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 […]
Back from the Dead wins BFS Award
I’m delighted to say that Noose & Gibbet’s Back From The Dead: The Legacy Of The Pan Book Of Horror Stories won ‘Best Anthology’ in the British Fantasy Society’s 2011 British Fantasy Awards. My own story ‘The Waiting Game’ was included amongst a star studded cast so I am chuffed to be part of a […]
Reflections on 2010
2010 was a busy year for me. I was fortunate to have two shorts published in the Black Books of Horror edited by Charles Black: ‘Spanish Suite’ in ‘The Sixth Black Book of Horror’ and ‘New Teacher’ in ‘The Seventh Black Book of Horror’ and another ‘The Waiting Game’ Edited by John Mains in ‘Back […]
‘Soup’ on Vault of Evil
Demonik, the grandmaster of the Vault of Evil, just said one of the nicest things any reviewer has said about my work. The story Soup was published in the much acclaimed ‘The Fourth Black Book Of Horror’ edited by Charles Black. As we go into that Pagan ceremony of New Year I might make this […]
The Seventh Black Book of Horror: Editor Charles Black
Charles Black, consummate dungeon master of Hell’s naughty minions, has announced the contents of The Seventh Black Book of Horror. What an honour to be there amongst some of the foremost Horror writers. And look at this for a cover by Paul Mudie Details forthcoming about where to get a hold of this piece of […]
Fourth and Fifth Black Books of Horror
I’m grateful to David A. Riley for pointing out that the fourth and fifth Black Books of Horror (editor Charles Black) had many honourable mentions in Ellen Datlow’s best horror of the year. Here are the authors mentioned: Herbertson, Craig “Leibniz’s Last Puzzle,” The Fifth Black Book of Horror. McGachey, Daniel M.“’And Still Those Screams […]
World Horror Conference 2010
World Horror Conference 2010 I’ve just about recovered from this marvelous event, held in the UK for the first time in Brighton where the chips are normally good and there is a pier. My adventures were mainly concerned with two publications John Mains (ed.) – Back From The Dead: The Legacy Of The Pan Book […]