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  Author Spotlight: British-Trinidadian author of Queer Apocalyptic Fiction, Disco Barrington I am Disco Barrington (he/they), a British-Trinidadian, queer, trans, disabled writer living in London. I work as a semiotician and cultural analyst, and review diverse romance, sci-fi and fantasy books on social media as @discobooks. AUTHOR LINKS: Bluesky: @discobooks.bsky.social TikTok: @discobooks Book link: Amazon (UK) Book Elevator Pitch for Readers/Book Clubs Fuelled by queer rage, THIS IS HOW...

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  #100HorrorMoviesIn92Days – Films 41-50 The next 10 horror movies are mainly about British Gothic, or I guess I should say specifically English Gothic from the 1970s. The gritty misery of the 1970s was ripe for Gothic narratives, and I really like the ones I watched here. I haven’t watched any UK-made films up to this point in the challenge, and I live here, so I wanted to rectify that and catch up on a few I haven’t seen. Films 41-50The Cat and the Canary (1978)...

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  Werewolf Women at the Movies 1910-2026 (Part 1) IntroductionI did my series on Werewolf Films by Decade, and got intrigued by how many werewolves were she-wolves, and how many werewolf films have been directed by women, or written by women. For this, I thought I’d go back in time to the films featured in my posts and find out when she-wolves started to appear, and how they were represented when they did. I don’t know much about this at all, so this is just going to be a li...

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  #100HorrorMoviesIn92Days 2026 – Films 51-60 The next 10 horror movies take us to 60, and we’re only 40 away of our goal! This crop of films has been a wild ride. Here are 60/100. Bluebeard (1944) dir. Edgar G. Ulmer, written by Pierre Gendron. I did like this one as a background film, but not sure I’d rewatch it on purpose. It’s a fairly tame noir, set in Paris, with a bit of risqué-for-Forties-cinema goings-on, but essentially a fairly meh serial killer flick starring John...

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  Author Spotlight: Wolf Shifter Romance Author, Hannah Steenbock Hannah Steenbock (she/her) is a German writer of Speculative Fiction. She uses both her native German and English as languages for her tales, as she loves English and tends to think in that language when plotting Fantasy. She prefers stories with satisfying endings and generally refrains from slaying her characters, although they can get mangled quite a bit. In the end, however, all the pain is worth the gain. That’s why...

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  JOIN US! Live Author Reading Event 02 Oct What Is It?This is a free, live author reading event where authors read extracts of their work for you. When Is It?Friday 02 Oct, 5pm UK Time (British Summer Time/BST, GMT+1). If you’re not in the UK, convert to your time zone. Where Is It?Online – tickets available from Eventbrite. Meet The AuthorsI’ll be reading from Thirteenth for you, but I’ll be joined by a few other authors! Here are two of them! Anne Ka...

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  Werewolf Women at the Movies 1910-2026 (Part 2) Werewolf Women of the 1950s to 1970sWelcome back to my sub-series, Werewolf Women at the Movies. Read PART 1 here: 1910s-1940s. After the War, we saw a shift in the roles of women and a concerted effort to get them out of the workforce and back in the home, for a variety of reasons. We also saw shifts and counter-shifts in gender ideologies, censorship, and lots of cultural changes. It was a wild time! Women don’t appear as werewolv...

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  #100HorrorMoviesIn92Days 2026 – Films 61-70 Films 61-70이어도/ Ioeh Island (1977) dir. Kim Ki-young, written by Ha Yu-Sang, based on the novel by Yi Cheong-jun. This is an eco-folk horror from Korea, which swings around themes of infertility, addiction, loss, and climate change. It’s about so many things, and I wonder how well it has adapted the novel? Some laud this as a masterpiece, so I think there is a lot to get out of this film and its narrative structure, which doesn&amp...

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  Podcast S01E08 ~ Chapter 7 Up Now! THE END OF PART 1 IS UP! Chapter 7 is the last chapter of Part 1. Listen to it here. CHAPTER 7: REAL AFTER ALL Chapter 7: Real After All…in which Mercy shares a secret… Ricky closed up the trapdoor after himself and trudged upstairs to his own room, filling his lungs with fungal moistness. The wrought-iron bedframe of his childhood bed was a fraction too short even for him, and, after stripping off at the door, rubbing his flat, muscula...

