As anyone familiar with Tim, Defender of the Earth will know, I’m a MASSIVE fan of giant monsters. Imagine my delight this week when I discovered this site full of beautiful haiku about Godzilla and other classic kaiju. Warren Ellis (on whose wonderful swear-filled blog I found the link) was particularly taken with this one: [...]
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My New Favourite T-Shirt
We don’t often get parcels here in the caves. As soon as this one landed in my pit I tore it open with gusto. What did it contain? Food? Loo roll? Some kind of message of comfort from the outside world? …No. But this is a good t-shirt, I’ve got to admit. Fancy one yourself? [...]
Diagram of Working Methods
We all know writers have strange working habits. So it pleases me to see some of them represented in the form of a diagram: This is taken from: http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/visual/charts-graphs/working-methods.php and they appear to have forgotten about one of the most common places where a writer works: a cave. That is common, right? I mean, other writers [...]
Not For The Squeamish
Three quick things. First, here’s a link to a piece I wrote for the website of SFX Magazine listing my current Top Ten Favourite Horror Books and Films. Second, here’s Play With Spider, a jolly little 3D Flash animation that’s fairly self-explanatory. Lead your furry friend by the movement of your mouse, by leaving out [...]
Monster Propaganda!
To my horror, I’ve just uncovered incontrovertible evidence that the monsters are currently engaged in a stealthy public relations drive. All over the world’s media the psychological warfare has begun. Seeds of doubt are already being planted in hapless human minds. The old certainties about monsters are being eroded and undermined, leaving humanity utterly vulnerable [...]
‘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 [...]
Feast Your Eyes!
Here are a few quick links to some stunning animation I’ve been enjoying lately. First up – and thanks to Andy for spotting this one and mentioning it on his Twitter – here’s a wonderfully macabre short film called Alma, directed by Rodrigo Blaas. Creeped out by dolls? I know I am – and after [...]
Christmas Kraken
It’s been a busy couple of weeks for one of my absolute favourite monsters, THE KRAKEN. Reprising the classic look from Ray Harryhausen’s original film, the Kraken appears for a whole gleeful climactic eighteen seconds in the current trailer(2) for the soon-to-be-released remake of Clash of the Titans. To my enormous delight, the Kraken was [...]
HarperCollins want your shorts
By “shorts” I mean “short stories”. Sorry if I caused any confusion there. I found the following on the BookArmy site and thought maybe it would be of interest to some of you. HarperCollins and Act on C02 are running a writing competition. They would like you to re-write a short story or fairytale to [...]
Two Joe Mojo
A pair of links for you, to recent interviews with the authors of two of the finest books I’ve read this year, namely: Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie, and- Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill. Both interviews are a blast to read, but there are some great writing tips in there [...]
