Archive for the "Horror" Category

Parallel Universe Publications

I am delighted to announce that Parallel Universe Publications, which originally published Beyond magazine in 1995, will be publishing my collection, The Heaven Maker & Other Gruesome Tales. The official launch is at Pulp Fiction in Edinburgh on November 15th. The book is 254 pages of unremitting horror. it comes in hardback and is priced […]

D.F. Lewis Realtime Review of The Screaming Book of Horror

The enigmatic D.F Lewis, hobbyist editor, publisher and writer offers a ‘realtime review’ of the ‘Sceaming Book of Horror’ edited by Johnny Mains here. . My story ‘The Iron Cross’, comes off apparently unscathed ‘ a satisfyingly substantive story, very well-written, one that I think I need to reread, as the plot is sophisticated and […]

The Ninth Black Book of Horror

Two very positive reviews of the The Ninth Black Book of Horror here Vault of Evil

The Screaming Book of Horror: Available now!

The Screaming Book of Horror launched at FantasyCon will rapidly sellout so I suggest you go for it quick. This volume contains such a sterling range of talent it is somewhat embarrassing to see my name there. The who’s who of authors includes the all-time SF great, the late John Brunner and Charlie Higson of […]

The Ninth Black Book of Horror: Available now!

The Ninth Black Book of Horror, edited by Charles Black and published by Mortbury Press, was launched at FantasyCon and contains many of the leading authors in what I may loosely call the horror short revival. You can purchase direct from Mortbury Press or here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ninth-Black-Book-Horror/dp/0955606187/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1349007026&sr=1-1 Ninth Black Book of Horror The Anatomy Lesson – […]

The Ninth Black Book of Horror out now!

The Ninth Black Book of Horror, edited by Charles Black and published by Mortbury Press, was launched at this FantasyCon in Brighton and is now available to buy. That really is a star studded cast and I eagerly await my own copy. You’ll find it on amazon and the usual sources. Ninth Black Book of […]

The Heaven Maker and other Gruesome Tales

Delighted to say that Noose and Gibbet will be releasing my first short story collection, ‘The Heaven Maker and other Gruesome Tales’. The book launch will be at Pulp Fiction in my home town, Edinburgh, on the 8th November, 2013. To celebrate this extraordinary event I will be posting pictures of the cover and various […]

Paul Mudie

Just the briefest of snippets from the cover of The Ninth Black Book of Horror to be released, hopefully at the coming Fantasy Con. Paul Mudie in majestic form.

Irish tales of Terror: Jim McGarry

Having found a different toad I thought it’s time to review this Irish collection. Incidentally, it must have a look-in as the most inappropriate cover as there are no toads in Ireland; I have it on good authority that they were banished by St Pat. Blurb IRELAND — the land of legend, where pixies, ghosts […]

Screaming Dreams

I have two horror stories coming out in September. ‘The Mall’ and ‘The Iron Cross’. ‘The Iron Cross ‘will be appearing in ‘The Screaming Book of Horror’, edited by John Mains. It’s worth pointing out that it contains a star studded cast and at the moment you can get it a bit cheaper by pre-ordering […]