Bit of a pipe-dream come true and I’m thrilled by this infernal fusion of my passions for metal and horror. One of my horror stories – ‘Hippocampus’ – has been set to music by Roger Rovento of Xelyruth and included in ‘The…
Pick of the books I read in April & May. I don’t have the gas to review them but for fans of cosmic horror, the King and the Hodge (pleasure to reread most of the stories in the collection) may…
The Reddening has been shortlisted for Best Novel 2019 at This is Horror, which is very flattering. I was delighted to see The Reddening reviewed for the first time at The Toronto Star in the Scare Yourself Silly feature. Paul…
And on the telly tonight at 9pm, in the UK, The Ritual makes it debut on Film4. If you haven’t seen the film on Netflix, this is an opportunity to let your mind travel to a northern wilderness, to appreciate…
The Reddening is going into its first Kindle Countdown Deal at Amazon UK and Amazon US. Afraid I’m not allowed to extend the promotion wider (due to a technicality I overlooked 30 days before). But, The Reddening eBook edition will…
Again, when and if you have the time and head-space, this is a stunning journal from Dawn Keetley. ‘Revenant: Critical and Creative Studies of the Supernatural. Issue 5: Folk Horror’ “Revenant is a peer-reviewed e-journal dedicated to academic and creative…
I can’t decide with any certainty, right now, what is appropriate to post in my various channels. But after a few days of feeling by turns winded, angry, anxious, worryingly “clinical” in my thinking, continually overwhelmed by information (and sometimes…
Discussing my origins. Evolving as a writer. Publishing and horror today – where I think it stands. Film adaptations. Audio books. Creating hardbacks in the Indie sector. Among other topics. With Mike and Bob at This is Horror. [This chat…
The irony for me of how I agonised over my book Lost Girl is the chronology. I’ve been thinking about that book a lot recently. I effectively researched the story from around 2006 to 2013, and started writing it in…
This is the time of year when I like to offer a few recommendations to folks with similar tastes; films, Tv and books from my reading and viewing in the previous year. My favourite TV of 2019: Too Old to…