I write speculative fiction: from SF to horror. My science fiction tales are sometimes dark, sometimes humorous while my horror stories range from understated psychological to full-on gorefest.
I’ve been a fan of speculative fiction from the moment I first saw the film Forbidden Planet on TV at the tender age of six or seven and there is a strong family rumour that I’m a descendant of the Dorset poet, William Barnes, so I guess it was almost inevitable that I’d start writing fiction some day.
My comedy science fiction novella 'I Was Probed By Aliens And Lived To Tell The Tale!' ISBN 1-905203-98-5 is available to buy from several sources, including Amazon.co.uk
It's all about having fun - a little digression from all the horror. This Young Adult comedy SF tale concerns a man named Will Brown, a bit of a loner, who is whisked away from his humdrum life here on Earth and led through a series of comic/cosmic encounters, ultimately learning the true nature of friendship.
The book, which has eight cartoon-style interior illustrations by Terry Cooper (the BFS award nominated artist who also created the eye-catching front cover), has been described as This Island Earth meets Men Behaving Badly with a liberal sprinkling of Laurel and Hardy and Blackadder.
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See My Website for further details. My stories have been published in numerous print publications; a few recent ones are listed below:
My short story 'Your House From The Sky' is set to appear in the forthcoming anthology: Dead Ends
'The Boy at the Gate' is published in issue #9 of Hub Magazine , Out now. Subscribe, it's free!
'In the Rivermen's Lair' was published in issue #2 of Hub Magazine , Out now!
'The Tree and the Switch' appears in issue #38 of Black Petals.
My tale 'The Strange Disappearance of Liam Nichols' is the opening story in the Hadesgate anthology Tiny Terrors Vol.1
My short story 'As Good as it Gets' is published in issue #37 of Black Petals.
'The Dead Which Were In It' appears in issue #13 of Whispers of Wickedness.
'Make Things Good' is published in issue #36 of Black Petals.
'The Shaft of Ultimate Truth' was Editor's Choice in the debut print issue of Scifantastic
