FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TOADHEAD

Andrew Lyall
Published 25 July 2025
eBook ASIN: B0FBMB7HYD
Paperback ISBN: 979-8-2803148-3-2

Dark Veil Society proudly announces the July 25, 2025, release of Toadhead, a grotesque and unforgettable novella from horror aficionado Andrew Lyall.

It’s always hungry.

On the one-year anniversary of his mother’s death, Teddy Doucet wakes up outside the local cemetery—filthy, confused, and not alone. Clinging to his scalp is something monstrous. A toad. A parasite. A hunger that speaks.

What begins as surreal grief spirals into an increasingly grotesque reality as Teddy struggles to feed the thing fused to him. But the Toad’s cravings become more perverse with each passing day. As Teddy sinks deeper into horror, one truth becomes clear: this is no ordinary parasite—and it may never be satisfied.

Reviewers are already raving:

If Toadhead had appeared in the pulps of the fifties and sixties it would be a classic by now.
~ Simon Marlow, Goodreads

Toadhead is gloriously nuts, gory, scary and unnerving work that will leave readers desperate to see what comes next.
~ Mr Robert, Goodreads

This twisting tale devolves quickly, leaving you inside the head of Teddy Doucet; a fascinating yet terrifying character study that has echoes of Psycho. Highly descriptive, this novella is not for the weak!
~ Sarah R. New, Goodreads

Author Andrew Lyall resides in southern England where he immerses himself in horror fiction and film. Host of Grumpy Andrew’s Horror House on YouTube, Lyall names Jaws as the greatest film ever made and reveres Edgar Allan Poe as a guiding influence. A letter of encouragement from legendary author James Herbert fuels his pursuit of the macabre.

Prepare to feed the Toad.

Available July 25, 2025, on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited.

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