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Order 'Terror Tales of the Mediterranean'
Today, I’m delighted to present you with details of this year’s volume in my folk horror-themed anthology series, TERROR TALES. In 2023, as you can see, it will be TERROR TALES OF THE MEDITERRANEAN,...
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When cruel maniacs lurked in the suburbs
There’s been a bit of a gap since my last blogpost. I’ve been away on holiday since we last spoke, plus I’ve had to say goodbye to a beloved friend. But things are kind of back on the straight and...
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During dark days in the autumn of the year
Today, I’m delighted to be able to show off the stonking cover for my next historical novel, BATTLE LORD, which is out in January, and which as those interested may have guessed, is a direct sequel to...
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Haunted house horrors: a very cool Top 20
Welcome to October, everyone. The true beginning of what I suppose you could call the Haunting Season. Halloween is still a few weeks off, and Christmas even further, but with the darker evenings,...
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Check out the final artwork for Battle Lord
Today, I’m delighted to be able to reveal the final cover for BATTLE LORD, which is Volume 2 in THE WULFBURY CHRONICLES, and now slated for publication in January next year. I’ll be talking a little...
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Be afraid: the Ghosting Season has arrived
I’ve always been delighted to write ghost and horror stories set during the festive season. In fact, if anything, there’s no greater pleasure. Though, ironically, it’s often the case that to see these...
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Fancy some festive terror in the Icy Realm?
Well, it’s not quite time to start the festivities yet, but I thought I’d get the ball rolling a few days early with my annual Christmas horror story. I’m not going to go on and on about the tradition...
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Part 2 of THE ICY REALM. Hope you enjoy.
Well, we’re almost there. The big day looms. But before then, if you’ve got time amid all those chaotic last-minute preparations, here is the second and final part of my latest Christmas horror story,...
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BATTLE LORD hits the bookshelves today
Today, I’m delighted to announce that BATTLE LORD is published. It’s the second volume in the WULFBURY CHRONICLES, my saga of 1066 and the Norman Conquest of England. This will need to be a quick...
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Your dark fiction choices, January to June
Happy New Year to everyone. So, another 12 months of book writing dawns, or, perhaps more applicably to most of us, another 12 months of book reading.Yes, that’s where we are with today’s blogpost....
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By Heck! A few pics from my writing past
 A bit of a fun blogpost today. I thought I’d muck about with some AI picture-drawing software, to see what it made of a selection of books, stories and even plays from my back catalogue.I should say...
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Big news on the dark fiction front - at last
Humble apologies for the lengthy time lapse since my last blog post. It’s the usual explanation, I’m afraid. Busy, busy, busy. So many books to write, so many looming deadlines and all that. However,...
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Monsters with claws sunk into our psyche
Do monsters roam the Earth?That’s quite a question to ask, I’m sure you’ll agree, and not something we can easily answer in a single blogpost. Which is why I intend to dedicate an entire book to it in...
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Chilling books for the chilly end of the year
Greetings all as summer dawns, even though it’s wet, miserable and unusually cold here even for Lancashire. And apologies that I’ve not been a very frequent poster of late. It’s not that I haven’t got...
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Heck returns this autumn in all new novel
I’m absolutely delighted to announce that the Mark Heckenburg crime series will recommence in the autumn of this year, with a scheduled publication date of mid-October.There. I’ve said it, I’m...
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Heck returns, on a mission of total revenge
I’m not going to beat around the bush. Heck is back, ROGUE, the eighth novel in the series, is due for publication on October 1 this year, and today, as you can see, we are proud to reveal the...
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TWO new Heck thrillers due out in autumn
It’s nice to see all the excitement generated about the new Heck novel, ROGUE, which will be published in October (keep watching here for pre-order details). But I now have some additional exciting...
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A host of devils arriving here this autumn
You’re probably all getting sick of reading about ROGUE, the next Mark Heckenburg novel (which is out this October). But today, you’re not going to need to read about it. You can hear about it...
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HECK is back, ROGUE ready to pre-order
At long last I’m able to post this. The e-book of ROGUE, the next Heck novel, Number 8 in the series, is now available for pre-order right HERE, with the paperback to follow shortly.It will officially...
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Promote your book with some acting talent
Want to do something different to promote your next book? How about this? Select certain sections of text and condense them down to the raw dialogue - in other words, turn them into snippets of audio...
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Uncompromising action, demented villains
Today is publication day for ROGUE, the eighth novel in the Mark Heckenburg series. I’m delighted but also aware that it must seem - certainly to those who follow the Heck books - as if it’s been an...
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Great reviews, eerie art, Christmas chillers
Apologies for my tardiness on here during the course of this autumn. I’m sorry I haven’t been posting more. The truth is that November in particular has been a phenomenally busy time, what with my...
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DECEMBER: A festive supernatural foray
Greetings, all. Hoping you’re enjoying the build-up to the holiday. As regular readers may know, I always like to mark this festive time of year by posting an original Christmas ghost or horror story...
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Incoming titles to darken your spring days
A belated Happy New Year. Sorry folks, a very tight deadline prevented me getting that message out to you any sooner. Not everyone loves the New Year of course. They feel it's another year gone, but...
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Sadness, joy - an astonishing year thus far
It’s a big announcements day here on WALKING IN THE DARK, most of it concerning forthcoming Finch publications. Those in the know will remember that I forecast three new books for 2025, and now at last...
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