My story "Notes on the Recovery of a Young Girl's Journal" will appear in the anthology The Green Book published by Nepenthe Press. I'm very excited about this because the stories in the anthology are based on the classic supernatural tale "The White People" by Arthur Machen. This is one of my favorite stories and … Continue reading New story forthcoming: “Notes on the Recovery of a Young Girl’s Journal”
Three new stories!
I have three new stories out! "The King of the Gibbous Moon" appears in the middle-grade anthology Scary Stories To Tell At Night, edited by Stephen Jones. It's about a little boy who's been sent to live with his grandmother after a chaotic childhood in which his only source of stability is an online game … Continue reading Three new stories!
“The Researcher’s Assistant” in THE ROOMING HOUSE
My story "The Researcher's Assistant" is available now in the anthology The Rooming House, edited by Mark Beech and published by Egaeus Press. This was a fun project. All of the stories in The Rooming House are stand-alone, but they also are all set in the same strange and diabolical rooming house in the same … Continue reading “The Researcher’s Assistant” in THE ROOMING HOUSE
A new story and editorial services
It's been a strange, sad couple of years, for reasons you can read about over on my substack newsletter, Letter From Somewhere (it's not all sad over there, I promise!), which is why the news has been thin on the ground around here. However, the writing daemon never leaves me for too long, and I'm … Continue reading A new story and editorial services
NOW IT’S DARK out in paperback
My third collection, Now It's Dark, is now available in paperback. You can buy it direct from the publisher, Swan River Press, or from Amazon. There are also a handful of the beautiful limited-edition hardcovers still available. These gorgeous books include signatures from me, cover artist John Coulthart. You'll need to buy those direct from … Continue reading NOW IT’S DARK out in paperback
a newsletter and more
I've started a newsletter over at Substack, Letter From Somewhere. Originally conceived as being largely about travel (with side trips into my many other interests), life circumstances -- that you can read about over there -- have morphed it into something different and probably ultimately more interesting. There will still be lots of travel, just … Continue reading a newsletter and more
Join me for an online folk horror workshop
On Sunday, June 25, I'll be teaching a workshop called Keeping it Real: Developing Setting in Folk Horror online as part of the Darkness in the Fields: Midsummer folk horror festival. You can get tickets to the entire event, workshops, interviews, or single days. My workshop runs from 4-5:30 pm BST/11 am -12:30 pm EST/ … Continue reading Join me for an online folk horror workshop
Great reviews for NOW IT’S DARK and more
A couple more excellent reviews for Now It's Dark have appeared. The first is by Alexander Glass at IZ Digital and among other things observes that: The long shadow that lies over the ten pieces assembled here is perhaps that of Robert Aickman: they are stories not of overt horror but of deep and abiding … Continue reading Great reviews for NOW IT’S DARK and more
interviews with me!
I've done a couple of interviews recently to promote Now It's Dark and also just because people asked me and I like to talk. My fellow writer Steve Duffy interviewed me at the Swan River Press website. As it happens, Steve has a new collection out at the moment too from Sarob Press. There are … Continue reading interviews with me!
a book cover and a review
A few years ago, I wrote a story for a book called The Far Tower: Stories for W.B. Yeats. It quickly sold out, so you can't buy it, but take a look at that gorgeous cover! I adored John Coulthart's work on it, so during a discussion of the cover for my new collection, I … Continue reading a book cover and a review
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