• The Spark of Demonic Revolution

    05 April 2021

    Most of the fan art that I've shared recently has been based on my vampire books, which isn't any great surprise -- Cirque Du Freak remains my most popular series, and the one that most budding...

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  • Easter in Vampire Mountain

    04 April 2021

    While most of you probably engaged in nothing more taxing than an Easter Egg hunt this weekend, the Shans decided to take a quick little trip to Vampire Mountain, to deliver a bag full of chocolate...

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  • When the Sky Falls

    03 April 2021

    I've been a fan of Phil Earle's work for a long while now, and ten years after Being Billy marked him out as a top author in the YA field, When The Sky Falls should catapult him into a whole new...

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  • Life’s unexpected jump cuts

    02 April 2021

    I re-listened to all the Pink Floyd albums last week (except Ummagumma, because life's too short), and was struck by the quantum leap the band made with their eighth album, Dark Side Of The Moon....

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  • International Shan Station!

    01 April 2021

    I have two interconnected pieces of incredible news stories to share with you today, concerning two amazing adventures which I'm getting involved with later this year, both of which started, as all...

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  • Evelyn’s Casket take a trip to the Cirque Du Freak

    31 March 2021

    A horrorpunk band called Evelyn's Casket has recorded a song called Cirque Du Freak, inspired by my book called... well, I think that's fairly obvious! :-)

     

    This is a really catchy little...

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