I recently sat down for a chat with the always friendly and helpful Dean Drinkel of Demain Publishing to discuss Whispers of the Sea & Other Stories.
Dean was kind enough to call it... a very powerful, intense and quietly horrific short collection.
Here's what we had to say.
Monday, 6 May 2019 Coming Soon
This week sees the release of my mini-collection Whispers of
the Sea & Other Stories from Demain Publishing published as part of their Short Sharp Shocks! series.
Check out the beautiful cover below as well pre-sale links for Amazon.
Go ahead and grab yourself a bargain.
It’s been a real pleasure working with Demain on this and it's a huge thrill to finally have my own little book out... it's been a long time coming.
Huge, huge thanks to Dean and Adrian over at Demain for the opportunity and for all their hard work and support.
More to follow...
Friday, 19 June 2015 Coming Up
The latest edition of DarkFuse’s anthology series has just
been released in Kindle and contains 6 dark fiction tales, including my own
contribution Taking it All Away. As well as the e-book, there’s also a pretty nifty looking limited edition
hardcover available for preorder.
It’s a grim tale (aren’t they all?) about grief, loss, and reparation, and I hope readers will take kindly to it.
I'm a huge fan of the work DarkFuse do, so it’s a real pleasure to be part of this. A massive thanks to Shane for picking this one up.
Check it out here.
It’s a grim tale (aren’t they all?) about grief, loss, and reparation, and I hope readers will take kindly to it.
I'm a huge fan of the work DarkFuse do, so it’s a real pleasure to be part of this. A massive thanks to Shane for picking this one up.
Check it out here.
Monday, 10 November 2014 The Sound of Horror
Two posts in less than a week? Crazy, I know.
It’s truly with delight, and any number of other
superlatives, that I point you in the direction of Pseudopod’s latest Flash on
the Borderlands episode. Therein lies a
little tale of grief and loss entitled The Beachcomber by some strange fellow
called Bonehill.
Huge, huge thanks to Shawn for picking this one up, to John
Michnya for bringing the story to such vivid life with his fine narration, to
Alasdair for the intro, and anyone else along the way who nudged this little
tale to its current form.
Thursday, 6 November 2014 Honored Indeed
Absolutely delighted to say that my story Vent made Ellen Datlow’s list of Honorable Mentions for the year. Vent took a while to find a home, but when it did it found a great one in Horror without Victims, and it’s safe to say I’m thrilled it’s found a place on Ellen’s list too.
Friday, 25 April 2014 Another Bite
Head on over to the always wonderful Horror d'oeuvres for my slice of flash fiction Enabled. It's great to be featured by Dark Fuse again, so huge thanks to Shane for picking this one up.
Thursday, 13 March 2014 Make a Connection
My story Disconnect is now live at This is Horror as part of
their Flash Fear feature. Thanks to
Michael Wilson for giving this downbeat tale a good home and to Nick Gucker for the
great illustration.
Give it a thumbs up (or down) here.
Give it a thumbs up (or down) here.
Tuesday, 3 December 2013 Door No 3
December marks the annual TTA press Advent Calendar. A month packed with the festive cheer of a story a day right up until the big day. It's all set to be a great line up as usual, so check it out for some Christmas chills and thrills.
Friday, 8 November 2013 Terrifying Whispers
Whispers of the Sea is now live over at Tales to Terrify. As always, it’s a great show and is a real pleasure to be involved with.
Huge thanks to everyone at T T T for having me along for the ride and a special thanks to Nikolle Doolin for an absolutely fantastic reading.
Give it a listen here.
Huge thanks to everyone at T T T for having me along for the ride and a special thanks to Nikolle Doolin for an absolutely fantastic reading.
Give it a listen here.
Friday, 6 September 2013 Terrified Yet?
The good folks over at Tales to Terrify have a bumper crop
of fine flash stories today. Some fellow
by the name of Bonehill joins the illustrious company of Joe R. Lansdale, P.D.
Cacek and a host of others in the podosphere.
So while you’re listening to great tales by great writers, check
out my story too.
In the Garden is a brief uplifting tale which I hope you’ll
enjoy. Thanks to Antoinette Bergin for a
great reading.
Check it out here.
Thursday, 22 August 2013 Review
There’s an excellent review of
Horror without Victims here.
Pleased to see some nice words for Vent, but even better to see the collection as a whole comes highly recommended. In the words of the reviewer: ‘a sublime anthology.’
