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Echoes has landed

Author copies of Echoes: The Saga Anthology of Ghost Stories have landed, and very beautiful they are too! Also – they’re HUGE! Nearly 800 pages of ghost story goodness lie within, curated by the amazing Ellen Datlow. Writers include Paul Tremblay, Read more…


BBC Radio Leeds

I was on BBC Radio Leeds last week, chatting about where night classes can take you and the unlikely places you can end up! There’s also a little piece about my new book, Mistletoe, coming this October. The segment starts Read more…


MCM Comic Con 2019 in Pics!

I was lucky enough to be asked to speak at MCM Comic Con Manchester in July – and a fine time was had by all! Here are some pics from the event… Here’s the star of the show, Michael Rooker Read more…


Launching Ten Word Tragedies with Frank Turner

Details of the launch event for the Ten Word Tragedies anthology have now been released. Sadly it’s looking like I can’t make it on the date, but it promises to be a great evening. Frank Turner will be along for Read more…


Ten Word Tragedies – a Frank Turner Inspired Anthology

I’m very happy to be in the forthcoming Ten Word Tragedies anthology, inspired by a song by Frank Turner. Stories were written in response to postcards provided by the editors. The full line-up is as follows: TEN WORD TRAGEDIES Nineteen Read more…


The Entertainment Arrives

I’m very happy to announce that my short story, The Entertainment Arrives, has been picked by Stephen Jones for his annual anthology, Best New Horror #29. This will be the story’s second selection for a best of, having just appeared in Read more…


My Personal Reading List

The Reading Lists is a terrific website which interviews people from many walks of life about the books that are important to them. Writers are included of course, and you can find my own interview here. It’s been great fun delving deep Read more…


Behind the Book – The Crow Garden

The Crow Garden – published by Jo Fletcher Books on 5th October 2017. Available in hardback, paperback, trade paperback (in some territories), and in audiobook, narrated by Leighton Pugh. Reviews “Excellent . . . she creates a chilling atmosphere of Read more…


Evil Eyes, Black Feathers – Birds in Dark Fiction

Here’s a reprise of a blog I wrote recently for Short, Scary Tales, publisher of Five Feathered Tales: Time and time again, I find I’m working on something new, only to discover that birds have somehow fluttered their way into Read more…


A month away . . . New Fears

I received an author copy of New Fears today and it looks absolutely splendid – a credit to its editor, Mark Morris, and to Titan Books. Here’s the official blurb: FEAR COMES IN MANY FORMS The horror genre’s greatest living Read more…