Author Archives
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What makes a good ghost story?
This is a blog about the art of ghost story writing. What makes a good one?
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3rd Excerpt from ‘The Cornwall Ghost Story.’
In this blog I take a look at my horror novel ‘The Cornwall Ghost Story’ and a scene where young Tony Noble is recounting his previous night’s dream to his parents.
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Third Excerpt from The Lady in Red
This is an excerpt from my published horror novel ‘The Lady in Red’ which is available on amazon. In this scene the main character of the book Paul Stanley is having to explain himself for his misbehaviour in class.
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Villains of the piece
In this tutorial blog I explore the psychology of villains in horror fiction giving examples from my own work.
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Tim Mathews: A tortured boy
In this blog I take a look at young Tim Mathews one of the leading characters from my horror novel ‘Evil Deeds.’ He displays a lot of resolve as he faces up to the supernatural forces which threaten his family.
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2nd Excerpt from ‘The Cornwall Ghost Story.’
In this blog I provide an excerpt from my horror novel ‘The Cornwall Ghost Story.’ In this passage Fiona experiences a vision whereby she looks on to a dispirited George Avine who has been captured by the French army.
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2nd Excerpt from Evil Deeds
In this excerpt from my horror novel ‘Evil Deeds’ I explore one woman’s search for justice following her husband’s senseless murder.
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Third Excerpt from Retribution
In this excerpt from my horror novel ‘Retribution’ a full expression of Victoria Marchbank’s grief is displayed in open view at the funeral service for her two young children.
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The Maid
In this blog I take a look at a wonderful horror movie from Thailand entitled ‘The Maid’ which is full of surprises.
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Dolores Claiborne
This is a book review of Stephen King’s novel Dolores Claiborne. It gives an idea of what it can be like to live with domestic violence.
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