The Leper's Garden and Other Contagions

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Jeff Clulow

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Third Eye Press
05 November 2025

Thriller & suspense; Horror & ghost stories; Short Stories Horror

These eleven tales of dark romance and horror will transport you back to the hardship and colonial decadence of the nineteenth and early twentieth-centuries. You'll be guided through the teeming streets and markets of old Hong Kong, the listless heat of French Senegal and the fog of Victorian London. Step inside circus tents, penny arcades, shadow theatres and freak shows.

These are tales dreamt in the dark, touched by madness and the caress of demons. They whisper of grief and loss, of old curses from the Inquisition, of bad bargains struck in haste and fear on the battlefields of the Great War. Of children's games that end in bittersweet tragedy. You'll experience the bloody beginnings of one of the world's best-loved fairy tales and find yourself held in the spell of the witch-hare legend.

Be warned. There is contagion here.

These stories will infect you.

And know there is no cure.

By: Jeff Clulow
Imprint: Third Eye Press
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 322g
ISBN: 9781764139724
ISBN 10: 1764139720
Pages: 238
Publication Date: 05 November 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jeff Clulow is a prizewinning author of romantic dark fiction and horror. Born in Cornwall in the UK, Jeff now lives and writes in Sydney, Australia. Jeff's writing leans towards the lighter end of dark fiction, exploring themes of family, childhood, love and loss. He's inspired by folktale, mythology and the notion that the old gods still walk among us. His stories have reached the finals of the Aurealis Awards, the Shadows Awards, the American BookFest Awards and the National Indie Excellence Awards. He has been awarded an 'Honourable Mention' in the Robert N. Stephenson competition for short fiction in horror and is the winner of the 2023 Asylumfest Mayday Hills Ghost Story Competition. Find out more about Jeff and his work at www.jeffclulow.com

Reviews for The Leper's Garden and Other Contagions

""The Lepers Garden: and other Contagions"" is a cleverly written, and quite original, collection of short stories. Each of the eleven stories is unique with settings ranging from Hong Kong to Victorian London and various locations in between. Author, Jeff Clulow explores dark romance, grief, war, fear, PTSD, weird science, demon-possessed books, revenge, and otherworldly love. The collection is a mix of supernatural, horror, and historical, each story separate from the other, each its own clever twist on a theme. Patricia Leslie. Historical Fantasy Author.