Artwork by Tee Wood Last year, I produced an event called Featherston Ghost Stories for the inaugural Featherston Heritage Festival. The event was a late-night live reading at the Dickensian Bookstore featuring four original horror stories set in Featherston (the Wairarapa town I live in) by Tee Wood, Ricky Dey and me. In anticipation of this year's event taking place on Saturday 14 November at The Dickensian Bookstore (TICKETS HERE), I am sharing my story from last year's ev

Artwork by Tee Wood Back in 2022, I co-produced an event called Campfire Tales for the Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival....

This weekend I am back in my hometown of Ōtautahi / Christchurch for the Cheap Thrills market run by Evan from Dead Video. The market...

Here it is, the book announcement / cover reveal for my new collection of flash horror fiction, 20,000 Bloody Words. I’m in love with the...

“What needs to happen is a unification of the genre – filmmakers, authors, musicians, fans” Many thanks to fellow Kiwi author Michael...

I was fortunate enough to chat with Jesse Mulligan on RNZ Afternoons last week about Featherston Booktown, our 'Campfire Tales' event and...

Congratulations to SM Harris, Art Robinson, Kirsty Roby and Simon Lambert for having their stories selected for Campfire Tales 2023! You...

Not gonna lie, 2022 was a tough one. There were some transcendent highs, some crushing lows and everything in between. Below is a list...

GREETINGS BOILS & GHOULS, VE VELCOME YOU ALL TO THEE HALLOWEEN BALL! (cue evil laugh) Featherston Vinyl Club invites you (requests your...

In the name of Beelzebub, Cthulhu & Paimon, I summon the armies of the night AKA horror book lovers / reviewers! Red Ruin is out next...