet L'Bido
Brace yourself, he’s coming in…Mace Masoch, the fearless captain of the Bra’vado, alongside his beautiful assistant Katrina Ninetails venture around the galaxy in search of treasure.They are on the Planet L’Bido looking for something, the elixir of life itself. The most powerful aphrodisiac known to man!Can mace battle the powerful Lib?
Can he stave off the advances of the beautiful Ninetails?Read on to find out…The Adventures of Mace Masoch:
Hard Times on Planet L’BidoAvailable from Dammaged Productions
Interesting Times
Join us on the most interesting dinner party you could ever hope to be invited to.You host, Edward D’Ammage has worked very hard to invite some of the most colourful guests you could ever wish to meet.Let’s hope that you actually do get to meet them…While we wait for them to turn up, Edward will regale us with some enlightening tales, it will be a night you will NEVER forget.The Good Behaviour Act:
What happens when you get put on Santa’s naughty list.The Ones That Got Away:
A tale of a brave captain and his crew as they battle adversity on the open seas.The Clown’s Party:
Will we find out what actually scares clowns?Vampyre:
We all know Vampires are scary, but did you know some of them are scared of us?What Do We Know about Lil’Red?
A retelling of Little Red Riding hood, only different…The Haunted House:
Twins on a Halloween dare meet up with some strange alliesGood luck on surviving the night…
Interesting Times x 2
We meet up with Edward D’Ammage once again, this time on a most perilous train journey. Again he will regale us with tales of our fellow passengers, to while away the hours.This journey should pass in the wink of an eye…Z: A Love Story
A tale of love, and passion, at the dawn of a zombie apocalypseThe Hitchhiker
Have you always been told never to pick up hitchikers? Well, this is the reason whyWinnie the Witch
A little girl innocently playing with her toys… or is she?The Glampires
The hottest rock n roll band in the land, but are they what they say they are?The ‘Hex’ Factor
A talent show for the strange and the macabreA Lot of Things Never Happened
A lads weekend away in a cottage, where A LOT of things never happened to themThank you for travelling on D’Ammage Railways, we hope you enjoyed your journey
And we hope to see you again… real soon!
Edward D'Ammage Presents
The Wedding
Edward is back, and this time, he has a shop…Let the buyer beware, is his moto, as while you peruse Edward’s wares, you will find yourself entertained, even if you don’t want to be, by his famous stories.He has a longer tale to tell you this time… it’s a tale about bravery, and friendship, and battling adversity… oh it’s also a tale about a wedding.Horace cannot believe his luck, the beautiful Eliza has agreed to marry him.
However, things take a sinister turn when she is snatched from the alter by a hideous spider, with a human head.Horace must now carefully navigate the underworld to find his love, he is determined to marry this woman, no matter what!Edward hopes you found what you were looking for in his store, and hopes you will be back, soon!
The Hangry Hamster
Billy is a great kid, with everything he could ever want in life, apart from one thing.A hamster!When he does his chores and gets good grades, his dream comes true.Until he goes on holiday and his hamster becomes...HANGRY!!!
Santa's Lost Boot
It’s the day before Christmas Eve and Santa can’t find one of his boots.
What is he going to do?Find out in this exciting new rhyming story from
Dave McCluskey
With art by Grant Perkins
The Stinky Stump
Enter the world of The Royal Curtain, Amsterdam’s premier gentleman’s club.Here you can have as good a time as your money can stretch. You can watch the dancers, have a private dance, you can take things even further. For the right price you can go to the backstage, where you can meet The Stinky Stump. She is the ultimate good time, a stag legend. Can you last ten minutes with her, if you can you become a legend yourself, and all your drinks are paid for that night.Can you imagine the kudos you’ll receive from all your friends?To the shouts of ‘Lick The Stump’ stag after stag will step up to test their mantle.Chrissy is The Stinky Stump. She is a midget sex worker. She doesn’t wash, she’s covered in absolutely everything nasty you can think of…It’s all just a laugh.But how did the legend of The Stump begin?
Where did she come from, and how did she get where she is?
