• A Sunday stroll with the Shans, continued

    14 June 2020

    I posted some photos last Sunday of the Shan clan out on a Sunday constitutional back in mid April. These photos hail from than same walk, when we went down a boreen (a narrow old Irish road) to...

    Read full entry
  • Four faces of a vampire and his assistant

    13 June 2020

    While artistic Shansters often draw individual pictures of Darren Shan and (especially) Mr Crepsley, they also quite often frame the two of them together, since they were such a closeknit team in...

    Read full entry
  • Harry Potter wannabes

    12 June 2020

    There was an interesting article on Screen Rant a while back, about 10 YA book series that were adapted into movies but failed to enjoy anywhere near the kind of success of the Harry Potter and...

    Read full entry
  • Your choice of freaky FREE audio books

    11 June 2020

    I've posted before about the audio version of Cirque Du Freak that's been shared with students by the staff (and their friends) of Court Fields School. I would normally never officially allow...

    Read full entry
  • Content Consumer reviews Archibald Lox

    10 June 2020

    If you're in two minds whether or not to check out my new Archibald Lox series, perhaps this video review by Content Consumer over on YouTube will convince you that it's worth a try -- especially...

    Read full entry
  • Tattoo Tuesday returns!!

    09 June 2020

    It's been a long time since our last Tattoo Tuesday post -- but what a way to end the drought, with not one but TWO tattooed beauties!! These were both sent to me by a fan of my books called Paul,...

    Read full entry