Stand by for a brand new collaborative story to be created spontaneously and episodically by all eight TBM authors. Over the coming weeks – or until the wheels fall off – we will be TAKING TURNS to write… THIS: THE UNSPEAKABLE HORROR! may (or may not) contain: A grater! A pair of broken spectacles! A [...]
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BEWARE!
I have an announcement to make! Followers of TBM might remember Jethro’s Ace of Hearts, the story I posted here episodically together with some glorious artwork by our own David Melling. Well: during the next week (starting Mon 8th March) I am going to serialize the opening scene of my new book, Crawlers. The official [...]
‘Everyone’s Reading’ …our books! :D
As the dread day dawns of the first anniversary of our incarceration in these caves, here’s a lovely thing I’ve just heard about that’s cheered me up a bit. Commissioned by the UK government’s Department for Children, Schools and Families, The School Library Association has just produced Everyone’s Reading – a list of books the [...]
A big Thanksgiving smile for our readers in the USA…
…and a gleefully monstrous Thursday to everyone else This post is a warning. Prepare yourself for a final, climactic, gut-busting double helping of JETHRO’S ACE OF HEARTS, to be served right here at TBM slightly earlier than previously advertised – tomorrow, Friday 27th Nov 2009, at 0900 GMT. Thanks to atomicshark and Joystiq for the [...]
Sheffield Children’s Book Award
Ah, now then. I knew there was something. I’ll be in Sheffield on Tuesday 24th. Why? Well, Tree Goblins has been shortlisted in the Shorter Novels Category. Probably should have mentioned this earlier. Check out the shortlist at www.sheffieldchildrensbookawards.co.uk Wish me luck!
Blue Peter Book Awards
Well, I left it a few days to see if Ali was going to mention it herself – but she hasn’t, so I will… The utterly brilliant Frozen in Time by TBM’s own Ali Sparkes has been shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book Awards! Nominated in the category of Book I Couldn’t Put Down, Frozen [...]
Grave News
Here’s a short, instructional video explaining how to enter this month’s Quest, and win the chance to become a character in a future Scream Street book: Find out more at: http://www.watchthemgrow.co.uk/quest.html Tommy
Become A Character In Scream Street
Have you ever wanted to appear as a character in a book? Well here’s your chance! Renaissance Learning are running a Quest with each challenge set by a children’s author – and this month, it’s me! All you have to do is imagine that you wake up one day to discover you’ve turned into a [...]
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 [...]