Are their people out there who care for her, and wonder what has become of her?The ballad of The Stinky Stump will repulse, and move you in equal measures.DE McCluskey brings you splatterpunk, but he’s giving you a whole lot more too. This tale takes Ozzie’s kebabs to a brand new level.
All Of These Kids Are Going To Die
All Of These Kids Are Going To Die
The old Windsor place had been ignored for centuries. It was an old ramshackle mansion, deserted long before anyone, even parents, could remember.But was it deserted for good reason?The legend tells of Joe and Flo, twins who entered this house, on a dare, years ago. They went in, yet no one saw them leave. The legend states that Joe and Flo are still there, haunting the house, ready to wreak havoc on anyone stupid enough to go in.Enter six teenagers who are stupid enough to go in, on Halloween night.Bradley wants nothing more than cuddle up with Avril, who has similar ideas about him… Yet, we know this is Halloween night, and the house is haunted. Nothing nice will come of this story.So, settle down with your candy corn and the full sized Snickers you bought for trick or treaters, and get ready, because…ALL OF THESE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO DIE project presents…DE McCluskey’sALL OF THESE KIDS ARE GOING TO DIE
The Boyfriend
Lisa Quinn has her first boyfriend...His name is Sean Knight.He is handsome and filled with charm, yet he has a dark side.
When Lisa's parents go on vacation, Sean's darkness emerges, turning her world upside-down. When they return, she is a different person.However, it is a well-known fact that revenge is a dish best served cold.How well do we know the people in our lives? Do we know what direction their moral compass spins? Monsters can come in all shapes and sizes. In life, everyone has deeper shades of grey.
Dark Knightmares
It should be a time of celebration in Gotham City. Joker is gone, and the city is free of his tyrannies.Only, that is not quite true.There is an incident in The First Bank of Gotham
Someone has entered it... and they are asking for…
THE BATMANWhere is he?
Why is he not on the scene, dealing with the bad guys?
Is The Bat in hiding, shying away from his responsibilities?Wayne Manor is a dark place... darker than usual.
Something is eating away at main resident. Something is torturing Bruce Wayne, and Alfred needs to get to the bottom of it.He remembers a chance encounter, many years ago is London,
And this past is calling out to him. Can the mysterious stranger he helped back then, repay his debt to him now?A fight is coming to Gotham, one that will be fought in different planes, in different realities, and between adversaries long since passed.Can Gotham survive Batman’sDark Knightmares?
Sing Sing Sing For Murder
George and Marnie.A couple’s name to strike fear into the hearts of anyone with the audacity to cross them. Their ruthlessness knows no bounds, and they will do anything to keep what they have fought so hard to gain.Business is good, and they are spreading their wings into new areas, with new possibilities.The Rialto Ballrooms are swinging again, and the house band are back in business, only due to unforeseen circumstances, with an almost completely new line up.When the lead female vocal wants to leave, Tam is tasked with finding a new recruit, only he finds something that is a whole lot more. She is perfect. She has the looks, the talent, and in Tam’s eyes, everything they need to take the band to where they want to be.Are some things too good to be true?With Christmas around the corner, and a huge new year’s show looming, is George ready to face the ghosts of his past?
OLF: Santa's Naughtiest Reindeer
Over the mountains, through the valleys, and deep into the North Pole lies a secret village. This is where Santa, or Father Christmas, or Nick, he doesn’t mind whatever you to call him as long as there is food involved, lives.A special package is due to be delivered by a magical stork. It is the greatest gift of all. Santa's friends, Thunder and Gale, are expecting a child, a new addition to the proud reindeer family.They name him OLF, and he grows to become the strongest, fastest, reindeer the whole of the North Pole has ever seen.However, OLF has a problem. He is naughty. He is rude, obnoxious, and downlike dislikeable. Even Santa himself doesn’t really like him and has pondered long and hard on how to put him on the Naughty List!When his friends play a trick on him, getting him back for everything he has done to them over the years, no one knows it, but a legend is born, one who just might be able to save Christmas…OLF is a delightful novel for everyone who enjoys the festive season.
Written by Dave McCluskey, author of A Seagull's Tale.