A monstrous TBM welcome to today’s Guest Blogger, illustrator Phil Harvey, who, for your shuddersome delectation, presents the following: “It’s a one page comic strip about an ICE CREAM NIGHTMARE. The whole strip was off the top of my head really. I have attached a ‘making of’ after the final version.” “I have been trying [...]
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Fine & Dandy…
From TBM Guest Blogger, Andy Fanton… — After filling in forms 17b, 49a, 119g(i) and 119g(ii), I’ve been granted a one-day pass to the monsters’ cave to come and share some monster-related comic news with you all! Britain’s oldest comic, The Dandy, is now over seventy years old, and has decided to do what any [...]
Guest Post: Jamie Rix
We’re lucky enough to have a visitor to the caves this week, in the form of Jamie Rix, author of… well, of too many books to list here. Check out the link at the bottom of this post for more info. Jamie has been shortlisted for this year’s Roald Dahl Funny Prize, where he is [...]
Suffering For Your Art
From TBM Guest Blogger, MG Harris… Is it really necessary to actually experience the real-life locations in which we set our novels? Anthony Horowitz loves to travel to the places where he sets his Alex Rider and Power of Five novels – he’s been to Perth, China, Peru and doubtless many other exotic locations. Michelle [...]
The Wickedest Witch – Interview
From TBM guest blogger, Martin Howard… The Wickedest Witches? An interview with Esmelia Sniff and her apprentice Sam by Media Hysterick, Books Editor of The Cackler. Following a trail of stale bread crumbs though the thorns of Pigsnout Wood to Esmelia Sniff’s ramshackle cottage, the first thing you notice as you arrive is the smell. [...]
From Jack Slater, Monster Investigator (III)
Via TBM guest blogger, John Dougherty… Tommy had pinpointed the wimpiest monster in the entire set-up, and with the information he gave us, Bernard was able to take us straight to the space under that monster’s bed. Tommy’s friend Sam, meanwhile, had written a particularly scary bedtime story specially for the occasion, and just as [...]
From Jack Slater, Monster Investigator (II)
Via TBM guest blogger, John Dougherty… Not knowing where the eight authors were being held prisoner, I figured the best way of finding them was to go through the monster underworld. This isn’t easy to do, but fortunately Cherry and I have Bernard on our side. Bernard’s a monster, but he’s one of the good [...]
From Jack Slater, Monster Investigator (I)
Via TBM guest blogger, John Dougerty… Cherry and I get a lot of messages on our website asking for help. Most of them turn out to be hoaxes, so when I got an email from some guy calling himself Tommy Donbavand, I was sure it was fake. I mean, what kind of a name is [...]
From the Minister for Monsters. Again.
Via TBM guest blogger, John Dougherty… Dear Mr Donbavand, Mr Hutchison, Ms Sparkes, Mr Melling, Mr Craig, Mr Robson, Mr Enthoven and Mr Briggs Thank you for your reply. I can appreciate that it must be difficult not to believe in monsters when several of them are holding you prisoner in a cave and feeding [...]
From the Minister for Monsters
Via TBM guest blogger, John Dougherty… Dear Mr Donbavand, Mr Hutchison, Ms Sparkes, Mr Melling, Mr Craig, Mr Robson, Mr Enthoven and Mr Briggs Thank you for your email to the Ministry of Monsters, describing how you and seven colleagues have been kidnapped and held prisoner by a gang of desperate monsters. Unfortunately we are [...]
