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Gender
Male
Location
England
About Me
I'm a Derbyshire bloke born'n'bred. Now in my 50s (where did the time go?). At school I wasn't much for reading & writing; larking about with my mates and having fun was more my style. After all, we were all headed down the pit anyway. Wrong! The pits closed and unemployment skyrocketed. Being on the dole with no money, to speak of, I took to reading. I tried everything, even The Bible & Shakespeare; then I found Campbell, Herbert, & King. They stirred my imagination and I tapped the typewriter.
Type of Writer
I'm a horror writer: I find this the best genre to write about real people & real life.
Writing Style
I try to keep this varied. I like the creepiness of the quiet style; I also love the gross out gore of splatterpunk.
Interests
I love reading. It doesn't always have to be horror (which is good because King has moved away from it recently). I'm also a big film fan (that's right, I love BIG films). Thanks to Da I like photography & Art. Oh, I also love writing...
Favorite Genres
Horror - Mystery - Suspense - Thrillers - Some Dark Fantasy
Favorite Books
Lovely Bones: The Fog: The Dark: Fluke: Portent: The Beast House Books: It: The Shining: Blaze: Under The Dome: Spiders: Ghost Train: Spectre: Stinger: Swan Song: They Thirst: Sliver: Psycho: Cold Print: Scare Care: 999
Favorite Authors
James Herbert: Stephen Laws: Ramsey Campbell: Stephen King: Richard Lewis: Robert Bloch: Dean Koontz: Peter Straub: Ira Levin: William Peter Blatty: Jay Anston: Alice Sebold: Richard Laymon: Clive Barker: H P Lovecraft: H G Wells
Favorite Music
I love all music (again thanks to dear old Da' for that); except for opera. At the moment I'm loving the ccMixter website as this has some pretty good musicians mixing away. Though mostly I'm a rock fan - If it's too loud; you're too old.
Favorite Movies
The new Star Trek: The original Star Wars Trilogy: The original Twelve Angry Men: The original Harvey: Anything with Walter Matthau & Jack Lemon: Any Alfred Hitchcock flick: Some Like It Hot: Blazing Saddles: Die Hard
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