My debut novel, Heather, is released today (21 June 2024). This is life-long dream territory. And it still doesn’t feel quite real. Nightmare I started writing Heather when I was 20 years old. The idea came to me during a nightmare when I was living in a rented flat above a video rental shop in… Continue reading Writing Heather, Chasing Dreams
Tag: Horror
Shirley Jackson; Horror of Isolation and Fear
Horror is a male dominated genre. If you search for the best horror novelists you will see a list of mostly male names. But that is not to say there aren’t great female horror writers. In fact, one of the best of all time (and Stephen King agrees) is Shirley Jackson. If you have seen… Continue reading Shirley Jackson; Horror of Isolation and Fear
Quint – The Young Man and The Sea.
I, like many in my generation, watched the movie Jaws as a child. It had a resounding effect on me and I have watched it countless times since. It is, unarguably, one of the greatest films of all time. So, when I saw a copy of Quint on a table in Waterstones I knew I… Continue reading Quint – The Young Man and The Sea.
Psycho – Pulp Fiction, it’s complicated
I picked up a copy of Psycho because I was intrigued to find out what the original story was behind one of the greatest films of all time. The answer is complicated. Is it a great book? No. But it does have moments. If you are one of the eight people on the planet who… Continue reading Psycho – Pulp Fiction, it’s complicated
Dead Zone – The Best King?
I’m going to start with a bold statement. This could be the best book King has written. I haven’t made my mind up yet. But it could be the best. The story is a perfectly constructed web of interconnecting stories which come together at the end in a moment of desperation and terror. Our hero,… Continue reading Dead Zone – The Best King?
From Dracula With Love
Bram Stoker’s Dracula has been a favourite book of mine for many years. That it features Whitby, a place I have often visited and accurately visualise in the reading, is a perk in itself. Francis Ford Coppola’s film may be the closest you will get to the book but it does not do full justice… Continue reading From Dracula With Love
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…. Boo!
I love Halloween. I love horror. I love the macabre. And I wanted to take this opportunity to share with you which horror books I think are absolute musts. The Haunting of Hill House – Shirley Jackson This book, the recent TV adaptation and the 1963 Robert Wise film are all equally chilling. But the… Continue reading It’s the most wonderful time of the year…. Boo!