Live Action Horror

I favoured the darker material on TV when I was growing up. Under double figures it was Are You Afraid of the Dark? The Demon Headmaster, Goosebumps and The Twilight Zone. When I tripped over into my teens, Buffy the Vampire Slayer became my weekly ritual. Dawson's Creek and all that gooey, sunlit shit could… Continue reading Live Action Horror

Wyrd Words & Effigies Magazine – The Hunt For Submissions

Attention writers, poets, artists and photographers. I am looking for submissions of poetry, prose and creative non-fiction, photography and art on the theme of 'death and dying' for the first issue of Wyrd Words & Effigies magazine. The word count for written pieces is 2,000 words. There is no limit on photography/art but please submit… Continue reading Wyrd Words & Effigies Magazine – The Hunt For Submissions

Interview With Photographer Susu Laroche

I can’t remember when I first stumbled across the enigmatic work of Susu Laroche, but her unusual imagery burned itself into my subconscious, and I found myself encountering it with an odd regularity. Sharing her pictures and words became a task I had to undertake. Enjoy.   Would you mind talking about the time you… Continue reading Interview With Photographer Susu Laroche

The Ritual by Adam Nevill – Book Review

When The Ritual arrived, I spent a good five minutes admiring the cover art of an ancient Scandinavian forest. It has a constricted, sinister feel to it, achieved through multiple layering and ‘ancient green’ colouring. It's a place humans avoid, a primordial place best left alone, to coil and knot in and around itself. I… Continue reading The Ritual by Adam Nevill – Book Review