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Interview on The Thin Air
Today I’m interviewed on The Thin Air by Loreana Rushe, where I discuss comics, influences, and in particular my forthcoming work for 2000 AD.
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It’s a sitcom miracle
February can be a bit of a dour month, so I watched comedy to offset the grey. In particular I like the half-hour format, which feels like a delightful popcorn snack. I re-watched four seasons of Brooklyn Nine-Nine on Netflix, which was a fun binge. Casting about for something else, I struck upon One Day at a Time on Netflix, about which I’d heard some positive buzz. What an enchanting surprise awaited me! A wonderful, progressive, humourous (and often poignant) story about a family of Cuban descent, which explores issues to do with feminism, racism, mental health, gender, citizenship, religion, veterans’ issues, and the legacy of cultural traditions all while…
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Best New Horror #28 is out
The trade paperback of Best New Horror #28, edited by Stephen Jones, and published by PS Publishing, is now available to buy. It contains my short story ‘The Light at the Centre’, which was originally published in Uncertainties Vol. 1, edited by Brian J. Showers, and published by Swan River Press. The cover art is by Lee Elias. Also, there’s a great deal on at the moment where you if you order the limited edition, slipcased, hardback edition of the book (signed and numbered too), you will receive the trade paperback free! More on this deal at the PS Publishing web site
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The Stephen King Mixtape
Mark West has put together another of his Mixtapes, this time on Stephen King short stories. I agreed to contribute as thanks to my faulty memory I thought that ‘The Long Walk’ was a novella… well, it’s a novel! It certainly stands up to a re-read, and remains strangely relevant considering current events in America. Mark was happy to include my contribution despite the fact it’s not quite on topic.
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We Are the Martians up for a Rondo
The ballot for the 16th Annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards is now online – there are loads of amazing titles shortlisted in a wide variety of categories. It’s going to be difficult to choose what to vote for (and please do vote, you have until midnight on 8 April 2018). I should note, least editor Neil Snowdon is disappointed, that We Are the Martians: The Legacy of Nigel Kneale – published by PS Publishing – is up for Book of the Year (among some outstanding company). It was a pleasure to be part of that project.
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Zarjazzed
In an exclusive, The Hollywood Reporter announced yesterday that: this summer’s 2000 AD Sci-Fi Special, which — for the first time in the anthology’s 41-year history — will feature an all-female creative lineup when it’s released in June, from writers and artists to colorists and letterers, working on some of the title’s biggest characters and series, including Judge Dredd, Rogue Trooper and Psi-Judge Anderson. I’m very pleased to say that I’ll be writing one of the strips for this special edition. I’m thrilled and honoured to be among such good company, and to have the opportunity to write for such an iconic comic. Growing up in a small town in…
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Votes for Women
On this day – 100 years ago – the Representation of the People Act 1918 was passed, giving the parliamentary vote to women aged at least 30 who had property or a university education (and to all men over the age of 21). Irish Women over the age of 21 obtained the vote when the Constitution of the Irish Free State Act came into effect in 1922. The Irish Government is celebrating this event with the #Vótáil100 Programme, which is a series of events taking place around the country discussing women’s suffrage. As always, I feel hugely indebted to my ancestors who fought so hard and endured great hardship to…
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Discussing The Quatermass Xperiment
The inaugural episode of the Hammered podcast is now available for listening. The host of the series JG Byrne and I talk about The Quatermass Xperiment (1955). It was a fun and nerdy deep dive into the film. Perfect for fans of Hammer films, science fiction, and Nigel Kneale (though of course he didn’t write the movie, but it’s based on his original BBC TV series. I give a lot of love to Kneale in this episode.) You can listen to it online. There will be a different guest with John in the next episode, and I should be returning for more Hammer exegesis with The Mummy (1959). Make…
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Hammered Podcast
I’ll be taking part in an on-going podcast called Hammered, dedicated to examining the more ghoulish output of the British Hammer Film Productions studio. Starting with The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) and ending (maybe) with To the Devil a Daughter (1976), the discussions will be hosted by J G Byrne and aided by a rotating guest list. Each episode will work through one film from the studio’s horror releases. The original music for the podcast is created by David Blake. The first batch of films I’ll be chatting about with John are: The Quatermass Xperiment (1955), The Mummy (1959), The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960), The Curse of the Mummy’s…
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Best New Horror #28
Here’s the cover for Best New Horror #28, edited by Stephen Jones. My short story ‘The Light at the Centre’ is in it – the story was originally published in Uncertainties Vol. 1, edited by Brian J. Showers, and published by Swan River Press. Here’s the table of contents: Acknowledgements Introduction: Horror in 2016 – The Editor Pale Tree House – Angela Slatter The Light at the Centre – Maura McHugh En Plein Air – J.T. Glover India Blue – Glen Hirshberg Walking with the Cross – Peter Bell Bedtime Story – Richard Christian Matheson The Symphony of the Normal – Darren Speegle The Ballet of Dr. Caligari – Reggie…
