So, October is over (ish) so here's a little look back at what I've been reading/watching/listening to/playing. Reading I've been on a major comics kick recently, restarted by re-reading The Sandman. This month, I've read four: The Boys Omnibus 1 (so very, very wrong, but so entertaining!), The Sandman Volume 3 (superb as always), 30... Continue Reading →
My month!
I'm far too sporadic a poster to keep a blog up to date, as there's always something else I should be doing. However, talking about what I'm reading, watching and listening to should be pretty easy to do, right? Right? Anyway, without any further ado: Reading I'm bouncing between two books at the moment -... Continue Reading →
The Exeter Incident – out now!
At some point, I'll share my entirely crap concept drawing of this. Don Noble deserves a medal for this cool cover! A book I came up with the concept of when I was in my twenties, The Exeter Incident is the book I have worked hardest on. I'm now 51, so this storyline has been... Continue Reading →
Once Upon A Fang In the West
By John Dover The pitch for this novella sounds like the start of a joke: a cowboy, a vampire and a ghost walk into a bar... This line should let you know what kind of a book you are in for. Dover has written a fast-paced, blood soaked western and filled it with vampires, ghosts... Continue Reading →
The Opening by Tim McWhorter
Nick Fallon knows failure all too well. His string of collapsed business ventures make for a resume from hell. This next one, however, will be different. The Chamberlain Theater (sic) itself is different. Nick has bought himself a theatre and renovated it into a state of the art 4-D experience, but there’s something wrong with... Continue Reading →
Zhiguai:Chinese True Tales of the Paranormal and Glitches in the Matrix
Translated by Yi Izzy Yu & John Yu Branscum ‘Zhiguai’ roughly translates as ‘true weird tales’ and that is exactly what you get in this book. Fifteen tales of real encounters with the unexplained – the titular ‘glitches in the matrix’. The stories contained here vary massively from spooky precognition dreams, strange visions and trips... Continue Reading →
Tuxedo Junction by Thom Carnell
The third short story collection from Fangoria/Dread Central veteran writer Thom Carnell. I have put off writing this review for a while now as I’m finding difficult to put my thoughts on this collection into words. I didn’t especially like the book, but I am sure there is a massive market out there – it... Continue Reading →
When The Cicadas Stop Singing by Zachary Ashford
Wow, what a ride! It’s difficult not to read this in one sitting as the pace is absolutely frantic. This is going to be a short review: buy this book now. Ashford has created a post-apocalyptic world where humans have been hunted to the point of extinction by a race of humanoid lizards. The opening... Continue Reading →
Berserker: Green Hell by Lee Franklin
A terrifying debut novel set during the Vietnam War.Australian Lance Corporal Terence 'Pinny' Pinfold and his squad find themselves in the midst of the living hell of the Vietnam War.Known as Reapers, their job is to go in after the firefights, collect dog tags and any evidence of war crimes.As each soldier tries to make... Continue Reading →
Creatures of Clay by Patrick Moody
Welcome to Stark Falls, New Hampshire, 1985. A quaint, wholesome town, where couples picnic on the green, kids hang at the malt shop and drive-ins, and neighborhood potlucks are the place to be. White picket fences line well-manicured lawns, and evening concerts at the bandstand fill the town with the sound of joy.But in the... Continue Reading →
David Watkins 