Lily Childs' Feardom: Publishing History to Date

Publishing History to Date

Read Lily's publishing history below which includes details of:

over 65 short stories
current and upcoming projects, including novels
publishing, editing and proofreading
professional experience - web design, accessibility and usability, web content, web project management and information architecture development

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Published

London – short story. Horror. Published in WINTER IN THE CITY: A COLLECTION OF DARK SPECULATIVE FICTION by Ruadán Books 17 Dec 2024. Paperback and ebook.
Lacklustre – short story. Online-only, Christmas horror, advent calendar. Published by The Sinister Horror Company 8 Dec 2020. No longer online.
The Pearls of Eliza May – short, asylum-based horror story associated with the forthcoming novel, Sixsmith. Published by Ganglion Press 12 Jun 2020. Paperback and ebook.
Underbelly – short story. Horror/burlesque. Published in MADAME MORTE by Black Shuck Books 10 Mar 2019 (previously published in 2018). Paperback and ebook.
Queen Bitch – short story. Horror. Published in IN DOG WE TRUST by Black Shuck Books 6 Mar 2019. Paperback and ebook.
In Search of Silver Boughs – adult fairy tale/horror. Published by KnightWatch Press 30 Nov 2016. Limited edition chapbook and ebook. Republished in KNIGHTWATCH GALLERY: THE KNIGHTWATCH PRESS CHAPBOOK COLLECTION 6 Mar 2019. Paperback and ebook.
Woe, Violent Water – short American folk horror story. Published in TALES FROM THE LAKE VOL.3 (THE TALES FROM THE LAKE SERIES OF HORROR ANTHOLOGIES) by Crystal Lake Publishing 26 Aug 2016. Paperback and ebook.
Come Join the Blood Parade. Short story. Folk horror. Published in THE THIRTEEN SIGNS by Nocturnicorn Books 9 Aug 2016. Paperback and ebook.
The Vile Glib of Gideon Wicke. Short story. Horror and grief. Published in THE BLACK ROOM MANUSCRIPTS VOLUME TWO by The Sinister Horror Company 9 Jul 2016. Paperback and ebook.
Bite of the Horrorcane. Short story. Horror. Published in KILLER BEES FROM OUTER SPACE by KnightWatch Press in April 2015. Paperback and ebook.
Within Wet Walls – short story. Horror/Ghost. Published by Ganglion Press October 2014. Paperback and ebook.
Jimson Jane – short story. Horror. Published in THE GRIMORIUM VERUM (Book 3 of the TRES LIBRORUM PROHIBITORUM trilogy) by Western Legends Publishing February 2015. Paperback and ebook.
Bad Exposure: I is for Ipovlopsychophobia. Short story. Horror. Published in PHOBOPHOBIAS by Western Legends Publishing October 2014. Paperback and ebook.
The House of Three: A Short Story. Horror. Published by Ganglion Press. 24 July 2014. Paperback and ebook.
February Femmes Fatales – a collection of dark fiction and poetry. Edited and contributed to by Lily Childs and published by Ganglion Press 3 February 2014. Paperback and ebook.
Strange Tastes – short story. Horror. Published in FRESH FEAR by James Ward Kirk Publishing 5 December 2013. Paperback and ebook.
Rapture: V is for Veltis – short story. Horror. Published in THE BESTIARUM VOCABULUM (Book 2 of the TRES LIBRORUM PROHIBITORUM trilogy) by Western Legends Publishing 4 December 2013. Paperback and ebook.
Girl Don’t Come – short story. Crime. Published in THIRTEEN by Soul Bay Press. 29 October 2013. A follow-up to Summer Breeze by Michele Ranger. Paperback.
The Ossillatrice Shift – short story. Horror. Published in BONES by James Ward Kirk Publishing 17 September 2013. Winner of the Editor’s Choice Award. Republished in JWK FICTION BEST OF HORROR 2013 8 August 2014. Paperback and ebook (all).
Buckets In Southwark – online short story. Horror. Published on Thrills Kills ‘n’ Chaos 9 March 2014.
The Twistweaver’s Son: K is for Kilcrops – short story. French folk horror. Published in THE DEMONOLOGIA BIBLICA (Book 1 of the TRES LIBRORUM PROHIBITORUM trilogy) by Western Legends Publishing 25 March 2013. Paperback and ebook.
Skin Seeker – online short story. Horror/Crime/Pulp Fiction. Published on Pulp Metal Magazine’s ‘Deadlier Than The Male’ issue 8 February 2013.
No More Mrs Nice Guy – online short story. Horror/Crime/Humour. Published on Lily Childs’ Feardom blog 31 December 2012.
The Song of Restoration – online short flash fiction story. Horror/Myth. Published on John Xero’s Xeroverse blog 7 July 2012. Republished in Flash Fear, paperback in 2016 by Quantum Corsets.
