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Spirit Houses X zine out – 1 WEEK LEFT to order!

It’s taken me a while longer than I’d have liked, but I’m pleased to say that the Spirit Houses X zine is now go – so here it is!

The photo shows the regular issue Spirit Houses (which is always available online) plus the super limited edition tenth anniversary Spirit Houses X cover variant, and its matching, limited edition handmade companion zine.

This zine has been a bit of a labour of love – I’ve never made one so packed with text and illustrations before! It’s a tiny 16-page treasure, writ...

Spirit Houses X pre-order is now live!

Happy Halloween! I hope you’ve all had a great weekend and are having a creeptastic day!

As promised/warned/threatened (delete as applicable) I now declare the pre-order for Spirit Houses X open!

This is a pre-order for physical copies of the tenth anniversary edition of my 2013 debut novel ‘Spirit Houses’ (think Kingdom Hospital x The Mummy (1999) with a dash of Good Omens). This variant cover and all associated merch will ONLY be available via this pre-order which will be open until 21st Nove...

Spirit Houses X – cover reveal!

Halloween is almost upon us, I’ve been hard at work making and ordering lots of lovely merch for the Spirit Houses X relaunch, and I really hope that you love what I’ve been up to.

I’m still working on the limited edition zine – so that still may or may not happen (exciting to be kept guessing, right? RIGHT?!) but now there’s badges, bookmarks, stickers, coasters and more and I’m pretty sure most of it isn’t what you’re expecting.

And of course – the rereleased book itself!

So, here’s the new co...

Happy Friday 13th! Spirit Houses X is go!

Happy Friday 13th!

Well. It’s already been a day (week, month, year, decade…) but you know what? Just carrying on putting art out there with respect and love in the face of hate is revolution. Just continuing to exist is rebellion at this stage innit.

A decade ago on Friday 13th (of September, but who’s counting… well, I am, obviously…) I released my debut novel and first solo publication into the wild.

Now, ten years later, I am officially announcing… dun dun dunnnn… Spirit Houses X!

The only X...

Spirit Houses X – anniversary update

So, this is an update about an update, because I’m building hype and that, aren’t I?

To anyone interested in the ten-year anniversary of my debut novel Spirit Houses (a tale of demons, adventure and nice cups of tea – think Good Omens x Kingdom Hospital x The Mummy) this is a quick one to say that I’ve been very busy planning for its re-release.

There will be more information COMING SOON, with details about what’s on offer and how you can get your hands on it.

For now, I will say – there will be...

Life after Twitter

It’s been a hell of a year again, emphasis on the ‘hell.’

Life is moving very quickly for me, mostly in ways that aren’t particularly comfortable, but if there’s one thing that I can take away from my experiences this year, it’s to learn how to let things go before they turn really bad, be that relationships, business deals, or social media.

I first made a Twitter account way back in about 2008, and I quickly tired of and deleted it. It was at a point in time where I still had my beloved Livejou...

Happy birthday Spirit Houses – 10 whole years!

It’s funny, isn’t it? Time?

Here I was, all set up to do this perky blog post about how Spirit Houses is now an entire decade old! I have plans for an anniversary celebration! There’ll be limited-edition stuff! A pre-order! New merch!

Well. There’ll still be all of that. 

I’m sad that the tone of this blog post is more sombre than I’d like, but in looking back over things in order to write this, I’m struck by how much has changed in the past ten years. I’m not the man I was in 2013 when I happil...

Happy birthday Cool S!

I can hardly believe that a year has passed already, but it’s true – my little monster is one year old today (OK it was actually last Friday, but I was trying to juggle a ton of awful life admin and put on a club night, so we’ll pretend I’m not a few days late!)

A year ago, the curse of Cool S was released upon the world. I’d like to thank everyone who has bought, read, reviewed and generally enjoyed it, and everyone who has since sent me any Cool S memes or spottings in the wild – I am delighte...

Unquiet Grove – beautiful new anthology out now

I’m over the moon to share that ‘Unquiet Grove’ from Egaeus Press is now available to buy.

This is the second Egaeus anthology I’ve had the honour to be part of, and this one is every bit as beautiful as the first. These books really are stunning and I’m beyond delighted to have my work in them and to have had the chance to work with Egaeus Press, who are an absolute pleasure to work with.

‘Unquiet Grove’ is a collection of new uncanny and unclassifiable tales of trees, forests and woods. It inc...

Parting ways with my current publisher

This is probably the hardest thing I’ve had to write in my writing career to date, so please bear with me if I word anything clumsily.

I’m deeply regretful to announce that as of yesterday my publishing contract with Erro Press for my queer folk horror collection ‘The Holes in the Air’ has been terminated, at my request.

I’ve gone backwards and forwards all of yesterday over how to announce this, as I know that transparency and honesty isn’t always smiled upon in the writing industry. However, a...