Tag Archives: ghosts

What makes a good ghost story?

Posted on October 26, 2017 by

I write ghost stories. I don’t know if they are any good (although I did publish three, in a short collection called The Marrow Scoop, just to test the water) but it is a genre I enjoy reading and that … Continue reading →

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Hallowe’en horror – why we love a great ghoul & the scary art of self-publishing

Posted on October 31, 2013 by

Well I did it. I doubt anything All Hallows Eve could throw at me could be more frightening. My admiration for all those out there who regularly self-publish their fiction is immense – putting work that has been part of … Continue reading →

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In which I write a spooky story for Hallow’een – The Marrow Spoon

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

(Inspired by M.R.James, master of the ghost story in whose footsteps I aspire to follow, with reverence) The date upon which the following incident occurred is a little unclear, but its consequences are most certainly not. A very close friend has had … Continue reading →

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Of pumpkin, pall and poetry -what really makes me sleep with the light on….

Posted on October 31, 2010 by

There will be few of those reading this blog unaware that tonight is Hallowe’en.If it isn’t pouring with rain thousands of children will be knocking on doors demanding sweets with menaces, and tomorrow tons of delicious pumpkin will be lying … Continue reading →

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