Signed two contracts today, checked over a proof of my soon-to-be-released novella and with any luck, put the finishing touches on illustrations for a comic. One of the contracts in question was for my novella The Last Night of October, which Bad Moon Books will release this Halloween. I received a proof of theContinue reading “No rest for the wicked”
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The Book of Tribes – a celebration of Clive Barker’s Cabal Cut
Earlier this year I was invited to contribute a few art pieces to a special publication to commemorate the screening of The Cabal Cut of Clive Barker’s film Nightbreed. The Book of Tribes, which is limited to just 15 copies, arrived in the post today and it’s a gorgeous piece of work by Barker devotee,Continue reading “The Book of Tribes – a celebration of Clive Barker’s Cabal Cut”
Lovecraft eZine illustration
Lovecraft eZine has just published its 26th issue and I have an illustration within its pages. The below artwork accompanies the awesome tale “Cement Shoe Cthulhu”, written by Derek Ferreira. I started off with a simple line drawing and then coloured it in Photoshop. The before and after are below.
Artist Interview: Richard A. Kirk
There’s nothing more inspirational than seeing a new piece of artwork by your favourite artist. One of the artists I admire is Richard A. Kirk. He’s simply a master of the fantastical; his illustrations so intricate, and so beautiful in their grotesqueness that it takes your breath away. Richard kindly agreed to be interviewed byContinue reading “Artist Interview: Richard A. Kirk”
The films and TV shows that taught me about fear
Most of us remember the first scary movie or TV show we saw as a child, right? I seemed to be exposed to scary films whenever I visited my older cousins or the neighbours. As they were in their teens they usually had something freaky going on the screen. I recall seeing several scenes from A Nightmare on ElmContinue reading “The films and TV shows that taught me about fear”
Vaudeville – one year on the stage
The weekend brought about the one year anniversary of the publication of my most recent novella – Vaudeville. Published as an e-novella by Dark Prints Press in my home country of Australia, the tale centres on Anthony Young, who is in search of the truth about his father’s death. Demonic creatures, living in the woodsContinue reading “Vaudeville – one year on the stage”
Black, White & Red
No, that heading is not the start to a crass joke. I’ve been working on a series of macabre paintings and drawings, which I’ve tentatively dubbed Black, White & Red. As much as I love creating full colour artwork, I feel there’s nothing richer, when it comes to horror art, than black and white –Continue reading “Black, White & Red”
My other fiction
Apart from my three novellas, I also have several short stories in a number of anthologies. There are two anthologies out right now, which feature some of my fiction: Sex, Drugs & Horror, contains my story “Like Windows to the Soul”, a tale of a voyeur who is severely punished by a strange creature forContinue reading “My other fiction”
Thicken your skin – sharpen your resolve (2)
Since 2009, I’ve collected more than 120 rejections from publishers for short stories, novellas and novels I’ve written. 120 plus rejections! Every would-be writer gets rejected; it’s part of the job. I think that if you want to be a good writer, be published and paid for it, you have to also be a not-so-good-writer.Continue reading “Thicken your skin – sharpen your resolve (2)”
Bram Stoker Award® posters
In my excitement I created these posters highlighting the recent Bram Stoker Award® winners and nominees – all 11 categories! The gang at the Horror Writers Association have kindly put them up as a gallery on the Stokers2013 website. http://stokers2013.horror.org/stokers.html Here’s a sample of one below – check em out!
