Writing

Forthcoming: Dark Poetry

Iโ€™m pleased to announce my debut venture into dark poetry will feature in Eldritch and Ether Anthology. My folklore inspired poems include Scottish female vampire folklore in โ€œMy Baobhan sithโ€, while โ€œThe Otherโ€ explores dark inner duality and mythologies of the Sun and Moon inspired โ€œA Silver Queenโ€. More details to be announced soon!

Long Fiction, Writing

Dark Folklore Collection Acquisition

Iโ€™m excited to announce my collection of dark folklore short stories, novelettes, flash fiction and microfiction Three Curses and Other Dark Tales has been acquired by IFWG Publishing Australia. You can read more about this exciting announcement below IFWG is very pleased to announce the acquisition of a collection of short fiction by Leanbh Pearson… Continue reading Dark Folklore Collection Acquisition

Short Fiction, stories

Year Three Release

Year Three, an anthology of dark drabbles was published on January 29th by Black Hare Press. Three of my dark folklore drabbles are featured! If youโ€™re interested in purchasing an ebook, paperback copy of Year Three, more details are available here

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Melmoth

Publisherโ€™s Description Oh friend, take my hand - I've been so lonely! One winter night in Prague, Helen Franklin encounters her friend Karel, half-mad with fear. He has come into possession of a mysterious old manuscript, filled with testimonies that speak to Helen from 17th-century England, wartime Czechoslovakia, the sweat-soaked streets of Manila and 1920's… Continue reading Melmoth

Short Fiction, stories

Eerie Christmas 2 Release

Perfect timing for horror enthusiasts, Eerie Christmas 2 was released on 11th December 2021 and published by Black Hare Press. Eerie Christmas 2 features my horror story โ€œThe Yule Trollsโ€ inspired by the Icelandic Yuletide tradition of the 13 Yule Lads, mischievous trolls who lure children into misbehaving and the darker end that awaits them… Continue reading Eerie Christmas 2 Release

Short Fiction, stories

13 Lives of Alice Release

Iโ€™m thrilled to announce that 13 Lives of Alice, a dark anthology of Alice in Wonderland inspired tales for adults, was published by Black Hare Press on 7th December 2021. 13 Lives of Alice features my dark gaslamp fantasy โ€œThe House of the Cat Siโ€ inspired by the Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland, folklore… Continue reading 13 Lives of Alice Release

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The Heart is a Mirror for Sinners

Publisherโ€™s Description Welcome to The Heart is a Mirror for Sinners and Other Stories. Slatterโ€™s work has been described by the legendary Ramsey Campbell as โ€œenviably original, and told in prose as stylish as itโ€™s precise. Not just disturbing but often touching, her work enriches and revives the tale of terror.โ€ From the fierce changeling… Continue reading The Heart is a Mirror for Sinners

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Dark Nature

*** I received an ARC/Review copy of this book in exchange for an honest review *** Publisherโ€™s Description Generation after generation, humans have ripped apart the world, leaving garbage and desolation in our wake.Burning, destroying, and stealing from the earth. We see it happening day by day and do nothing about it. Our air is… Continue reading Dark Nature

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Certain Dark Things

Publisherโ€™s Description Welcome to Mexico City, an oasis in a sea of vampires. Domingo, a lonely garbage-collecting street kid, is just trying to survive its heavily policed streets when a jaded vampire on the run swoops into his life. Atl, the descendant of Aztec blood drinkers, is smart, beautiful, and dangerous. Domingo is mesmerized. Atl… Continue reading Certain Dark Things

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No Good Deed

Publisherโ€™s Description : Isobel assumed her wedding would be the grandest day of her life, but when she wakes in a ghost-filled tomb still wearing her bridal veil, itโ€™s clear events have taken an unexpected turn. With the assistance of a vengeful spirit Isobel escapes her imprisonment, but her new husband Adolphus will not be… Continue reading No Good Deed