In March 1998 we formed ENIGMATIC PRESS, a publishing imprint designed to promote the best in supernatural fiction. It published the well-regarded quarterly anthology, ENIGMATIC TALES, which offered a forum for new writers as well as promoting forgotten authors of the past. The wide range of stories published, ghost, horror and psychological, both traditional and modern, with artwork, reflected the best in the supernatural field. It received Arts Council funding for one year.

Enigmatic Press was nominated for the 2000 International Horror Guild Awards and The British Fantasy Society Awards.

33 Enigmatic stories gained Honourable Mentions in Ellen Datlow's and Terri Windling's The Year’s Best Fantasy & Horror

Enigmatic Tales

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Crystal Blue (part one) by Allison Cologna
Illustrated by Des Knight
Within The Walls Of Darkness by Paul Bradshaw
Splatterjack by David Price
The Queer Picture by Bernard Capes
Ill Steekit Ephraim by Howard Pease
Sackcloth and Ashes by Nigel Brown
Illustrated by Iain Maynard
To Dwell On Tainted Ground by John B Ford
Illustrated by Colin Langeveld
The Gallery In The Woods by Paul Finch
The Foot Of The Garden by Simon Bestwick.
Illustrated by Iain Maynard
The Window by Maynard & Sims

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Crystal Blue (part two) by Allison Cologna
In The Water by Joe Rattigan
Illustrated by Steve Lines
The Elms by Simon Bestwick
The Stone Rider by Nellie K Blisset
A Fireside Story by John Davis
Illustrated by Steve Lines
Devils Of Lakeland by Paul Finch
Illustrated by Iain Maynard
The Tragedy Of Endore Hill by Alan Austin
Illustrated by Alan Hunter
Voles by Rhys Hughes
Illustrated by Des Knight
On The Raft by R.E. Vernede
The Restoration by Colin Pink
Illustrated by Iain Maynard
Blood Positive by Maynard & Sims

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Harriet by Nigel Brown
Lizzy Of The Loch by Martyn Prince
Creatures Of The Night by Paul Finch
All Along The Watchtower by David Cowdall
Illustrated by Iain Maynard
A Letter To Lovecraft by Peter Tennant
Illustrated by Iain Maynard
The Face At The Door by W. D. Dobell
In The Cathedral by Geoffrey Warburton
Illustrated by Colin Langeveld
The Red Woollen Necktie by B.M. Croker
The Fleshing Rooms by Paul Joyce
Illustrated by Gerald Gaubert
In Quires and Places
Where They Sing by A. F. Kidd
Illustrated by Gerald Gaubert
The Ghost At The Gatehouse by David Christopher Illustrated by Steve Lines
Bad Idea by Robert E Murphy
Falling Asleep by Trevor Denyer
No Compunction by Gerald Gaubert
The Carol Singer by Chris Fox (as Christmas card. Illustrated by Iain Maynard).

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Silk The Gaze by Jesse F Knight
Illustrated by Gerald Gaubert
A Cup Of Tea by Katherine Haynes
His Wife by Z. I. Ponder
Disco Dolly by Tina Rath
Illustrated by Des Knight
A Trick Of Dusk by D F Lewis/G Lewis
Illustrated by Iain Maynard
Stone Angel by Paul Marshall
Illustrated by Cathy Buburuz and Charles Fallis
Dr Trifulgas by Jules Verne
The Duke Of Bad Medicine by Paul Walther
Liebestraum by Michael Pendragon
Illustrated by Cathy Buburuz
Ways Of Paying by Deborah Maudlin
Night by Stuart Young
The Kindness Of Strangers by James Doig
Illustrated by Steve Lines
Judas Dreams by Martin Owton
Smoke by Peter Wykes
Illustrated by Iain Maynard
You Don't Want To Know by Mark Mclaughlin
The Steeple Monster by Rick Kennett & A.F.Kidd
The Tower by Cardinal Cox

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Reaching Back by Andrew Vachss
So Sails The Slow Ship by Mark Leon Collins
Illustrated by Rob Suggs
The Spectre Of Rislip Abbey by Dick Donovon
The Fetchshrift by Joan Boar
The Red Bottle by Sarah Singleton
Illustrated by Gerald Gaubert x 2
The Karswell Inheritance by Colin Pink
Illustrated by Iain Maynard
Goddess After Dark by Hunter Seitz
The Celestial Club by Alan Austin
Illustrated by Alan Hunter
Thrice Seen by Simon Bestwick
A Night On Dragon Rock by Paul Finch
Illustrated by Rob Suggs
Condensation by Chris Fox
Illustrated by Iain Maynard
The View by Ian Hunter
Illustrated by Cathy Buburuz
An Office In The Grays Inn Road by Maynard & Sims. Illustrated by Iain Maynard

