JETHRO’S ACE OF HEARTS a thirteen-part story, EXCLUSIVE to Trapped By Monsters story (c) Sam Enthoven / illustrations (c) David Melling, 2009. All rights reserved. -First Slice- It pains me to say it, but it’s Jethro who takes the prize. He had a beautiful heart, the finest we’ve ever come across. It was just a [...]
Archive > October 2009
Trick AND Treat
Happy Halloween! To celebrate the spookiest night of the year, here’s a brand new Scream Street short story – ‘Trick AND Treat’ – written exclusively for The Times newspaper. Don’t have nightmares… Trick AND Treat A SCREAM STREET short story by Tommy Donbavand “Come on!” cried Luke Watson, pulling the hood of his makeshift ghost [...]
SCAT!
I’ve been trawling through piles and piles of books lately – oh poor old me. Yes, it’s a very tough life. My mission has been to prepare my top ten children’s book recommendations for this winter. I’m not going to tell you why right now, but I will eventually. It wasn’t just for fun. Somebody [...]
HORROR QUIZ BOOK
Perfectly timed for the spooky season comes a rather cool quiz book for all you horror aficionados out there (and the monsters in the cave): Packed full of questions that will have you gnawing off your own arm, THE HORROR FILM QUIZ book will test your horror film knowledge to exhaustion and beyond. Authors Chris [...]
Coming This Saturday Night…
JETHRO’S ACE OF HEARTS a thirteen-step surgical procedure illustrated with clinical precision by David Melling administered with minimal trauma to the patient by Sam Enthoven First incision to be performed exclusively here at Trapped By Monsters this Halloween, Oct 31st 2009 @ 11:59pm GMT twelve prescribed story doses to be taken twice a week thereafter [...]
Win a Windy Nibbler!
Mark Robson and myself have been allowed out this Saturday, 31st October, to sign books and draw ghouly ‘things’ like this fella. In fact, with a bit of luck you can win this very drawing as part of a prize, together with a signed set of books from one of Mark’s fantastic series. This chap [...]
VAMPIRE FREE STYLE
As Halloween approaches I hope you’re all spooking yourself reading Tommy’s superb SCREAM STREET series! But what to do once you’ve read (and re-read, yes Tommy, stop poking me with that broken monster rib) those? Well, sometimes it’s good to stumble on something new… During last weekend’s comic expo at the eXcel arena in London, [...]
Illustrating ‘Jethro’s Ace of Hearts’
A few weeks ago, on hearing the news that Sam was planning to serialise a short story on this blog (31st October 2009), I decided to ask him if I could have a go at illustrating it. You see, being primarily the illustrator of picture books, I don’t usually get the chance to tackle something [...]
How I Got Published
You may have noticed that I’ve not been around for a while. You- You did notice, didn’t you? I mean, I’d hate to think I just vanished from the site and no-one would even realise it… Anyhoo – I’ve been suffering from SLIME FLU, which is the monsters’ version of swine flu. It’s pretty much [...]
WHOOOOOAAAA AMERICA!
Have just had this cover sent through – the American version for Frozen In Time. I LOVE it. Frozen In Time is published in America, by Egmont, next summer. Very excited by this. Want a big poster version…