Indeed.
Pleased to see some nice words for Vent, but even better to see the collection as a whole comes highly recommended. In the words of the reviewer: ‘a sublime anthology.’
Indeed.
Monday, 15 July 2013 Pallianthology Offer
Friday, 7 June 2013 Victimized
Delighted to report that my story Vent will feature in the forthcoming DF Lewis anthology Horror without Victims. More info and table of contents here.
Friday, 3 May 2013 Beachcombing
The Beachcomber is now live over at Horror D'oeuvres. It's a subscription only site, but is free to members of the Dark Fuse Book Club. And if you're at all interested in dark fiction, then you really should be a member.
Hope you enjoy this little tale of loss.
Hope you enjoy this little tale of loss.
Monday, 29 April 2013 Fused
Absolutely delighted to say that my story ‘The Beachcomber’ will feature as part of Dark Fuse's new flash fiction venture Horror D’oeuvres. For my money, Dark Fuse is one of the best genre publishers around right now and it's a real honour to be involved with them.
It marks my first pro-rate sale in a while and comes at a time when I’ve been questioning this whole writing thing, so it’s both a thrill and a real boost.
The Beachcomber came more or less fully formed in the space of a couple of hours one afternoon. Some minor edits and a little spit and polish later and it was done.
Is there a lesson here about trusting my instincts a little more? Maybe, maybe not.
More details as and when, but in the meantime, huge thanks to Shane Staley at Dark Fuse for picking this one up.
It marks my first pro-rate sale in a while and comes at a time when I’ve been questioning this whole writing thing, so it’s both a thrill and a real boost.
The Beachcomber came more or less fully formed in the space of a couple of hours one afternoon. Some minor edits and a little spit and polish later and it was done.
Is there a lesson here about trusting my instincts a little more? Maybe, maybe not.
More details as and when, but in the meantime, huge thanks to Shane Staley at Dark Fuse for picking this one up.
Monday, 24 December 2012 Hello Again
Happy Christmas one and all from the Boneyard!
It's been too long, and we'll get to that (maybe), but in the meantime, here's a heart-warming tale for Christmas Eve.
Thanks to Michael Wilson at the always excellent This Is Horror for letting me join in the festive cheer.
It's been too long, and we'll get to that (maybe), but in the meantime, here's a heart-warming tale for Christmas Eve.
Thanks to Michael Wilson at the always excellent This Is Horror for letting me join in the festive cheer.
Wednesday, 22 December 2010 Boneyard Tales Presents
It’s Christmas special time at the Boneyard, so here’s a tale to keep you cold and shivering with fear, presented in all its unedited and unexpurgated glory. Prepare yourself for…
Visitors from the Grave
by E.V. Bonehill (Aged 9 and a bit)
A long time ago in a city in America there was an evil scientist who wanted the dead to come back alive. And that is exactly what happened because he made a potion that was finished in a decade and it had the most bizarre ingredients ever. A couple of weeks after it was finished he went to the local graveyard and poured the potion on the dirt and gory zombies, vampires and ghosts with knives came out of the dirt and ate the flesh of the evil scientist and he was DEAD!!!
The zombies, vampires and the ghosts haunted the whole block by the end of the night. One of the ghosts, while a man was on the toilet, went through the sewer to the man’s toilet, got his knife out to the back of his head and killed him.
At another guy’s house, while he was having a shower, a zombie crept into the house and the man saw him and screamed but it did not save him because the zombie bit him and he died. The guy who lived there had a wife and the guy (who was now a zombie) went to the living room and while he was coming his wife moaned. “Hurry up in the shower!” He got to the living room and his wife screamed, "Aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Straight after the scream she was gutted because her life was OVER!!!
While all that was happening, 50% of the vampires were going to invade a hotel. It took them hours to get there but on the way they all drained the blood of at least 100 living bodies. When they got to the hotel, they went to the receptionist and they all clambered on to him and all of his blood was drained!!!!
They went to every room in the building. In the hotel each vampire bit approximately 10000 people. When they finished the hotel they went to a local shop. To get to the shop it took them about 5 minutes. The shop was very little and it didn’t have that much people inside because it was about to close. They bit every single person in the shop and for the people there it was a nightmarish bloodbath. They finished in the shop and they went back to the graveyard.
When every one of the masters of horror got back to the graveyard the whole gang of terror planned on invading the Empire State building but that would have to wait as they were all very tired after enjoying the vile night of BLOOD and GORE!!!
