12th March 2010 -- If you've seen the rumours circulating regarding my present state of health then I regret to say they're probably true. I’d like to thank all the people who have offered me their support over the last few difficult weeks. I greatly appreciate it. From the bottom of my heart, I THANK YOU.
Welcome to the official website of author Barry J. House
Barry J House writes speculative fiction: from SF to horror. His science fiction tales are sometimes dark, sometimes humorous, while his horror stories are mainly psychological, occasionally gory. He has been a fan of the genre from the moment he first saw the film Forbidden Planet on TV at the tender age of six or seven.
Barry was born and bred in Hampshire, England, and there is a strong family rumour that he is a descendant of the Dorset poet, William Barnes, so he believes that it was inevitable he would start writing seriously, one day. In recent years, his stories have been published in speculative fiction magazines/anthologies on both sides of the Atlantic. Barry is a member of the Horror Writers Association.
A collection of his short speculative fiction tales Obsidian Dreams is also scheduled for publication. Click here to read a story example
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Defining Darkness
In the darkest moments, we discover the true colour of the soul
***A collection of 15 tales***
Now available in ebook format from Smashwords. Only $2.99 (approx. £2)
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I Was Probed by Aliens and Lived to Tell the Tale
Will Brown and John Smith are friends. Ordinary men with ordinary names... except where John comes from his happens to mean ‘one who yearns for the sweetest cessric pond, even before the third milking of Teuhleuhlah’s teat’. For John is from the planet Tau Ceti 42, and first met Will when abducting him from Earth one morning... Sit back and enjoy this close encounter of the hilarious kind!
Previously available only in print, the comedy SF novella is now available in ebook format from Smashwords. Only $2.99 (approx. £2)
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Song for a Haunted Choir
It begins with a half-glimpsed vision flickering behind a stand of trees as Sam Bartlett, thirteen years old, finally spies the Grey Lady, the ghostly figure said to haunt the environs of St. Andrew’s church...
The new novella available in ebook format from Smashwords. Only $2.99 (approx. £2)
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Matinee
Opening Night – The projectionist is ready and the film is about to roll on a monster movie with an undeniable difference.
Dr Chadwick’s Party – The lecherous Dr. Simon Chadwick is thinking about leaving the party that hasn’t met his expectations. His host, however, has other plans for him.
Rite of Passage - An anthropologist hopes a remote jungle tribe will accept him as one of their own and allow him to undertake their rite of passage. However, the ritual is destined to take a ‘savage’ twist.
Three chilling tales for only £2.99
Now available as a Penny Dreadful from Ghostwriter Publications.
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The Cupboard in Room 9
Through a series of opium-induced dreams, Simon Hartley recalls his schooldays at King Edward’s school, London, 1877. Something happened within the grand neo-Gothic structure with its pointed arches, its decorative towers and battlements. Something bad. Here, the poor man will relive the events that wrecked his adult life, rediscovering the terrible secret of the cupboard in room 9.
A novelette length chapbook for only £2.99
Now available as a Penny Dreadful
from Ghostwriter Publications.
Buy it here
It begins with a half-glimpsed vision flickering behind a stand of trees as Sam Bartlett, thirteen years old, finally spies the Grey Lady, the ghostly figure said to haunt the environs of St. Andrew’s church...
Click here to buy it now
Matinee
Opening Night – The projectionist is ready and the film is about to roll on a monster movie with an undeniable difference.Dr Chadwick’s Party – The lecherous Dr. Simon Chadwick is thinking about leaving the party that hasn’t met his expectations. His host, however, has other plans for him.
Rite of Passage - An anthropologist hopes a remote jungle tribe will accept him as one of their own and allow him to undertake their rite of passage. However, the ritual is destined to take a ‘savage’ twist.
Three chilling tales for only £2.99
Now available as a Penny Dreadful from Ghostwriter Publications.
Buy it here
The Cupboard in Room 9
Through a series of opium-induced dreams, Simon Hartley recalls his schooldays at King Edward’s school, London, 1877. Something happened within the grand neo-Gothic structure with its pointed arches, its decorative towers and battlements. Something bad. Here, the poor man will relive the events that wrecked his adult life, rediscovering the terrible secret of the cupboard in room 9.A novelette length chapbook for only £2.99
Now available as a Penny Dreadful
from Ghostwriter Publications.
Buy it here
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