Just heard that issue 27 of Black Static will begin shipping in the next week or so. It features my story CUCKOO SPIT, alongside tales by such writers as Simon Bestwick, Gord Sellar, Jacob Ruby and VH Leslie. There will be the usual brilliant columns by Stephen Volk, Mike O’Driscoll and Christopher Fowler, and reviews and interviews by Peter Tennant and Tony Lee. The artwork by Mark Pexton that accompanies my story is quite brilliant, and also features on the cover. Below is an early prelim of the art. You can purchase copies or subscribe to Black Static here. There are also options to take out a lifetime subscription.
FAVOURITE WRITERS
- Adam L G Nevill
- Alison Littlewood
- Allyson Bird
- Anthony Watson
- Barbara Roden
- Benedict J Jones
- Cate Gardner
- Christopher Fowler
- Claire Massey
- Conrad Wiliams
- Conrad Williams (blog)
- D F Lewis
- David A Riley
- Dean R Winters
- Ellen Datlow
- Frank Duffy
- Gary Braunbeck
- Gary Fry
- Gary McMahon
- Graham Joyce
- James Cooper
- Joe Mynhardt
- John Llewellyn Probert
- Kealan Patrick Burke
- Laird Barron
- Lawrence Dagstine
- M John Harrison
- Mark McLaughlin
- Mark Morris
- Mark Samuels
- Mark West
- Martin Roberts
- Matthew Fryer
- Michael Marshall Smith
- Neil Williams
- Nicholas Royle
- Nina Allan
- Norman Prentiss
- Paul Finch
- Peter Tennant
- Ramsey Campbell
- Ray Cluley
- Ray Russell
- Richard Gavin
- Rick Hautala
- Rio Youers
- Robert Mammone
- Ross Warren
- Shaun Hamilton
- Shaun Jeffrey
- Simon Bestwick
- Simon Clark
- Simon Kurt Unsworth
- Simon Strantzas
- Stephen Jones
- Stephen Volk
- Steve Jensen
- Steve Vernon
- Stuart Hughes
- Terry Grimwood
- Thana Niveau
- Thomas Ligotti
- Tim Lebbon
- Tony Richards
And DF Lewis calls your story “An atmospheric, well-stylised, often effectively poetic Cumbrian tale of feral concupiscence”, so congrats!
Thanks, Ray (and Des, for real-time reviewing it).
Yeah, it’s the best story about feral concupiscence I’ve ever read… Seriously, it’s a cracking story, weird and disturbing which left me unsettled. May need to re-read it to work out exactly why I’m unsettled..!