Shelf Life – online micro-flash fiction. Horror. Published on Lily Childs’ Feardom blog 15 June 2012.
A Smile, Reflecting – online short story. Crime/Horror. Published on At The Bijou 27 May 2012.
Cabaret of Dread: A Horror Compendium Vol. 1 – a collection of short horror stories. Published by Ganglion Press 15 March 2012. Paperback and ebook.
Smiling Cyrus – short story. Horror. Published in in CABARET OF DREAD: A HORROR COMPENDIUM. Vol. 1 15 March 2012. Paperback and ebook.
Staring At The Pink – short story. Horror. Published in in CABARET OF DREAD: A HORROR COMPENDIUM. Vol. 1 15 March 2012. Paperback and ebook.
In Adoration – short story. Horror. Published in in CABARET OF DREAD: A HORROR COMPENDIUM. Vol. 1 15 March 2012. Paperback and ebook.
Licking It Up – online short story. Horror. Published on Thrillers Killers ‘n’ Chillers 26 December 2011.
Magenta Shaman Stones the Crow – short novella. Urban Fantasy/Horror. Published by Ganglion Press 5 October 2011. Ebook.
Courting Demons – a Collection of Dark Verse. Published by Ganglion Press 14 November 2011. Paperback and ebook.
God's Gift – online short story. Crime. Published on THE FLASH FICTION OFFENSIVE 30 September 2011. Online
Bane – online short story. Horror. Published on Lily Childs’ Feardom blog 2 August 2011. Reproduced in CABARET OF DREAD: A HORROR COMPENDIUM. Vol. 1 15 March 2012. Paperback and ebook.
Wraiths and Stays – online short story. Horror. Published on Erin Cole’s blog, ERIN COLE LIVE to accompany an interview. 30 April 2011. Republished in DREAMS OF DUALITY by Red Skies Press 23 March 2012. Paperback. Reproduced in CABARET OF DREAD: A HORROR COMPENDIUM. Vol. 1 15 March 2012. Paperback and ebook.
Living In A Box – online short story. Horror/Psychological Thriller. Published on Chris Allinotte’s blog The Leaky Pencil as part of the MADNESS IN MARCH series 2011. 19 November 2011. Subsequently published in EIGHT DAYS OF MADNESS on Smashwords. Reproduced in CABARET OF DREAD: A HORROR COMPENDIUM. Vol. 1 15 March 2012. Paperback and ebook.
Bestowal – online micro-flash fiction. Horror. Published on Lily Childs’ Feardom 2 April 2011.
Magenta Shaman – short novella. Urban Fantasy/Horror. Published by Ganglion Press March 2011. Ebook.
Birthright – online short story. Horror. Published on Lily Childs’ Feardom as part of February Femmes Fatales (1) 17 February 2011. Published in FEBRUARY FEMMES FATALES by Ganglion Press. Paperback and ebook. 3 February 2014.
Truth and Lies – online short story. Horror. Published on Lily Childs’ Feardom as part of February Femmes Fatales (1) 12 February 2011. Published in FEBRUARY FEMMES FATALES by Ganglion Press. Paperback and ebook. 3 February 2014.
The Infanta Triptych – short story. Horror. Published in THEIR DARK MASTERS by Red Skies Press in paperback and ebook on 3 January 2011. Reproduced in CABARET OF DREAD: A HORROR COMPENDIUM. Vol. 1 15 March 2012. Paperback and ebook.
Toxic Head – online micro-flash fiction. Psychological. Published on Lily Childs’ Feardom 1 December 2010.
Femme – online, short flash fiction story. Horror. Published on Thrillers Killers ‘n’ Chillers 6 November 2010. Reproduced in CABARET OF DREAD: A HORROR COMPENDIUM. Vol. 1 15 March 2012. Paperback and ebook.
Pustular Peculiar – online short story. Horror/Zombie. Published in DAILY BITES OF FLESH 2011: 365 DAYS OF HORRIFYING FLASH FICTION by Pill Hill Press 23 November 2010. Paperback and ebook. Republished in FEBRUARY FEMMES FATALES by Ganglion Press. Paperback and ebook. 3 February 2014.
Spangles – online short story. Horror. Published in DAILY BITES OF FLESH 2011: 365 DAYS OF HORRIFYING FLASH FICTION by Pill Hill Press 23 November 2010. Paperback and ebook. Republished in FEBRUARY FEMMES FATALES by Ganglion Press. Paperback and ebook. 3 February 2014.
Hidden Beast – short story. Horror. Published on Café Doom 2010 and on Lily Childs’ Feardom 25 October 2010. Expanded version published in CABARET OF DREAD: A HORROR COMPENDIUM. Vol. 1 15 March 2012. Paperback and ebook.
Dressing-Up Box – online short story. Horror/Bizarro. Published on The New Flesh Magazine and winner of their inaugural TNF Flash Fiction War 2010. Also published in LONG LIVE THE NEW FLESH: YEAR TWO in 2011 and reproduced in CABARET OF DREAD: A HORROR COMPENDIUM. Vol. 1 15 March 2012. Paperback and ebook.
Walls of Flesh – online short story. Horror. Published in THEIR DARK MASTERS by Red Skies Press in paperback and ebook on 3 January 2011. Also on Lily Childs’ Feardom 24 August 2010.
