Author

Gemma Mawdsley
Gemma Mawdsley is a full time author living in Limerick. Though first published at the tender age of ten-years-old in a local newspaper, she wrote many stories over the years just as a hobby, and did not think about getting published until completing a two year course on creative writing in U.L.
She then went on to further study in the Killaloe Hedge School of Writing. She started working full time as a writer four years ago,
In 2006 she was short listed by Waterstones in their search for a children’s writer. Her speciality is paranormal thrillers and she has been referred to as Ireland’s Mistress of the Macabre. Her novel, The Paupers’ Graveyard, was published in March 2009.
She is currently working on her 8th manuscript.
Owner Occupied
The For Sale sign creaked and did its best to stay aloft, despite the onslaught of the winds.…
Body and Soul, a Story of Possession
Body and Soul, a Story of Possession
Before Tom could continue with his story, a sudden gust of wind roared in…
Body and Soul
Body and Soul
A Story of Possession.
Part One
I wondered as I drove along the narrow, twisting roads on my way…
A Ghost Story for Christmas
A Ghost Story for Christmas
“He’s evil, there’s no other word to describe him.”
Mike Wallace smiled, as he…
Witch’s Hallow Part 2
Witch’s Hallow Part 2: Sarah felt the fine hairs on the back of her neck stand and she knew without turning around…
Witch’s Hallow Part 1
Witch’s Hallow Part 1: Though I have heard thousands of ghost stories over the years, very few have involved…
The Wailing Wood 2
Milly stood at the small window of her cottage and watched the children at play. She smiled at their antics as they…
Ghost Story (The Wailing Wood)
There were still a couple of hours of daylight left when we set off for the wood.
I was wrapped up against the…
Graveyard Secrets 2
Tom’s cottage is snug, though the air is thick from the turf he uses to keep the old range going. I sat at the…
Graveyard Secrets (1)
The elements were against me as I set off on Monday morning, and instead of the sunshine I’d hoped for, the sky was…
The Most Cardinal Sin
The world had never been kind to lovers. Those who have fallen in love unwisely have often met with the most…
Ghost of the Wandering Pedlar
In my wandering through the remote parts of this beautiful country, I have come across many strange tales, of…
The Haunted Pub
It began in the 1940s, so those of you who remember halfpennies and sixpences, can cast your minds eye back to the…
Gallows Hill House 2
Gallows Hill House 2
Tonight I continue with the story of Gallows Hill House. I have told you how the haunting…
Gallows Hill House 1
Gallows Hill House 1
In the not too distant past, every town had a place of execution, and to spare the gentlefolk…
The House in the Glen
Tonight I’m going to tell you the story of a haunted house. This house exists. It was built over three hundred…