Author Archives: Steve Bacon

Shadowlands by historian Matthew Green is a non-fiction exploration of vanished communities, abandoned homesteads, lost cities and drowned villages. Told in chronological order it covers a handful of topics and offers a fascinating look at areas of Britain that are … Continue reading →

As an aspiring writer I’ve read many ‘how to’ books over the years. There are thousands out there, probably hundreds of thousands. Some are more well known than others. This has probably more to do with the person writing them, … Continue reading →

Sixteen year old Dan Moore arrives with his recently-divorced mum, Jude, at a caravan park on the Norfolk coast for a week’s holiday. It’s late summer of 1985. They’ve had a tough year and the prospect of a few days’ … Continue reading →

Brutes is the debut novel by Dizz Tate, detailing the disappearance of a pastor’s daughter and a clique of Floridian teenage girls and their view of the world. The claustrophobic narrative is ambitious for a first novel, with different characters … Continue reading →

Close to Midnight is the third entry in this annual series of original horror anthologies published by Flame Tree Press and edited by Mark Morris. Like previous volumes, the contributions come from a superb array of leading contemporary authors, plus … Continue reading →

I’ve long been a fan of the work of Christopher Priest, whose rather unique style of writing sits perfectly placed among the genres of weird and science fiction, magic realism and slipstream, blurring the lines and adhering to few of … Continue reading →

The Hunter’s Quarry is the latest novel from the pen of Mark West, following on from Don’t Go Back in February 2022 and Only Watching You in March 2022. This one has a slight shift in tone to the previous … Continue reading →

I’ve been a fan of the work of Ramsey Campbell from as far back as I can remember. Back in the day I always felt his novels had a rather different style to that of his short stories, however I’ve … Continue reading →

Moonflower Murders is the second of the Susan Ryeland novels from the pen of Anthony Horowitz, following on from 2016’s Magpie Murders. Horowitz is a very proficient author and seems to be running a couple of series concurrently. I had … Continue reading →