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“May the night know no end!”

As we get closer than ever to Halloween, I’ve saved my best costume for today. Here is 2011’s costume, Edward Scissorhands:

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“I’m not finished”

Here is a poem from yours truly; it’s a bit of an oldie, I wrote this way back in 2007. Hitherto untitled, but in the spirit of the season, let’s call it ‘Halloween’:

Orange and black,
The night attacks.
The ghosts snear,
The sun sets in fear.

Brown and gold,
The year is old.
Don’t try and reason,
It’s a frightening season.

Yellow and red,
Dance with the dead.
Faint hearts cower,
Vampires devour.

The colours of ‘ween,
An unsettling scene.
Yet I feel content
In this sick temperament.

Happy Halloween for tomorrow! Don’t forget to download your free copy of Tenebrae Manor!

Gull & Leviathan Wins Lane Cove Literary Award For Poetry

I am very happy to announce that Gull & Leviathan has won the inaugural Lane Cove Literary Award for poetry. Congratulations to the other winners and shortlisters; to be part of this event is something to be proud of. Here’s hoping that it becomes a great annual event for aspiring writers to have their craft critiqued. I was privileged to meet many faces of the literary scene, and have my work shared with other writers and readers. I would like to also mention my short story Tower Of Fog, which made the shortlist for the short story section. Thank you to the judges Simon Kennedy and Jeni Mawter who read and critiqued my work, and also to Waterbrook for sponsoring the prize. It was a great night, and cheers to the success and future endeavours of all the writers involved!

Read Gull & Leviathan

Read Tower Of Fog

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“Incorrigible fiend! You will not see the moon rise again! I will pry your heart from its dark cage! I will wrench that vile thing from the very pit of your ashen soul!”

Some characters just brim with the sinister. Across all kinds of media one can be given a fright. For those who enjoy a good video game, have a bash on some of my spooky favourites – Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem, Super Metroid or Castlevania. If you really want a scare, try Amnesia: The Dark Descent –  you have been warned! Yesterday I mentioned The Simpsons, whose Treehouse Of Horror episodes are among the best! And 2013 saw me dress as their classic cartoon villain, Sideshow Bob!:

Sideshow Bob

“Attempted murder! Now honestly, what is that? Do they give a Nobel prize for attempted chemistry?!”

Any episode of The Simpsons featuring Sideshow Bob is always a special one. Kelsey Grammar portrays his famous eloquence perfectly:

“So sorry, Mr. Simpson, but your house is blocking construction of our new Matlock Expressway. Now, I am a fair man. You may have 72 hours to vacate. After which time we will blow up your house and any remaining Simpsons.”

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“I am so weary; sleep beckons me! But how? How can I engage in slumberous activities when time drags me screaming closer to the date of my doom!”

Today let’s divulge in a few spooky films to satisfy a lust for the eldritch and macabre! Tim Burton’s films have enraptured me since I was child, so I implore people to watch The Nightmare Before Christmas! There are also plenty of TV shows that have had influenced me over the years – Dark Shadows, The Addams Family to name a few. Not to mention The Simpsons annual Treehouse Of Horror episodes. Perhaps you’d enjoy a good old cult classic too; ignore the sequels, because Brandon Lee is the only true hero of The Crow! Here is 2009’s costume, and I must say I wish my hair had been longer for this one:

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“Victims. Aren’t we all?”

The Crow had a cracking soundtrack. It also gave light to one of The Cure’s finest songs, Burn:

This trembling adored tousled bird-mad girl,

Every night I burn, scream the animal scream,

Every night I burn, dream the crow black dream.

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“Shadow? What is shadow when all is night? Nothing is shadow at all!”

Continuing what we begun yesterday, I thought today I would share with you some of my favourite music – in particular music to incite the chills of Halloween! You can never go wrong with The Cure or Joy Division. Perhaps you could give Iggy Pop’s The Idiot a spin… Or if you are after something a little obscure, check out And Also The Trees. So monster mashers, here is my next costume, from 2010, Ziggy Stardust himself – David Bowie.

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“You’re face to face with the man who sold the world.”

Here are a few words from Bowie’s 1974 track, Candidate (from the Diamond Dogs album):

Well I guess we must be looking for a different kind,

But we can’t stop trying ’til we break up our minds.

‘Til the sun drips blood on the seedy young knights

Who press you on the ground while shaking in fright.