The Vanishing Moon

  Out of the shallow earth you emerged wrapped in warm leather, black waves of sorrow grasping and clinging as you resurrected   Beneath hollow chasms I waited starving, stalking a sphere of… Continue reading →

The Murky Depth of You and I

Out of the blue depths I found you upon the poison sea your name and mine etched on the bones of lost souls   Upon the banks of death you wept, calling me… Continue reading →

The Withering Maze (Excerpt)

As the winter months began to wane, Vincent instructed a London gardener to design an ambitious hedge maze to be cultivated at the front of the Withering estate.  The children, who were ordered… Continue reading →

The Carnival Prize

I’d been up on the high shelf for a month, luring gullible punters in for five quid a pop. We’d travel with different carnivals, into different villages, parks, run-down towns – but everywhere… Continue reading →

The Twins of Withering Moor

At the edge of the deadly forest, deep in the heart of Slavinia, existed a stretch of wilderness which extended further than souls had tread. Within a lone moor, on the edge of… Continue reading →

The Duchess of Mount Zirra

She resided in the castle long after the others had departed. The magnificent structure graced the peak of Mount Zirra which stood within the mist of the black sea. Unreachable and crumbling in… Continue reading →

‘The Horror at Hallows Cross’ to be published -2017

I’m delighted to announce that my Gothic horror story ‘The Horror at Hallows Cross’ will be published in a forthcoming ‘Ink Stains Anthology’ via Dark Alley Press in 2017.  This is an ongoing print… Continue reading →

Mirror Mirror

When people talk of doppelgängers, few experience the true terror behind the phenomenon, where certain entities can manifest from places other than our own.  From the hidden realms behind our reality comes the personal account… Continue reading →

The Moon and the Sea

We have been bound, intricately intertwined, since the great conjuring began. From the very first glimmer of light and flutter of wave, a great stirring formed within me, an inexplicable connection of purpose… Continue reading →

My Favourite Children’s Novels

I think the reason I love to write children’s stories is partly because of the sheer wonder I felt discovering books as a child.  Opening a book cover seemed to be opening a… Continue reading →