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  Fan Art! I’ve had some awesome fan art from ‘trie, a concept artist who discovered The Crows via the Romancing the Gothic book club. I’ve shared it on my Twitter and Insta but sharing here as well with the original illustration by Tom Brown, the artist who illustrated the eBook and paperback versions of the novel. Ricky Porter was a very popular antivillain character among book club folks and featured in the Saturday lecture “BE GAY, DO CRIMES: QUEER GO...

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  SpookyMonth Showcase ~ FOLKLORE OF PAGHAM-ON-SEA (Jenny, Jennet and Pinnie-Pen) Are you looking for a spooky read? Here’s one! In this post you’ll find a creepy folk horror-inspired “folktale” from my fictional town in East Sussex. Contents: The Meteor Strike ~ introduced in a previous post! Jenny, Jennet and Pinnie-Pen The Greenlad, or, The Girl Who Saw Herself Farisee Stones The Neo-Eleusinians The Punch and Judy Man of Hangman’s Walk Some of these ca...

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  Gothic Day of Creation: Dialogue Workshop Today is the Gothic Day of Creation over at Romancing the Gothic project, with so much good stuff going on! I kicked us off with a dialogue workshop, and if you missed it, here are some highlights for you… Choose your characters for the workshop. You need Character A and B. Pick a Gothic trope to form the basis of their discussion, drop them into a setting and let one character have a piece of information that the other one needs to know....

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  SpookyMonth Showcase ~ FOLKLORE OF PAGHAM-ON-SEA (The Greenlad) Are you looking for a spooky read? Let’s see what I’ve got… I’ll be showcasing my work through the month of October! Buy links are at the top and bottom of the post! This one is an anthology of fictional folklore and urban legends from Pagham-on-Sea, East Sussex, and I’ll be doing a couple of posts about this as we go. Contents: The Meteorite Strike ~ introduced in a previous post! Jenny, Jennet and Pinnie-Pen ~ introduced in a pr...

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  Podcast S02 Bonus Ep 2 ~ News from Pagham-on-Sea! This episode is all about three updates… I managed to talk about them for 20mins so here they are in brief! listen nowThe Crows Hardback Anniversary Edition and limited edition book boxes: I’ve already posted about this here. We’re looking at a January 2022 release, and I am SO excited for it. The map by Dewi Hargreaves looks amazing, I am pretty pleased with the exclusive short story, and if you JUST CANNOT WAIT...

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  Iconic Settings: Monstrous May Challenge ‘Love Song for The Crows’ – C. M. RosensThe text version is available to Ko-Fi supporters only to read, but this is available to everyone to listen to. I haven’t edited this audio, as I recorded it quickly before work! If you like this content and want to find more, you can tip me as a on-off and get access to all my supporter-only content for the month. If the story of Fairwood House intrigues you, this is a pre...

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  The Reluctant Husband ~ Sold! Exciting announcement – my novella The Reluctant Husband is officially part of the SPOOKY BY ASSOCIATION anthology, forthcoming 2021/22 and edited by Nita Pan. I wrote this novella for anyone who enjoys early weird gothic fiction and doesn’t take it too seriously, but also really wants terrible things to happen to the awful male protagonists. The year is 1938. Occultist and civil servant, Nathan Montague Porter, is convinced his as-yet undisc...

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  Podcast Bonus Episode ~ The New Estate and Hangman’s Walk My first bonus episode with two additional stories ~ both extracts from The Folklore of Pagham-on-Sea Vol. 1. I talk about the New Estate and Hangman’s Walk, and read the tale of the Meteorite Strike in Roman times, and the Punch & Judy Man of Hangman’s Walk Bonus Ep ~ The New Estate and Hangman’s WalkYou can find versions of the tales I read out here and here for free. You can also buy...

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  Mid-Year Writing Round-Up: Progress and Projects It’s June, the sixth month of the year, and 2026 is half over already. Now we’re halfway, I thought I’d do a post that looks at my writing journey for the last six months! I’ll be doing a June Writing Round-up as well just for this month, as well as my usual Media Round-up. Post Contents Writing-Adjacent Mid-Year AchievementsThese are the things I count as achievements, which aren’t publishing...

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  Author Spotlight: Queer West Asian Fantasy author Fetin Sardaneh Fetin Sardaneh (she/they) is a Palestinian and Kurdish author born in the UK. They write stories rooted in cultural memory, resistance, and queer joy. The Jinn’s Bargain is their debut novel. AUTHOR LINKS: Website: fetin.carrd.co IG: @fetinsardaneh Read a Sample of The Jinn’s Bargain: Sample on Wattpad Pitch for Book Clubs/Readers: The Jinn’s Bargain is a West Asian epic fantasy, filled with chaotic sultans and tea-...

