I decided I wanted to know more about the monsters holding us captive, to get into their heads and find out what makes them tick. So I scoured the bookshelves built into the walls of the cave until I found a copy of The Black Tattoo by Sam Enthoven – a book I’d first read [...]
Archive > January 2009
Coraline trailer
Just spotted this fairly chilling trailer for the upcoming film version of Neil Gaiman’s stunning children’s book, Coraline. And I thought the monsters in here were bad!
A Monster Compromise?
I love writing about monsters. It’s what I do. And I’m sorry, I can’t change that no matter how long you keep me here or what you do to me. But the intriguing-looking upcoming Wii game Deadly Creatures has got me thinking, and I believe I may just have an alternative suggestion for you. Will [...]
Short Story: The Midnight Visit
THE MIDNIGHT VISIT It was the high-pitched giggle that woke me up. ‘Who’s there?’ I mumbled, sitting upright and scanning the shadows for any sign of movement. Down on the bed, something small and sharp glinted in the moonlight. ‘Er . . . no-one,’ squeaked a voice. I peered into the gloom and soon spotted [...]
You know what?
After reading this news report I’ve just decided – I don’t want to escape. I’d rather stay in. I’m fairly sure that story’s in the Bible as one of the signs of the Apocalypse.
A Confession…
I have a slight confession to make to my fellow captive authors… I have a bit of monster in me. It’s true. I’m sorry. It was even captured on video when I was making a trailer for my Scream Street series last year. Here, for the first time, is that video…
They’ve been stalking me for ages!!!
You know what, I’m feeling pretty stupid right now. I should have pieced all this together ages ago, but it’s like my mind has been put to sleep, or something. The monsters have clearly been planning to get me for a long time! I should have realised I was on their hit list when I [...]
A hero lies in yoooooou
Hey, monsters, look – this is the front cover from my upcoming comic book mini-series, GANGRENE. Check out that guy, pretty monstrous looking eh? Well guess what, he’s the hero! Surely that in itself should earn me my freedom, right?
A Different Breed of Monsters
I snuck out the cave again today. The monster let me out to go to another school. Was I not good enough the first time? They’re making me entertain their monster cousins and pass on all my writing tips. Anyway, at Nescot College in Epsom I met 187 specimens of a whole new breed of monster. [...]
