An Australian musican who goes by the name of Necronata has just released a new single called Cirque Du Freak, with a really cool accompanying video. It's a deliciously dark mix of metal, pop and punk -- VERY catchy!! You can read a bit more about it and check it out here:

https://scenestr.com.au/music/premiere-watch-necronata-s-new-music-video-cirque-du-freak-20200723

Now, I've written lots of times in the past about how the phrase "Cirque Du Freak" has crossed over into common parlance over the last twenty years, and is often used without any reference to my books, sometimes by people who'd never even heard of my books. But in this case I've a sneaky suspicion, prompted by the lyrics of the first two verses (below), that Necronata is a confirmed Shanster, and deliberately paying homage to my work...

I wrote a symphony
From the sound stilettos
Snapping all the necks
Of all the zombies in club
Like a Darren Shan novel
Coming back from the dead
This grub's hooked on that
Same demonic drug love

If you want to go straight to YouTube to watch the video, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZqDnQWm4l0

And here's an interesting interview with the artist from a few months back, when he was still working on putting this together: https://www.hysteriamag.com/necronata-dishing-diabolical/