Demons & Devilry

[stu]

Demons & Devilry , the fourth anthology in the Hersham Horror PenAnth range, brings you five chilling tales of diabolism and black magic. With their twisted roots buried deep in the works of Dennis Wheatley these stories reach out to embrace even darker, more horrifying, territory. Tremble with fear and wonder at the depraved imaginings of Peter Mark May, Thana Niveau, John Llewellyn Probert, David Williamson and Stuart Young.


The Abhorrent Man by Peter Mark May -- An ancient evil awakens in 1920s Tunisia.

Little Devils by Thana Niveau -- A group of mischievous schoolchildren encounter something whose wickedness far surpasses their own.

The Devil in the Details by John Lllwellyn Probert -- The race is on to find a suitable victim for a blood sacrifice.

The Scryer by David Williamson -- An unexpected inheritance leads to mysterious visions.

Guardian Devil by Stuart Young -- Will a journey through the Qabalistic Tree of Life bring enlightenment or damnation?

www.amazon.co.uk/Demons-Devilry-Peter-Mark-May/dp/1492325759/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1381141009&sr=1-1&keywords=demons+%26+devilry

[stu]

Some little rhymes about the stories in Demons & Devilry.

The Abhorrent Man by Peter Mark May

The man is dubbed abhorrent.
And his title is not without warrant.
They ask: "Is he scary?'
I reply: "Opinions vary.
"But he made me empty my bowels in a torrent."

Little Devils by Thana Niveau

These kids really are little devils,
With pranks, teasing and revels.
But they get such a fright,
From a horrible sight.
It's terrifying on so many levels.

The Devil in the Details by John Llewellyn Probert

The devil is in the details:
Lots of scares, or else tedium prevails.
Some tales of black mass
Need a kick up the ass.
But not with one of JLP's tales.

The Scryer by David Williamson

The hero of 'The Scryer'
Is lazy; a cheat and a liar.
He could try to work,
But he'd much rather shirk.
He wouldn't move if his arse caught fire.

Guardian Devil by Stuart Young

Despite the odd spell, ritual and hex
This story is all violence, cursing and sex.
But it's not easy
Being this sleazy.
No wonder pulp writers end up nervous wrecks.

[benedictjjones]

i shall be grabbing this after payday

[stu]

Yes, buy it immediately. It's more important than buying food or paying your gas bill or any of that other insignificant stuff.

I'm not joking.

Unless anyone actually dies because they bought the book instead of buying food or paying their gas bill. In that case, for legal reasons, of course I'm joking.

[stu]

Excellent review of Demons & Devilry over at Ginger Nuts of Horror. "Demons & Devilry is a brilliant anthology, one which manages to perfectly balance stories of a lighter tone with more dark and heavy tones."

Well done John Llewellyn Probert, Thana Niveau, Peter Mark May and David Williamson. And me.

gingernutsofhorror.com/4/post/2013/11/horror-book-review-demons-devilry-ed-by-stuart-young.html?

[stu]

Nice review of Demons & Devilry by Ross Warren. Obviously a man of distinction and good taste. Wait a minute, he doesn't like my story -- ignore everything he says, he's obviously a complete philistine!

www.amazon.co.uk/Demons-Devilry-Peter-Mark-May/product-reviews/1492325759 /ref=sr_1_1_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

[stu]

Jim Mcleod from Ginger Nuts of Horror has included Demons & Devilry in his list of horror Xmas gifts under 'the lover of short stories' section. gingernutsofhorror.com/4/post/2013/12/the-ginger-nuts-of-horror-christmas -gift-guide.html

[stu]

Great review of Demons & Devilry over at Hellforge. matthewfryer.com/2013/12/31/revi ... art-young/

[stu]

Ginger Nuts of Horror lists Demons & Devilry as one of the best horror anthologies of 2013. www.gingernutsofhorror.com/4/post/2013/12/horror-book-review-ginger-nuts-of-horror-best-of-2013-part-2.html

[stu]

Nice review of Demons & Devilry at Dark Musings. anthony-watson.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/demons-and-devilry.html

[stu]

Blog about the trials and tribulations of editing Demons & Devilry. stuyoung.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/why-i-hate-editing-aka-ive-edit-up-to.html