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A Passion For Horror
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Published Work The following is not a complete list of my publishing credits. Other things have been written. Other things have been published. This list catalogues only works of fiction, most of which are horror stories.
2010 The Prince of Vanity My horror story The Prince of Vanity is included in issue 9 of Necrotic Tissue {} Breakfast Surprise My erotic story Breakfast Surprise is included in the January update of For the Girls (erotica website).
2009
Nanofiction in Nanoism 27-11-2009 No horror in this one, but it's good for a giggle and it's only two sentences long. {} Monster Talk Everyone bitches about the poor old monster in the closet, but have you ever wondered what it is like to actually be a monster in the closet? Well, have you? If you have then you might want to pop on over and pay a visit to the folks over at the Drabblecast because my story Monster Talk is included in Drabblecast 130- Trifecta IX Be warned though, fans of all things dark and dreary, Monster Talk is not a horror story, but don't worry I'm still a horror-loving dude, I just got a little sidetracked when I wrote this one and it ended up being a humorous story. Click here and learn the truth about the monster in your closet {} Nanofiction in Nanoism 19/05/09. At just
24 words in length this one is short and shocking. {} The Deadline The Deadline is included in the first issue of Necrography. You can find out more about the issue by clicking HERE {} Red on Red Red on Red was included in issue 5 (April 15th 2009) of UnMasked Online: An Erotic Journal.
2008 Spot Me Spot Me is included in issue 16 of The Written Word. Sadly issue 16 is also the final issue. If you do decide to follow the link and read my story you will notice in places 'mf...' followed by the word 'Spot' and then a number. This is to do with manuscript formatting and should have been removed before publication. I have no idea why it was not. That is just the way the cookie crumbles sometimes. {} Animal Rights Animal Rights is included in the first issue of Arkham Tales. Arkham Tales is published in PDF format and it is free to download from their site: http://arkhamtales.leucrotapress.com/arkham_tales_1_nov_2008_web.pdf {} The Flat The Flat can be found on the Big Pulp website. It is a strange little tale about a couple who move to a flat in Newcastle, hoping for a fresh start. Sometimes, though, a fresh start can just mean fresh mistakes and if your new home appears to be haunted it can be an extra pressure that you just don't need. To read all about it click HERE {} Danny and the Ghost I can't really call this one a horror story, but it does have a ghost in it. Danny and the Ghost is a children's story and was, as mentioned lower down on this page, published on the Gorlan website in 2005. That website is no longer online, but I have found the story a new home on Stories that Lift, where you can read it online or, if you prefer, listen to it narrated by Cary Alan. You can find it HERE {} Petey's Christmas Petey's Christmas was included in issue 60 of Hub Magazine {} The Survivor The Survivor is included in the Summer 2008 issue of The Rose & Thorn Literary E-zine. {} The Living Proof Cassie is strapped to a gurney and she can't get free. "It's a waste of time, dear," the man in the white coat assures her and he's right, but Cassie is only twenty-six and she doesn't want to die. The Living Proof is included in issue three of Necrotic Tissue (July 2008). Necrotic Tissue is printed in PDF format. It is free to download and you can find the issue with my story in it on their archive page
2007 Hormones More humour than horror I'm afraid. Hormones is included in the online anthology I Am This Meat (published November 07). The anthology can be downloaded as a PDF file from the I Am This Meat home page Or, alternatively, you can read my story online by clicking HERE
2006 The Tumi For those of you who don't know, a tumi is an Incan sacrificial knife. The Incans used tumis for cutting people's hearts out, before offering them, still beating, as a sacrifice to the sun. That should give you a good idea about the story. No happy endings in this one I am afraid. The Tumi was included in issue 17 of Chillout (Winter 2006) and won the reader's vote for best story. {} Spot Me Like Hormones, this story is more humour than horror. Spot Me was included in Scriptor 6 (Oct 2006).
2005 Sloan Sloan was included in the Winter 2005 issue of Lookout. It's a story about a dying writer who attempts to cheat death. {} No More Pain Not a horror story, but perhaps one that makes the reader a little apprehensive about what fate has in store for the central character. No More Pain was published issue 312 of Cauldron (formerly known as The New Cauldron) November 2005. {} The Cure The Cure appered on the Whispers of Wickedness website (Oct 2005). {} Uncle John This story was included in the first - and only - issue of Dark of Night magazine (Sep-Oct 2005). {} Stalker Stalker appeared in Best (issue 33/05 -- 23rd Aug 2005). This was the first time that any of my work appeared in national publication. Bearing in mind that best is a women's magazine, and not a horror market, there is nothing too harsh in this story. Suspense and fear, yes, and a good twist at the end. {} Danny and the Ghost What's it about? Danny and a ghost, of course, but I suppose that you guessed that already. This is the only children's story that I have written, to this date. This is another one that isn't exactly over-the-top and horrific. Still, I quite enjoyed writing it. Danny and the Ghost appeared on the Gorlan Website (Feb 2005).
2004 Sleepy This story is a little unusual and hard to categorise. Mild, psychological horror would be my closest attempt. I entered Sleepy into a quarterly competition run by, UK small press magazine, The New Cauldron. It won and they printed the story in the magazine (issue 308 Oct/Nov 2004).
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