THE END
Really don't know where he gets it from...
Have a great Christmas and all the very best for 2011.
Visitors from the Grave
by E.V. Bonehill (Aged 9 and a bit)
A long time ago in a city in America there was an evil scientist who wanted the dead to come back alive. And that is exactly what happened because he made a potion that was finished in a decade and it had the most bizarre ingredients ever. A couple of weeks after it was finished he went to the local graveyard and poured the potion on the dirt and gory zombies, vampires and ghosts with knives came out of the dirt and ate the flesh of the evil scientist and he was DEAD!!!
The zombies, vampires and the ghosts haunted the whole block by the end of the night. One of the ghosts, while a man was on the toilet, went through the sewer to the man’s toilet, got his knife out to the back of his head and killed him.
At another guy’s house, while he was having a shower, a zombie crept into the house and the man saw him and screamed but it did not save him because the zombie bit him and he died. The guy who lived there had a wife and the guy (who was now a zombie) went to the living room and while he was coming his wife moaned. “Hurry up in the shower!” He got to the living room and his wife screamed, "Aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Straight after the scream she was gutted because her life was OVER!!!
While all that was happening, 50% of the vampires were going to invade a hotel. It took them hours to get there but on the way they all drained the blood of at least 100 living bodies. When they got to the hotel, they went to the receptionist and they all clambered on to him and all of his blood was drained!!!!
They went to every room in the building. In the hotel each vampire bit approximately 10000 people. When they finished the hotel they went to a local shop. To get to the shop it took them about 5 minutes. The shop was very little and it didn’t have that much people inside because it was about to close. They bit every single person in the shop and for the people there it was a nightmarish bloodbath. They finished in the shop and they went back to the graveyard.
When every one of the masters of horror got back to the graveyard the whole gang of terror planned on invading the Empire State building but that would have to wait as they were all very tired after enjoying the vile night of BLOOD and GORE!!!
THE END
Really don't know where he gets it from...
Have a great Christmas and all the very best for 2011.
Tuesday, 14 December 2010 Dark Threads
The latest 52 Stitches anthology is out now and just look at that extraordinarily creepy cover. The collection features my story Lock and Key and a whole host of other flash weirdness.
It’s good stuff and I can vouch for at least 90% of the stories. The questionable 10% is mine by the way, but don’t tell anybody.
All proceeds go to the Jamie Eyberg memorial fund. Fellow Stitches author Jamie, along with his wife, tragically passed away earlier this year leaving two young children and the fund has been set up for their benefit.
Buy the anthology from Amazon and check out a very special offer from the wonderful Cate Gardner here.
Dig deep, buy two (it’s Christmas after all) and spread the word.
It’s good stuff and I can vouch for at least 90% of the stories. The questionable 10% is mine by the way, but don’t tell anybody.
All proceeds go to the Jamie Eyberg memorial fund. Fellow Stitches author Jamie, along with his wife, tragically passed away earlier this year leaving two young children and the fund has been set up for their benefit.
Buy the anthology from Amazon and check out a very special offer from the wonderful Cate Gardner here.
Dig deep, buy two (it’s Christmas after all) and spread the word.
Monday, 22 November 2010 Exit to Brooklyn
One day I’ll stop talking about Hint Fiction, I really will. Today isn’t that day though, so please bear with me and I’ll keep it brief.
The anthology is reviewed over at Vol 1 Brooklyn and for some reason it made me smile. Maybe this little excerpt will hint at why.
‘The stories that follow his introduction, arranged into three sections (“Life & Death,” “Love & Hate,” and “This & That”), occupy a wide stylistic and emotional range. Among the highlights: Peter Straub, L.R. Bonehill, and Joe R. Lansdale embracing the pulp potential of the form…’
Yep – still smiling.
The anthology is reviewed over at Vol 1 Brooklyn and for some reason it made me smile. Maybe this little excerpt will hint at why.
‘The stories that follow his introduction, arranged into three sections (“Life & Death,” “Love & Hate,” and “This & That”), occupy a wide stylistic and emotional range. Among the highlights: Peter Straub, L.R. Bonehill, and Joe R. Lansdale embracing the pulp potential of the form…’
Yep – still smiling.
Monday, 15 November 2010 Utterly, Utterly Loathsome
Loathsome, Dark and Deep. What’s not to like?
Check it out.
Check it out.
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