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Saturday 31 October 2020

A Halloween Woodland Walk

I went for a Halloween woodland walk through my local woods today, where I saw a witch!







 

Friday 30 October 2020

Halloween Horror

 Continuing my Halloween horror viewing with this classic!




Thursday 29 October 2020

A Bit of Morning Research

 I do love the research stage of writing a story. So many coalescing ideas. So many paths to choose from. Which route will I follow?

Wednesday 28 October 2020

Solstice 2 Research

 Making the most of a stormy autumn morning by doing a little research.

Tuesday 27 October 2020

Story-boarding Solstice Story 2

I started story-boarding my second tale of Solstice today. This is the first major scene in Story 2 (there are a couple of minor set-up scenes preceding this) and details the hallucinatory occurrence that really gets the action going in the story. This is also the scene that is explained more fully (and rationally) in the third tale in the portmanteau series of connecting festive folk horror tales that will eventually feature in my forthcoming book Solstice. 

Story-boarding Solstice Story 2

I hope to get this second tale, which is titled Amanita muscaria, published initially as a stand-alone story later next year. In the meantime, the first title in the Solstice series, The Dryad, is available to purchase now from Amazon.

Saturday 24 October 2020

Halloween Funko 2020 #8

Bringing this 2020's Halloween Funko photos to a close this year is... Nosferatu (stalking around our cat tower lol).






Friday 23 October 2020

Solstice ~ Second Story Research

 


Halloween Funkos 2020 #7

 Mr. Edgar Allen Poe, stood before my very own writing desk :)

Wednesday 21 October 2020

Solstice ~ Story 2 Cover Design

One of my cats is easier to work with than the other :)



 

One Down, Three to Go...


The Dryad, the first of four connected festive folk horror short stories from my forthcoming portmanteau novel Solstice, has now been published (and is available here). One down, three to go...

Cracking on with Solstice ~ Story 2

Monday 19 October 2020

The Dryad is Published!

It's out now - in paperback and on kindle. The first in a series of four connected festive folk horror short stories :)



Tuesday 13 October 2020

Halloween Funkos 2020 #6

 Leatherface, from Texas Chainsaw Massacre!

Cracking On...



Sunday 11 October 2020

Halloween Funkos 2020 #5

Dracula (Special Edition)

The Dark is Rising...

Winter is coming. But for now, let's enjoy the colour :)


Friday 9 October 2020

Thursday 8 October 2020

Halloween 2020 Funkos #3

 The Chatterer, from Hellraiser 3:


October (Halloween) Films

Time to make a start on the Halloween movies I have lined up for this month. 


 

Wednesday 7 October 2020

Halloween 2020 - Funkos #2

 Stephen King (Special Edition) Pop Funko:



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Tuesday 6 October 2020

Halloween 2020 - Funkos #1

Continuing last year's Horror Pop Funko Halloween, here is the scarier special edition version of this fella. Jeepers!