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March 18, 2015
Dead Water by David A. Sutton and Leinster Gardens by Jan Edwards, Alchemy Press
Two lovely looking books arrived in the post today from The Alchemy Press: Dead Water and Other Weird Tales by David Sutton and Leinster Gardens and Other Subtleties by Jan Edwards. I did the introduction for Dead Water, so it wouldn't be appropriate for me to review that, but I do intend to read and review Leinster Gardens.
March 17, 2015
Kitchen Sink Gothic - Table of Contents so far
1964 by Franklin MarshDerek and the Sun-Spots by Andrew Darlington
Daddy Giggles by Stephen Bacon
Black Sheep by Gary Fry
Jamal Comes Home by Benedict J. Jones
Waiting by Kate Farrell
Lilly Finds a Place to Stay by Charles Black
The Mutant's Cry by David A. Sutton
The Sanitation Solution by Walter Gascoigne
Up and Out of Here by Mark Patrick Lynch
Late Shift by Adrian Cole
Sweetheart by Selene MacLeod
Room at the Top, Zombies and Kitchen Sink Gothic
In between reading submissions for Kitchen Sink Gothic I've also been rereading a number of key kitchen sink novels. Imagine my surprise to come across this opening paragraph from one of the most famous:I came to Warley on a wet September morning with the sky the grey of Guiseley sandstone. I was alone in the compartment. I remember saying to myself: "No more zombies, Joe, no more zombies".
It's not the last reference to zombies either which, in John Braine's novel, Room at the Top, long before George Romero used them as a metaphor for consumerism, are referenced by Joe Lampton for the kind of people he utterly despises. Curiously, it was John Braine's second and far less well known novel, The Vodi, recently reprinted by Valancourt Books that I was given the inspiration for Kitchen Sink Gothic.
March 16, 2015
Luke Spooner Interview
The artist, Luke Spooner, who created the brilliantly evocative cover for my latest short story collection from Hazardous Press, Their Cramped Dark World and Other Tales, has an insightful interview in Freeze Frame Fiction. 
"Our next interview is with our artist, Luke Spooner. His work has appeared in all of our volumes so far. Luke creates art under two names: Carrion House for his darker work, and Hoodwink House for children’s books. He believes that the job of putting someone else’s words into a visual form, to accompany and support their text, is a massive responsibility as well as being something he truly treasures. Find out more at his website, carrionhouse.com, or on his Facebook page." To read the interview click here.
March 10, 2015
Weirdbook 31 - the cover for our first issue
We are very pleased to be able to reveal the cover for issue 31, the first of the new Weirdbooks. It's the work of Stephen Fabian, whose art often featured on earlier copies of the magazine.
March 9, 2015
Their Cramped Dark World and Other Tales now available
Their Cramped Dark World and Other Tales is now available both as a paperback and ebook. Amazon.co.uk
Amazon.com
Weirdbook - Updates
Plans by Douglas Draa and I to restart
Weirdbook
are gathering pace. We have already made our first acceptances and can announce that the cover of our first issue will be by none other than Stephen Fabian, whose fantastic artwork adorned many covers of previous issues.
For writers eager to send in work to us, submission details have now been posted online on our Weirdbook website - and elsewhere.
Our aim is to have issue 31 (the first of the new run) available by the end of August this year.
In the meantime you can check out previous issues of Weirdbook by clicking onto our Weirdbook Index Page. Back issues can be bought here.
For writers eager to send in work to us, submission details have now been posted online on our Weirdbook website - and elsewhere.
Our aim is to have issue 31 (the first of the new run) available by the end of August this year.
In the meantime you can check out previous issues of Weirdbook by clicking onto our Weirdbook Index Page. Back issues can be bought here.
March 6, 2015
Youtube trailer for Black Ceremonies by Charles Black
This is a great youtube trailer for Charles Black's collection of short stories from Parallel Universe Publications, Black Ceremonies.
Trailer by Anna Taborska. Music by Kevin MacLeod. Artwork by Paul Alexander Mudie
trade paperback:
Amazon.co.uk (£6.91)
Amazon.com ($9.88)
ebook:
Amazon.co.uk (£1.99)
Amazon.com ($3.01)
Their Cramped Dark World and Other Tales - kindle version already up for pre-order
I see that the kindle edition of my next collection of stories from Hazardous Press, Their Cramped Dark World and Other Tales, is already up for pre-order on Amazon .It's due for publication on Monday.
