I’m sure you know by now that I love bookish events and meeting readers, but like most authors I also crave writing without thinking about logistics! I’m looking forward to a summer break. August 1st will see my final event for a while: the Leamington Spa Book Extravaganza the the Royal Pump Rooms. It’s the same weekend […]
This month in What, Fresh Horror? we continue the tale of Victorian gambler and industrialist William McKenzie as he faces the terrible cost of his vile pleasures. If you’re in the UK, I’ve got a couple more live events coming up this summer. On Sunday, July 12th, I’ll be taking part in the Coventry Festival […]
One year ago I launched the second Nightmare Vacations novel: Blood Point — an Irish escape becomes a Midsummer night’s terror. If you haven’t read it yet, the ebook of Blood Point will be 99p/¢ until Lughnasadh, the ancient Irish harvest festival on August 1st. You’ll have to read it to find out why this […]
I’m starting a new chapter in What, Fresh Horror? this month, with the first instalment of a serialised story, The Devil’s Knave. I usually release a completely new work every month, so why am I doing this? Well, writing is a time-consuming business and I want to focus on a new Nightmare Vacation novel over the […]
Do you want to meet a real-life author, blinking in the daylight as they escape the garret where they’re scribbling away between cups of tea and too many biscuits? Come to one of these events in 2026 to buy my books, get them signed or just say hello. The best thing about these events is […]
The print edition of Blood Point is now available in paperback and hardback for all you print-loving horror readers. Blood Point: An Irish Escape becomes a Midsummer Night’s terror A haunting tale of grief, love and the monstrous cost of second chances, Blood Point is the second of my Nightmare Vacations stories. With a heart-stopping […]
Blood Point is on the way to the printers, so it’s time to reveal how that dramatic cover emerged from my story of an Irish Nightmare Vacation. And what’s going on with that pine cone? Spoiler alert: gibbets and pine cones? Hmmm… You’ll have to read the full story to find out, but there are […]
Mars Needs Babies is my response to the challenge of writing a future shaped by Elon Musk. If you’d like a new piece of short fiction delivered to your email every month, please subscribe to my newsletter. Gwynne concentrates on breathing gently as she secures the suit seals. They’ve never been worn in and you can’t […]
Samhain — or Halloween — is the best known of the ancient Irish fire festivals that mark the changes of the seasons. I delved into the origins of Samhain (pronounced “Sowen”) for a previous post on Halloween: the meme that reinfected Ireland. This year, I have no more noble goal than to share a picture […]
Blood River, my first Nightmare Vacations story, has a new cover to celebrate its second birthday and the imminent arrival of its sibling: Blood Point. With this new cover, Blood River is available in hardcover for the first time and includes a preview of my new story. Although Blood Point is not a sequel, both […]