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Just heard from Ross Warren, the co-editor of Darker Minds, that my short story The Man Who Remembered has been accepted by publication in their forthcoming anthology. He and Anthony Watson did a good job of producing the first book earlier in the … Continue reading →

Just a quick update to report that my story, Cuckoo Spit, has been accepted for publication by Black Static. I’ve been a longtime admirer of the magazine, going back to when it was originally called The Third Alternative, so to … Continue reading →

  Two Ravens Press are now taking orders for Murmurations – An Anthology of Uncanny Stories About Birds, edited by Nicholas Royle.  All contributors’ royalties and the editor’s fee will be donated to the RSPB. Here is the table of contents – … Continue reading →

Alt Dead (Hersham Horror Books) edited by Peter Mark May has been published and is available from the following outlets – Amazon.com for the print version – $11.22  http://www.amazon.com/Alt-Dead-Alternative-Dead-Anthology-1/dp/1456552104/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1315607453&sr=1-1 or  Amazon.co.uk for print – £6.99    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Alt-Dead-1-Gary-McMahon/dp/1456552104/ref=tmm_pap_title_0 Amazon.co.uk for the Kindle version … Continue reading →

Charles Black, the editor of the Black Books of Horror has revealed the table of contents for the forthcoming 8th edition – QUIETA NON MOVERE – Reggie Oliver THE LAST COACH TRIP – David A. Riley HOME BY THE SEA – … Continue reading →

There’s a short interview with me on Michael Wilson’s Read Horror website here.

        ill at ease is an e-chapbook collection from PenMan Press, available now from Amazon and Smashwords. Combining the talents of Stephen Bacon, Mark West & Neil Williams, ill at ease showcases three new tales of the … Continue reading →

During the 90s, most of the bookshops in my area – largely WH Smith – stocked nothing more than the novels of Stephen King, James Herbert, Dean Koontz, etc in their horror section. That was all good and well for someone … Continue reading →

A while ago I mentioned a forthcoming project from Penman Press called Ill at ease. It’s a selection of three previously unpublished stories by Mark West, Neil Williams and me. The cover above has been designed by the multi-talented Neil. I … Continue reading →

Just wanted to give you a sneak peek at the cover of The Eighth Black Book of Horror, edited by Charles Black and due to be published by Mortbury Press later in the year. The artwork is by the wonderfully talented … Continue reading →