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The House In The Wood by H. W. F. Tatham
The Gandy Dancer by Paul Walther
Illustrated by Gerald Gaubert
Getting Back With George by Peter Tennant
Rose Hill by David Christopher
Illustrated by Cathy Buburuz & Charles Fallis
The Pool House by Katherine Haynes
Illustrated by Dave Fode
A Sunday Sermon by Carole Tyrrell
The Gaff by Paul Finch
Illustrated by Rob Suggs
Grandma's Box by Pamela Jorgenson
Illustrated by Gerald Gaubert
Coloured Crimson by John Saxton
The Bottle Seekers by Michael Pendragon
Illustrated by Steve Lines
The Crawling Thing by Paul Bradshaw
Russalka by Dale J Nelson
Illustrated by Iain Maynard
The Skull by Francis C. Prevot
Darkness by Lauren Halkon
Painting Blue Murders by Steve Savile

 

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The Error of Our Ways by J. A. C. Shire
Illustrated by Gerald Gaubert
The Face In The Window by Colin Mackay
Illustrated by Iain Maynard
Sarcophagus by Steve Redwood
Les Voyeurs by R. K. Kemp
Illustrated by Cathy Buburuz
Croxton's Return by John B. Ford & Derek M.Fox
The First Time by Steven Lockley
Illustrated by Dave Fode
Nothing More Common by Rhys Hughes
Mirage by Jack Fisher
Illustrated by Gerald Gaubert
The Garden Of The Black Rose by Ash Miller
Illustrated by Cathy Buburuz
The White Line by Charles Hivner
Dark Garden by John Light
Illustrated by Steve Lines
Corrosion by Richard Reeve
Not One Of Nature's Own by Joe Rattigan
Illustrated by Iain Maynard
The Patch by Philip Murray
The Way That All Things End by Mark Nicholls
Illustrated by Rob Suggs
Shadow Writer by Paul Kane
The Pulsating Wall by Simon Logan
The Wardrobe (a lost story) by A M BURRAGE

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The Last Good Times by Tim Lebbon
The Rattle by Nigel Brown
Illustrated by Iain Maynard
The Case For the Defense by Peter Tennant
Stilled Lives by Walt Jarvis
Illustrated by Cathy Buburuz
Jackdaw by Lauren Halkon
A Trifling Murder by Jesse Knight
Sap by Kay Fletcher
Illustrated by Russell Dickerson
The Legacy by Quentin Crisp
Illustrated by Gerald Gaubert
Waiting by James Doig
Clipper In The Cornfield by Larry Blazek
Illustrated by Sean Russell Friend
Tenement by Keven L Donihe
Projectionist Needed by Alec Worley
The Pool by Matthew Banks
Chance by Alan Austin
Illustrated by Alan Hunter
For Michael by Paul Marshall
Indian Burial Ground by Peter J Wilson
Illustrated by Dave Fode
Sleep Deeply by Mark West
Bratsley's Farm by Adrian Brown
Illustrated by David Grilla
Green Slime by J Dyott Matthews
A Letter To Lovecraft by Peter Tennant
(Booklet published as winner of
Story Of The Year Award 1999)

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The Serpent Woman by Maria Middlemore
The Seas Of Castle Hill Road by Rick Kennett
Illustrated by Douglas Walters x3
The Witch of Fenstanton by D. J. Tyrer
The Orchard by Sarah Singleton
Illustrated by Gerald Gaubert
Dark Reflections by Katherine Haynes
Illustrated by Dave Fode
Hands Touched By Chrism by James Doig
Illustrated by Cathy Buburuz
The Collaboration by Peter Tennant
A Curious Incident by Alec Worley
Illustrated by John Hawkhead
Dark Waters by Dave Price
Illustrated by Iain Maynard
The Tragedy Of Power by Paul Marshall
The Cobbler by Peter J Wilson
Illustrated by David Grilla
The Benefits by Antony Mann
Mallory by Peter Wykes
Illustrated by Russell Dickerson
Harvest Time by G Lewis & DF Lewis
Illustrated by Sean Russell Friend
A Nervous Propensity by Andria J Cooke
Illustrated by the author
Lord Of The Jungle by John Pelan

