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Just wanted to mention here how impressed I’ve been with the chapbooks that Nightjar Press have published. So far they’ve released ‘What Happens When You Wake Up in the Night‘ by Michael Marshall Smith (reprinted in Best Horror of the Year … Continue reading →

Over on The Hellforge, writer and reviewer Matthew Fryer has reviewed Nemonymous 10. He has many good things to say about the anthology, including this to say about my own story – “Another peak is “The Toymaker of Bremen” by Stephen … Continue reading →

Filthy Creations 6, edited and wonderfully illustrated by the brilliantly talented Rog Pile, is finally out. I got my contributor copy yesterday and I’m chuffed to bits to say it’s outstanding, and a bargain at only £2.25 including postage!!! Click … Continue reading →

The final edition of Nemonymous, Null Immortalis has finally been published. Edited by DF Lewis, it features 26 stories from a great lineup of writers –  TURN AGAIN by William Meikle A GIANT IN THE HOUSE by Daniel Pearlman APOTHEOSIS by … Continue reading →

My short story ‘Last Summer‘ has been accepted for publication in the Gray Friar Press anthology ‘Where the Heart Is’. What’s especially thrilling about this appearance is the lineup of talent that I’m with. Just look at the contributors – … Continue reading →

Sometimes short story acceptances are like buses…you wait for ages and then three turn up all at once. Firstly, it’s my absolute thrill to say my 6300 word story ‘The Toymaker of Bremen‘ has been accepted to appear in the … Continue reading →

Here is another review of The Sixth Black Book of Horror by The Doctor. I was delighted to see that it describes my story, ‘Room Above the Shop’, as “a wonderful piece of subtle horror” and “the jewel in the … Continue reading →

My short story A Solace of Winter Rain, originally published in The Willows magazine in October 2007, is to be reprinted in FILTHY CREATIONS 6 edited by Rog Pile. As soon as I get the artwork and ordering information I’ll … Continue reading →

Colin Leslie, who runs the site Tales From the Black Abyss, has just posted the first review of The Sixth Black Book of Horror. It calls it “a very strong anthology” and says it “should be an essential purchase for … Continue reading →

On the forum of the British Fantasy Society, here, they have a section called Ask the Author. There are loads of subsections to different writers, with links to work forthcoming, etc. It’s a great way to find out things you … Continue reading →