• Spike Island

    14 January 2024

    Back in April, the Shans visited Spike Island in Cork. For decades it served as a prison, but now, like Alcatraz, it's open to the public, so that they can experience a little of what life was like...

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  • Vampire Names

    13 January 2024

    Back around Halloween, NATIONAL TODAY featured an article in which it listed 130 "vampire names," sourced from a variety of places. It's interesting reading for those with a passion for the...

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  • Terrified Troll - final day of the campaign

    10 January 2024

    Do you see the terror in this little troll's expression?!? He's so anguished because he's just realised that he's missed out on the chance to pre-order a signed, numbered, limited edition copy of ...

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  • Terrified Troll - first panels

    08 January 2024

    As I type this, there are just over 48 hours left of my Terrified Troll fundraising campaign, in which YOU can help support the creation of the first ever Darren Shan picture book!! You have until...

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  • One week left of Troll fundraiser

    04 January 2024

    This is my favourite photo from 2023!! It's taken from a short video that myself and Eva Byrne filmed when we were launching our fundraising campaign for The Terrified Troll, my first ever picture...

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  • Best books read in 2023

    03 January 2024

    Time for my annual Best Books I Read Over The Last 12 Months report!

     

    I read 40 books in total in 2023, down quite a bit from my 2022 numbers, but there were a few very big books in among the...

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