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Old Songs Waken by John Pelan
Illustrated by Cathy Buburuz & Charles Fallis
The Beast Of Bayou Sauvage by Chad Hensley
The Sure Thing by Laura Elvin
Skins by Kurt Newton
Illustrated by Chris-Ann Kent
Victorians byJames S. Dorr
An Ancient Monument by Andria Cooke
Illustrated by the author
Siren by Lauren Halkon
Empty Souls, Drowning by Mark West
Illustrated by Gerald Gaubert
Music For The Gods by Iain Maynard
Illustrated by the author
A Wonderful Guy by George R. Sims
Ex Libris by John Shire
The Special Place by Trevor Denyer
The Hollow Stones by Gary Greenwood
Déjà Vu by Thomas Denny
The Cellar by Mayra Calvani
Illustrated by Steve Lines
At The Edge Of The Forest by Joan Board
The Grand Masters Final Game by Mark Samuels
The Deerstalker Hat by Alan Austin
Illustrated by Alan Hunter
The Pool by Clive Pemberton
Living In Her Shadow by Chris Butler
Afghan by Kurt Newton
Illustrated by Iain Maynard

Enigmatic Electronic featured stories that were exclusive to the website at the time.

The Downlink by Kenneth Goldman. January 1999
Brother Mutilator by Paul Finch. March 1999
The Deadlight Box by Mike Oakwood. April 1999
Our Hell by Paul Finch. March 1999
27:32 by Mark West. July 1999
The Beasts by Stuart Weller July 1999
Spirits of Darkness and Light by Stuart Young. July 1999
Like Clockwork by Simon Logan. July 1999
Born From The Womb Forever by Gerard Houarner. August 1999
Jamming With The Dead by Peter Tennant. August 1999
Dark Visitations by Paul Ward. September 1999
Eve's Ghosts by Martyn Prince. September 1999
Places by Andrew Roberts. September 1999
My Other Self by John B Ford. September 1999
Shaped Like A Snake by DF Lewis. November 1999
The Midnight Pact by Phil Locascio. November 1999
An Egg On The Council House Roof by Patricia Sibley. November 1999
If The Face Fits by Christopher Harman. December 1999
Fragments by Sarah Singleton. December 1999
Lyra's Kisses by Alison L R Davies. December 1999
The Guitar Player by Ash Miller. December 1999
The Flowers Of Delirium by Richard Gavin. December 1999
The Squatter by Peter J Luce. January 2000
The Seamstress of Havenport by Jeremy Redelinghuyes. January 2000
Artemis Botanical by Suzy Nightingale. February 2000
Graveyard Guardian by Dave Price. February 2000
Crossing Over by Everette Bell. March 2000
Memory's Nest by Paul A Toth. March 2000
Metabolism by Scott Nicholson. March 2000
El Chivo by Donald Murphy. April 2000
The Well Of The Moon by Quentin S Crisp. April 2000
Glass-Stoppered Bottles by Steve Duffy. April 2000

Enigmatic Variations and Enigmatic Novellas were high quality
limited edition publications of novellas and single author collections.

Moths by Maynard & Sims
Illustrated by Gerald Gaubert

The Dark Satanic by Paul Finch
Illustrated by Gerald Gaubert

Candlelight Ghost Stories by Anthony Morris
Illustrated by Iain Maynard

In The Mirror by Sarah Singleton
Illustrated by Gerald Gaubert

Alternate Lives by Paul Bradshaw
Illustrated by Gerald Gaubert

Millennium Macabre by William Meikle/ Graeme Hurry
Illustrated by Iain Maynard

The Hand That Feeds by Peter Crowther & James Lovegrove

Icarus Descending by Steve Savile
Illustrated by Michael Gilroy/Frank Mafrici

The Shadows Beneath by Paul Finch
Illustrated by Gerald Gaubert

Devils Of Lakeland
(Runner up in Enigmatic Tales' Story of the Year 1999)

Treading On The Past by Derek M Fox
Illustrated by Frank Mafrici

Ballymoon by Alastair G Gunn
Illustrated by Cathy Buburuz