Pat-a-Cake – online short story. Crime/Horror. Published on Thrillers Killers ‘n’ Chillers 17 August 2010. Republished in Flash Fear, paperback in 2016 by Quantum Corsets.
Etheric Fields – online short story. Horror. Published on Lily Childs’ Feardom 15 August 2010
The Devil In Me – online short story. Horror. Published on Michael Solender’s ‘not from here, are you?’ blog 26 July 2010
Mind Games – online short story. Horror. Published in 6S MIND GAMES in paperback, by the Six Sentences Network 15 July 2010. Published on Lily Childs’ Feardom blog 16 July 2010. Reproduced in CABARET OF DREAD: A HORROR COMPENDIUM. Vol. 1 15 March 2012. Ebook and paperback.
Dog Day Delivery – online short story. Crime. Published on Thrillers Killers ‘n’ Chillers 12 July 2010
Cold Stare – online micro-flash fiction. Horror. Published on Lily Childs’ Feardom 12 June 2010
Soldier Boy – online short story. Memoir. Published on Michael Solender’s ‘not from here, are you?’ blog for Canadian Week May 2010
Torn in Two – online micro-flash fiction. Horror. Published on Lily Childs’ Feardom 2 May 2010
Paper Lace – online micro-flash fiction. Horror. Published on Lily Childs’ Feardom 3 April 2010
Carpaccio – online short story. Crime/Horror. Published on Thrillers Killers ‘n’ Chillers 25 March 2010. Nominated for Best Short Story on the Web in the 2011 Spinetingler Awards. Reproduced in CABARET OF DREAD: A HORROR COMPENDIUM. Vol. 1 15 March 2012. Paperback and ebook.
Fissure – online short story. Horror/Bizarro/Pulp Fiction. Published on Thrillers Killers ‘n’ Chillers 7 February 2010
Pure – online micro-flash fiction story. Dark fiction. Published on Lily Childs’ Feardom blog 3 February 2010
Made To Order – online micro-flash fiction story. Horror. Published on Lily Childs’ Feardom blog 18 May 2010
Pretty Pinholes – online short story. Crime/Horror. Published on Thrillers Killers ‘n’ Chillers 21 January 2010 and reproduced in CABARET OF DREAD: A HORROR COMPENDIUM. Vol. 1 15 March 2012. Paperback and ebook.
Softly – online short story/narration. Horror. Published on Thrillers Killers ‘n’ Chillers 16 December 2009. Published in CAUGHT BY DARKNESS by Static Movement in paperback on 7 July 2010.
Face Off – online short story. Psychological crime. Published on Thrillers Killers ‘n’ Chillers 9 December 2009 and reproduced in CABARET OF DREAD: A HORROR COMPENDIUM. Vol. 1 15 March 2012. Paperback and ebook.
Can I Get A Witness? – online micro-flash fiction. Crime. Published on Lily Childs’ Feardom blog. 3 December 2009
Welfare and School Gates – online micro-flash fiction. Psychological thriller. Published on Lily Childs’ Feardom blog. 1 November 2009
Scuttle – online short story. Horror. Published on Thrillers Killers ‘n’ Chillers 30 October 2009 and reproduced in CABARET OF DREAD: A HORROR COMPENDIUM. Vol. 1 15 March 2012. Paperback and ebook.
Ghost Story – online short story. Horror. Published on Thrillers Killers ‘n’ Chillers 19 October 2009
Slideshow – online flash fiction. Horror/humour. Published on Thrillers Killers ‘n’ Chillers 23 August 2009
The Apprentice – online flash fiction. Horror. Published on Thrillers Killers ‘n’ Chillers 8 August 2009
Watched – online short story. Horror. Published on Thrillers Killers ‘n’ Chillers 9 June 2009
Grub Up – online flash fiction. Horror. Published on Thrillers Killers ‘n’ Chillers 1 May 2009
Fashion Victim – online short story. Horror. Published on Thrillers Killers ‘n’ Chillers 30 April 2009

Forthcoming Publications and Projects

Sixsmith, the ‘Asylum’ novel. Coming soon.
Charnel Vox: A Horror Compendium. Vol. 2 in the Cabaret of Dread collections. New short horror stories, flash fiction and drabbles. Paperback and ebook.
Novel Projects – three supernatural mysteries, plus one historical novel
Magenta Shaman – further additional stories/novellas in the series.
Delacour – social history novel based on a wealthy, debauched London Irish family from Chelsea and Galway

Editing and Publishing

Owner/Editor at the former Ganglion Press. Publishing paperback and ebooks through Amazon CreateSpace and Kindle Direct Publishing. Cover design, editing, proofreading and publishing. Horror and Crime short stories, anthologies and collections. ‘How To’ pamphlets.
Horror Editor at Thrillers Killers ‘n’ Chillers. July 2011 to April 2013
Blogger at Lily Childs’ Feardom. 2009 to date