WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT MARTIN TREANOR
-"Yeah! Thanks to guys like Martin here, Horror is coming back with a Vengeance!! What happened to horror with bite? It's been too long since we've seen really truly frightfully frightful stuff in novels... stuff that harkens back to the heyday of Horror before all the silly stuff got in the way -- from spoofs, to vampires that can make love to their girlfriends without taking a bite out of them. How silly is that? Yeah rah for Martin."
- Rob Walker -
- Robert W Walker - Bestselling author of the 'Instinct' and 'Edge' series, and 2006 hit 'City for Ransom' - - www.myspace.com/robertwwalkerbooks
-"A damn fine read."
- Jonathan Maberry - commenting on 'WHO'S CHARLIE'.
-"Runner-up in 'Writelink' and Highly Commended by 'Lookout'; Martin Treanor's writing has been called - 'something new and different' - 'speculative' - and described as having - 'an unspoken appeal' ."
- Tangent -
I suppose I would have to say that I'm a writer - one who writes psychological horror, supernatural thrillers and things of that ilk. Otherwise known as, 'that Irish horror guy'.
I was brought up in Belfast and, over the years, I have lived in many places (nice places) and done many things (very enjoyable things).
Then in 1998 - my wandering days supposedly behind me - I settled in Denmark, with my fiancée Lynsey and frequent visits from my daughter Emma - along with the cats.
However, the pull of home was too much and I returned to the dear ould Emerald Isle, fiancée and all but, sadly minus the cats - for now.
- Update on cat - Everything fine now - Got another one. -
I have published stories in Canadian & US genre magazines SPINETINGLER and ZAHIR, THE SPINETINGLER SHORT STORY ANTHOLOGY 2005, CARILLON in UK, TIVOLI MEMBERS MAGAZINE in Denmark, newspapers and magazines in Greenland and THE DUBLINER MAGAZINE (Scandinavia and South Africa).
Competition credits include Very Highly Commended by LOOKOUT/CHILLOUT and Runner-up in WRITELINK. I've also published cartoons - DV8 magazine, in Ireland and various other publications.
In answer to the dozens of enquiries regarding when my novel 'DRAWN' will be released - I hope to be able to share it with you soon.
In the mean time, I'm working on the final touches to my next book, 'THREE LITTLE PIGS' and, when it's ready, I hope to share this one with you too.
A few years ago, I had a story published in the SPINETINGLER SHORT STORY ANTHOLOGY 2005 - I kinda forgot about it, but if you click on the title it will take you straight there - I hope you enjoy. Go to:- WHO'S CHARLIE
Writing the type of stuff I write, I suppose people would think me a bit - how would you say, 'Off kilter' - but I like to think of myself as a well rounded individual, who is just susceptible to the weird and unusual. Well that's what I tell myself anyway - and it works for me.
You can check out some of the stories here on my MYSPACE BLOG - why not SUBSCRIBE while you're here.
Also, on my newly renovated (it turned out really cool) website, you can get all the news, reviews and updates, my calendar, some more dark stories and more... Go directly to: - MartinTreanor.com
Download - 'THE TEMPTATION' - FREE
Because there was such a great response to 'THE TEMPTATION', while it was being serialised - it is now available for download - in it's entirety - FOR FREE .
Sorry I had to do it using LuLu but I have no other software of my own - anyway, just click the cover to be taken directly to the site:
If you are new to the story, enjoy - if you have been following along - I hope you will enjoy it all over again.
Martin :)