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  Author Spotlight: Queer Romantasy author C. Quince C. Quince (he/they) is a MENA/SWANA British author who lives in England, enjoys Sci-Fi and Fantasy, History, and Halloween. AUTHOR LINKS: Author Site: cquince.my.canva.site Book Sample: Consorting with the King Book Pitch to Book Clubs/Readers: Consorting with the King is a Bridgerton meets Studio Ghibli style Romance, set in a Solarpunk-inspired utopia. Grab a copy from JMS BooksYour m/m romantasy is out now with JMS Books, a small queer...

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  June 2026 Writing Round-Up Welcome to my writing round-up for June, where I share my latest news and updates. Check out everything I’ve been working on this month and what I’ve got coming up below. I’ve actually finished a longer project this month, and I’ve been accepted into another anthology, so I have lots to share! Table of Contents Summer SalesI have a 50% off Itch Summer Sale going on if you want to shop via Itch.io. Get individual books for 50%...

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  Author Spotlight: Contemporary Lovecraftian Thriller author A.M. Shilling A. M. Shilling (she/her) is an avid storyteller and artist interested in morally questionable people, their terrible circumstances, and how they manage to love one another despite it all. When she’s not contemplating her favorite villains like a sommelier appreciating fine wine, she enjoys roleplaying games and watching cooking shows with her husband. AUTHOR LINKS: Website: amshilling.com Bluesky: @gunsmile.bsky.social...

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  April 2026 Writing Round-Up If you subscribe to my newsletter, you’ll have seen that last month was a rough one, and we’re going through bereavement as a family. This definitely had an impact on my writing and on my media choices, and I think it’s fair to say it’s the same this month. It also had an impact on that newsletter, as I forgot to add links to my March Writing Round-Up and my March Media Round-Up to it! Apologies for that… but hopefull...

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  Author Spotlight: Gothic Horror author Julie Lew Julie Lew (she/they) loves all things fantasy and horror, the darker and queerer the better. They are the author of adult gothic horror novel, THE WIVES OF HERRICK HALL (May 2026), and the YA fantasy mystery, DEATH IN VERSE (Fall 2026). She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her partner, and when she’s not writing books about the magical and the monstrous, she’s likely playing endless games of fetch with her chihuahua-terrier mix pup Kody. AUTH...

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  Author Spotlight: YA author of Superhero Fiction, Michael Colon Michael Colon (he/him) is a creative freelance writer and novelist, born and raised in the Big Apple, New York City. He uses his craft to profoundly impact the lives of others with thought-provoking words that breathe life into his characters. He often equates his writing to painting masterpieces with prose. His inspiration comes from various societal art forms, cultural differences, and his own life experiences. When he isn’t writ...

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  Limited Time Offer: £1.99 eBooks Available! Grab 3 of my titles on sale this month in a limited time offer, and look out for bundles coming in June! Books on sale: THIRTEENTH (Canelo is running a £1.99 promotion on the eBook right now – this limited time offer is not controlled by me, so I don’t know how long you have to get it at this price!) THE DAY WE ATE GRANDAD (I’m running a £1.99 sale from now to end of May) BEST FRIENDS BURY BODIES (I’m running...

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  Author Spotlight: Paranormal Ecohorror author S.M. Mack S.M. Mack (she/her) is a 2019 MFA recipient in popular fiction from USM Stonecoast, the 2017 first place winner of the Katherine Patterson Prize for Young Adult Writing, and a Clarion 2012 grad. Her short fiction has been published in Fireside Fiction, Vine Leaves Literary Journal’s “Best of 2015” anthology, and the Clarion class of 2012’s seven Rainbow Anthologies, among others. Her novella Death Valley Blooms is part of Neon Hemlock’s 20...

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  Don’t Miss Out! Occult & Supernatural Horror Giveaway On Now! A newsletter magnet event for you to get free shorts and sign up to hear updates from the participating authors. (If you don’t want the updates, you don’t need to verify your email! You should be able to get your download anyway!) It runs up to 02 May 2026. HOWEVER – if you DO want to get updates in a monthly newsletter format from me, where you get to know about sales and bundles and...