https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NKpIkOXgAmg I was listening to Gza's Liquid Swords on my way to and from work today. I always forget how much I enjoy the early Wu Tang solo albums. They bring back a lot of memories for me as Wu Tang Clan was my entry point into hip-hop,...

I can't remember how I first came to know of Alejandro Jodorowsky, but I know that the first of his films I saw was The Holy Mountain. It left quite a mark - I'd never seen anything like it before. It's a drug-free trip. I got a tattoo of it on my left forearm, I...

I love comic books. Love them as much as I love novels. Comics were my gateway into reading. Lately I've been reading The Incal by Alejandro Jodorowsky, with artwork from the fantastic Moebius. It's a spectacular work, a mind-bending blend of science fiction, fantasy,...

My girlfriend watches the show Criminal Minds. I don't know why. It's a pile of trash and it escapes me as to how it's managed to sustain such a long run. As far as the progression of television dramas go it's a huge step backwards. However, it does have one saving...

Saw the new Avengers film last week, it was pretty sweet. I enjoyed it a lot, but I notice a lot of reviews citing it as 'formulaic '. I guess until Marvel have a failure it's gonna remain 'formulaic'. Let's wait and see how Ant Man does - though I recall people were...

Been a while since I last updated here, been keeping busy with work and writing. The Boy has been rewritten, I've got the cover (looks great), and I'm currently in the reading/editing stages, whilst working on a few other things too. Outside of writing, how good is...

Just a heads up, The Vampire will be free for five days from tomorrow (22nd March). I'm still hard at work on the third and final novella in the series (entitled The Boy) but I've had to push back the intended publication date, so it will hopefully be available...

Had a new story published on Monday just gone, and it was in print, which is always exciting. It's in Handjob zine, entitled 40p, and is about those delightful individuals one often comes across at bus stops in Newcastle (and probably every other city) who so...

Just a quick heads-up to let everyone know I've scheduled The Motel Whore for a two day free run, starting tomorrow (the 8th) and ending on Monday (the 9th). Here's a link for speedy travels:...

Had a new story published this week over at Near To The Knuckle, called Lou's Cowboy Blues. It's my second time at the site, my story Tenderly having appeared there a couple of years ago. The current tale is about a couple, a man and a woman, taking a road trip...