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September 5, 2011
About books (childhood edition)
I've been remiss in not posting to this blog more often - we went on holiday, to Caister, the week after the riots (re: lawless opportunism) and I found two terrific bookshops that I intend to blog about (18 books purchased over the course of a week, I loved it), but time hasn't been on my side.
However, to distract from work issues and to further procrastinate from writing anything, I've decided
However, to distract from work issues and to further procrastinate from writing anything, I've decided
August 6, 2011
An ambition achieved!
For years - literally decades - one of my major writing ambitions has been to wander into a bookshop and see one of my novels on the shelves.
Well, today it happened.
Kettering Waterstones. Bottom shelf, three copies of "In The Rain With The Dead".
Oh yes!
Well, today it happened.
Kettering Waterstones. Bottom shelf, three copies of "In The Rain With The Dead".
Oh yes!
August 5, 2011
Another (great) "ill at ease" review!
Another great review, this time from Colum McKnight at Dreadful Tales - read it here.
"Ill At Ease could easily pass itself off as the first volume in a series of chapbooks. All of the writers involved brings forth a high caliber writing, and a true understanding of how to scare an audience and, at the very least, how to creep out their audience with seemingly innocent situations gone awry."
"Ill At Ease could easily pass itself off as the first volume in a series of chapbooks. All of the writers involved brings forth a high caliber writing, and a true understanding of how to scare an audience and, at the very least, how to creep out their audience with seemingly innocent situations gone awry."
August 4, 2011
New film reviews!
The August issue of VideoVista is now on-line, where I review "Robot Chicken" and the really rather good "The Devil's Rock", co-written by my friend Paul Finch.
Plenty of other great reviews too!
Plenty of other great reviews too!
August 3, 2011
Terror Scribes Gathering Chesterfield 2011
Terror Scribes Gathering
The Royal Oak - Chesterfield - 16th July 2011
The message came through from the Terror Scribes Facebook Group - a gathering was going to be held, at the Royal Oak in Chesterfield, on Saturday 16th July. Did I want to go?
A Terror Scribes gathering? Organised by the head honcho, John B Ford, himself? In the spiritual hometown of Chesterfield? Oh yes, I was definitely
The Royal Oak - Chesterfield - 16th July 2011
The message came through from the Terror Scribes Facebook Group - a gathering was going to be held, at the Royal Oak in Chesterfield, on Saturday 16th July. Did I want to go?
A Terror Scribes gathering? Organised by the head honcho, John B Ford, himself? In the spiritual hometown of Chesterfield? Oh yes, I was definitely
July 15, 2011
My Top Reads of 2011 (so far!)
Okay, so it's a random date - 15th July, a Friday and I'm up at the Terror Scribes gathering in Chesterfield tomorrow (and really looking forward to it) - but I thought I'd share my top-10 reading list of the year so far.
To date, I've read 20 books in contention and 4 cartoons (Calvin & Hobbes and Snoopy) and I'm almost done with another, Rook Hastings' very good "Nearly Departed" (which, I
To date, I've read 20 books in contention and 4 cartoons (Calvin & Hobbes and Snoopy) and I'm almost done with another, Rook Hastings' very good "Nearly Departed" (which, I
July 10, 2011
My friend Jon...
We worked out, the other day, that my friend Jon & I have known each other for 21 years (half my lifetime). He pops in here, every now and again and mentioned that not many people seem to comment on the entries. I explained that most people commented via Facebook, where these blogs also appear, but he's not on any social networking sites so he didn't realise.
Here's a picture of the pair of us,
Here's a picture of the pair of us,
July 6, 2011
Video Vista reviews for July
The July 2011 edition of VideoVista is now live.
I have two reviews in it, "Dead Hooker In A Trunk" (4/10) and "The Trail Of The Screaming Forehead" (5/10).
Hope you enjoy them.
I have two reviews in it, "Dead Hooker In A Trunk" (4/10) and "The Trail Of The Screaming Forehead" (5/10).
Hope you enjoy them.
July 4, 2011
Some more "ill at ease" reviews...
Two more reviews posted online for "ill at ease" and they're very good.
Over at The Black Abyss, Colin Leslie calls the collection "excellent anthology of solid horror writing". Read the review here
At The Hellforge, Matthew Fryer says of the collection, "It's modern horror that understands subtlety, full of real characters and plenty of shivers. These three authors clearly take pride in their
Over at The Black Abyss, Colin Leslie calls the collection "excellent anthology of solid horror writing". Read the review here
At The Hellforge, Matthew Fryer says of the collection, "It's modern horror that understands subtlety, full of real characters and plenty of shivers. These three authors clearly take pride in their
July 1, 2011
PH4Q - Mark West
A quick interview - as part of the PH4Q series - with me over at David T. Wilbanks' "Page Horrific", where I shamelessly name writers whose work I enjoy!
Check it out!
Check it out!
