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Title Goes Here

Billy Mernit has sold his novel to Random House. Huzzah! Only one problem – he doesn’t have a title. And that’s why he needs your help. There’s even prizes. OK… So, not great prizes. But prizes nonetheless. And just think … Continue reading

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Into The Dark

[blows dust off the blog] Well. Hello. Been a while since I’ve powered this thing up. I’ve got a new book out. It’s called Into The Dark and is a collection of science fiction / horror short stories. About 28,000 … Continue reading

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Gilgamesh Reviews Roundup

“Writer Piers Beckley artfully condenses the source material to create a lively story that plays out in a mix of poetry, prose and song. The icing on the cake however is Ray Shell’s boisterous direction, which remains sympathetic to the … Continue reading

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Great Humbaba

That fella leering out of you from the front of our poster? That’s Humbaba. A demon with seven auras, the touch of any of which bring death. He’s also sometimes known as Huwawa, and the picture is of a clay … Continue reading

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Acting on the Edge

M’brother Rafe taught at East 15 Drama School on something called The Project. It’s a big part of their training, and basically involves a metric shit-tonne of research, followed by an in-depth week-long semi-improvised residential workshop where you will be in character … Continue reading

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Mastermind

I’m immensely happy to be able to announce that I’ll be directing a play at this year’s World Science Fiction Convention in London. It’s called Mastermind. The masked villain known only as Mastermind has hidden a bomb somewhere in the … Continue reading

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Cthulhu Lives!

  I wrote Universal Constants, the first story in this new Lovecraftian anthology from Ghostwoods Books. “That is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange aeons even death may die.” At the time of his death in 1937, American horror … Continue reading

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Ia! Ia! Cthulhu Fhtagn!

I have a short story coming up in the new anthology from Ghostwoods Books. The book is called Cthulhu Lives! and is a selection of Lovecraftian short stories. My piece, Universal Constants is the first story in the book. It’s available to … Continue reading

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The Blog Tour: What, Why, and How I Write

So Jason Arnopp tagged me into this a while back, and today’s the day to publish my answers! It’s a sort of Q&A thing about my writing. Gosh, this takes me back. I remember in the days before Twitter, where everyone … Continue reading

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In Praise of Trivets

I was round my parents house the other day, and we needed to put a hot pan on the table for dinner. It went onto a tablemat, so the wooden table wouldn’t get burned. I said to Dad “I wonder … Continue reading

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