Say an Eldritch Prayer for me!

The new anthology of Cthulhu Mythos poetry from Island of Wak-Wak, Eldritch Prayers I, contains five of my poems and is now available from Amazon.

After Man... Badgers?!

Rise of the Badger and the Great Shrubbery takes us beyond the end of humanity and into a post-human future in which nature has reclaimed the world. The anthology contains two of my poems, Sacred Disc and Dead Sands. Read it before humanity ends!

And, now, for something different...

A reed diffuser is now available with my eco-horror poem Rising Waters printed on it. A must-have for anyone who wants ecological disaster to smell good!

Interviews

If you're new to the site or have only looked at one or two pages, you might not have discovered that the Miscellaneous page has links to a number of little Q&As I've taken part in over the years (plus mentions of some other oddments that don't fit anywhere else).

Horribly funny fiction...

...can be found in the new anthology from Nat 1 Publishing, Eldritch Humor, including one of my Amoral Detective Agency stories, Stake Out, which sees the trio getting hired by a vampire...

Campfire Frights for Hallowe'en!

The Hellbound Books Anthology of Campfire Stories is out now for Hallowe'en at Amazon and contains my story, The Atheling Girls.

Knock! Knock!

What horrors are there? Hallowe'en horrors...

Yes, Samhain Screams is available now from Amazon.com in paperback and on the Kindle, and contains my story The Knock...

Madness Rides the Star-wind...

...is the title of my Lovecraftian poetry collection from Island of Wak-Wak. It is available now from Amazon.com.

Sword and Modern Sorcery

You can read my adventure tale Hunt's End on The Arcanist website or buy the issue it is in at Amazon.

Into The Fire...

...with Sherlock Holmes as he investigates some lesser-known mysteries from the pen of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in this volume of rewritten gothic tales, which includes my take on The Adventure of the Beetle-Hunter. Sherlock Holmes Into The Fire is now available to read in print and on the Kindle.

Sir Blodry rides again!

Yes, brave Sir Blodry is back and bumbling in the latest issue of Sublimation magazine. You can also read a Sir Blodry poem for free on The Arcanist website.

Disaster Afoot!

 You can read my story The Kingdom of My Left Foot on the Trashlight Press website.

Time for another Journ-E...

It was a little delayed, but the new issue of Journ-E is here and it contains two of my stories and two of my poems, alongside many other great contributions. Find it on Amazon.

After the Moon again

My fantasy story, After the Moon, has been reprinted in ResAliens issue 13, available now from Amazon.

Sherlock Holmes returns...

The MX Books of New Sherlock Holmes Stories is coming to an end and I have stories in two of the last books. Part XLIX contains my story The Mystery of the Missing Body and Part LI contains my story A Puzzle in Porphyry and both volumes are now available to preorder in paperback and hardback from Amazon.

But, although the series is coming to an end, the second of my stories contains seeds for more, so expect to see more Sherlock Holmes mysteries from me in the future...

A Darker Kickstarter...

The new anthology from Belanger Books, A Darker Continent, currently is being Kickstarted and you have just a few days to make your pledge. The anthology includes my Roseate Mythos tale of war and madness, Blood and Soil.

Gears and Steam!

The new issue of Sublimation is here and contains two of my poems, Efficiency and Gears.

Sergeant Axel is back!

Last seen in my story in Dog Save The King, Sergeant Axel faces Carnival Chaos in Wolfsinger Publications' new anthology, Midnight Menagerie. Also available in various ebook formats.

A cat's tale.

My fantasy story of a heroic cat, Boots, appears in the latest issue of Spaceports and Spidersilk. Available now from Amazon.

Into the Fire with Sherlock Holmes!

Sherlock Holmes Into the Fire is the new double-anthology from Belanger Books featuring gothic fiction by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and adventures inspired by his stories, featuring Sherlock Holmes. My story sees Doctor Watson sent undercover to investigate The Adventure of the Beetle-Hunter and appears in the first volume.

The Kickstarter will be launching soon.

Dog Save The King...

...is the title of the latest LTUE Benefit Anthology and it contains my story, A Right Royal Reward, which is a direct sequel to my story, Horn, which was in Tails From The Front Line 2.

Dog Save The King is available in paperback and on the Kindle.

Years of Mystery!

I have stories in the two latest instalments in the Sherlock Holmes: Year of Mystery series. In the 1887 volume, my story, A Mystery at Maycot, is that for June, and in the 1888 volume, my story, The Lear Letter Mystery, is that for February. They feature Holmes and Watson working to solve mysteries related to historical figures.

A Tenebrous Tower in Oz...

...is the title of my story in Oziana 2024. You can order a copy from Lulu.com.