The students of class 1B2 in Alloa Academy (in Scotland) were busy recently studying Cirque Du Freak, and they produced some coursework based on it which their proud teacher shared. They were...

Since it's Mother's Day (in Ireland anyway, though I know it gets celebrated on different dates in different countries) I figured I'd put Mrs Shan to the fore in today's family photos, especially...

Vancha March always loves it when I feature fan art of him -- he's such a vain old Prince! And he's especially thrilled with these four pieces, as (in his view) they artfully capture him in all his...

I'm going to be making a VERY rare public appearance at the Tunbridge Wells Literary Festival on Saturday, April 30th, at 2pm. https://theamelia.co.uk/tw-lit-fest/darren-shan/

For 16 years I...

A blogger called T.S. Hathaway recently reviewed all 12 books in my Saga Of Darren Shan / Cirque Du Freak series. I appreciate the difficulties involved with reviewing a long series like this --...

It's another Tattoo Tuesday!!

This one comes to us courtesy of a fan called Luis, who opted for my most-tattooed quote, but beautifully presented -- this tattooist was clearly paying attention...