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Shallow Creek

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Think The Twilight Zone, Tales of The Unexpected and Creepshow all rolled into one. Does that make your flesh tingle, my little withered umbilical cord? I hope it does, I really do.

The quiet town of Shallow Creek has a long history of ghost stories and tales of the macabre. Every few generations this strangeness crawls out from the dark places of the quaint settlement’s imagination, seeping into our own reality. We are living through uncertain times now. Let the Creek lure you quietly to th...

Things to come in 2019

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The Great Orme, Llandudno, Wales, UK. 

Watch this space.

Shock Against Racism

Shock Against Racism is a group of network of horror writers, artists and fans against racism and the far right. It was started by Simon Bestwick and you can read more about it on his blog.

Two events have been organised and I am delighted to be involved in the one in Liverpool.

LIVERPOOL

It’s being held on Fri 23rd November 2018 at 7.30pm at Write-Blend, 124 South Road, Waterloo, Liverpool L22 OND.

“Four of Merseyside’s finest authors of the dark, the frightening and the just plain strange...

Speculative Parenthood – Octavia Butler’s “Bloodchild” and Priya Sharma’s “Egg”

Thanks to Mary Felice for reading my short story, “Egg”,  and taking the time to reflect on it on her blog.

https://failingatwriting.com/2018/10/20/speculative-parenthood-octavia-butlers-bloodchild-and-priya-sharmas-egg/

 

 

The British Fantasy Awards 2018

2018 British Fantasy Awards Winners, October 22, 2018, Chester, UK.

Congratulations to all the nominees and all the winners.

Best Fantasy Novel (the Robert Holdstock Award)

WINNER: The Ninth Rain, Jen Williams (Headline)

Age of Assassins, RJ Barker (Orbit)
Under the Pendulum Sun, Jeannette Ng (Angry Robot)
The Court of Broken Knives, Anna Smith Spark (HarperVoyager)

Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award)

WINNER: The Changeling, Victor LaValle (Spiegel & Grau)

The Boy on the Bridge, M.R....

Fantasycon 2018, 19th-21st October

I love Fantasycon. It’s one of the highlights of my year. I feel like a child before Christmans in the weeks running up to it. It’s where I get to see marvellous people and talk about books.

This year it’s at The Queen Hotel, Chester. More info here. Guests of Honour are Adrian Tchaikovsky, Claire North and Farah Mendlesohn.

I’ll be at the Titan launch on Sat 20th at 4pm, which includes New Fears 2, a horror collection by Mark Morris that I am fortunate enough to be included in with a story c...

Wolf Alice

Great news that Wolf Alice (named for Angela Carter) recently won the Mercury Music Prize.

“She” and “Blush” are from their 2013 EP.

New Fears 2

New Fears 2 is out now from Titan. It’s non-themed anthology edited by Mark Morris that reflects the diversity of work that appears under the horror banner. I loved New Fears and am proud to be included in New Fears 2 alongside some truly awesome writers.

[image error]MAW — Priya Sharma
THE AIRPORT GORILLA — Stephen Volk
THUMBSUCKER — Robert Shearman
BULB — Gemma Files
FISH HOOKS — Kit Power
EMERGENCE — Tim Lebbon
ON CUTLER STREET — Benjamin Percy
LETTERS FROM ELODIE — Laura Mauro
STEEL BODIES — Ray...

It’s Friday

I was lucky enough to see KT Tunstall live a few years ago in Liverpool, where she performed this gorgeous song.

Review in Locus

[image error]I am thrilled to bits that “All the Fabulous Beasts” has been review by John Langan for the Sept 2018 issue of Locus magazine.

This issue includes features interviews with Kelly Robson and Rebecca Roanhorse; obituaries for Michael Scott Rohan and Gerald M. Weinberg; a column by Cory Doctorow; the Hugo, Retro-Hugo, Mythopoeic, Chesley, and Sidewise awards winners; Worldcon & NASFiC Site Selection news; US and British Forthcoming Books; a spotlight on Jason Kirk of 47North; George R.R. Martin i...