SCREENAGE KICKS TO TEENAGE KICKS
Yes its been a while since the last blog, partly my fault as there hasn’t been a great deal going on since the start of the year! What am...
SWANWICK 2017 IS ON ITS WAY!
Winter is coming to an end, Storm Doris (not a name to inspire terror!) has been and gone, and the days are getting lighter. Now is the...
Mark Endorses Forget Carter
With the recent death of my father, 2017 hasn’t been the best start although there are a few things in the pipeline regarding possible...
Happy New Writing Year
2016 has been amazing for me. For this blog, I will briefly cover the year’s events and thank those who made it possible. The beginning...
No Place Like Holmes
As the festive season approaches, I was back at the Black Gate once more to give a talk on the late, great Basil Rathbone, an actor...
Happy Anniversary Cursed Horror Stars
The blog starts with my visit to the Castle Keep for a special screening of Benjamin Christensen’s Haxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages...
Books on the Tyne is All Mine
It has finally arrived! My long awaited talk at the Newcastle Book Festival AKA Books on Tyne. The Festival is an important event in the...
Caligari to Carter
My next trip to the Castle Keep was a special screening of Robert Wiene’s The Cabinet of Dr Caligari(1919). Starring Werner Krauss (as Dr...
Telos Publishing Endorses Cursed Horror Stars – Naturally!
There has been a couple of big moments for me that has added to a (so far) memorable writing (and musical) year. The Copthorne Hotel in...
Writing is Music to a Writer
While plugging away on my next book idea, its always helps to have music playing in the background. For me it is an important part of the...