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Alt-Zombie
Peter Mark May, the head of HERSHAM HORROR BOOKS has announced that the print version of Alt-Zombie has now been published, with the ebook version available in a few weeks. Here are the respective...
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The First Book of Classical Horror Stories
Just a quick note to report that my story The Ivory Teat will be published in D F Lewis’s forthcoming anthology, The First Book of Classical Music. It is due to be released in the next few months by...
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Peel Back the Sky
At last I can officially announce that my debut collection, Peel Back the Sky, will be published by Gray Friar Press. It is available for pre-order on the GFP website. It can also be purchased From...
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Peel Back the Sky reviews
Just wanted to post the links to 2 recent reviews of my collection. First up is the real time review by D F Lewis, which can be found here. And secondly is a cracking review by Anthony Watson, which...
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Next Big Thing
I was tagged by the fantastically talented writer, Thana Niveau, in the Next Big Thing networked blog interviews series which is basically a cross-section of writers talking about their forthcoming...
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Black Static reviews PEEL BACK THE SKY
Peter Tennant was kind enough to review my debut collection in issue 32 of Black Static, the UK’s best horror magazine. I was a little anxious about what he would say. He’s a seasoned reviewer, he...
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Best Horror of the Year 5
I received an email on Monday evening from the multi award-winning editor Ellen Datlow, to say that she was taking my story NONE SO BLIND for inclusion in her annual reprint anthology BEST HORROR OF...
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Forthcoming…
Just a quick note to update you on a couple of story appearances that are due out in the next few months. Firstly, I’ll have a story in Ill at Ease 2. It’s an anthology of original stories featuring...
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For the Night is Dark
FOR THE NIGHT IS DARK edited by Ross Warren has now been released by Crystal Lake Publishing. Featuring 20 original stories from some of the best new writers in the genre (and me), it comes complete...
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Cemetery Dance
Just a quick note to report that a new 5,000 word short story of mine, THE CAMBION, has been accepted for publication in Cemetery Dance magazine. I’ve long been an admirer of this fantastic genre...
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Black Static
I haven’t updated this site in over 3 months. That was very remiss of me, but it wasnt because I haven’t been busy. I have been busy. So this is a quick update of where things stand. Firstly, it was...
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Anatomy of Death
In my haste to catch up on the last 3 months’ news, I forgot to mention that a superb mini anthology was released, one in which I contribute a tale. ANATOMY OF DEATH, brilliantly edited by Mark West...
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Honourable Mentions…and some kind words about Peel Back the Sky
Ellen Datlow has published her gargantuan list of honourable mentions for stories that were published in 2012. I was pleased to see that 4 of mine were on the list – CUCKOO SPIT (from Black Static),...
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Crimewave 12 – Hurts
CRIMEWAVE 12: HURTS will be shipping in early November by TTA Press. Featuring original crime short stories and novellas by Christopher Priest, Melanie Tem, Stephen Volk, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, James...
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Ill at Ease 2
It’s finally here! After a very prolonged road to publication, ILL AT EASE 2 is finally released to the world. Here is the table of contents - Double Helix by Stephen Bacon The Shuttle by Shaun...
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New Stories
Just thought I’d throw a little note up to say that January seems to be progressing in a nice manner. I’ve recently had three stories accepted for forthcoming anthologies – all due out later this year,...
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Best Horror of the Year 6
I’m very thrilled to announce that my story Apports, which was published in Black Static last year, has been selected by Ellen Datlow for Best Horror of the Year 6. It’s a tale I’m very proud of, and...
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Back from the dead…
At long last I have returned. Apologies for the radio silence, which I notice was well over a year. Just thought I’d pop back with a quick catch-up. The last year has been a very difficult one from...
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PEEL BACK THE SKY digital version
I have recently signed a contract for a US publisher to put out my debut collection, PEEL BACK THE SKY, in a digital format – ie, Kindle version (and others). Hopefully this will bring the book to a...
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BANDERSNATCH
My new short story, BANDERSNATCH, has been accepted by Andy Cox for publication in BLACK STATIC magazine. This one is a particularly dark tale, possibly almost sick, but one that I hope will disturb...
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