NEW REVIEW REFLECTIONS ISSUE 18

There is a new review out for Reflections issue 18 by Bob Bellisio which has been posted on Facebook today:https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=608635245864551&id=187580594636687


Above is the full review and below is what Mr Bellisio says about my short story 'Hairy Toes' (revised & up-dated version) that is published in said issue. It is another glowing review and I am very very happy :-)

Footsteps sound again, but this time with more urgency, in Hairy Toes by Matthew Banks. They are those of a terrified boy in flight, but, to make things scarier still, we are not told from what, only that “He exists.” A graphic picture is then painted of a boy and his friends having a séance with some illicit booze in an old graveyard. It starts to rain and they are scared at what is spelled out on the ouija board. Then they panic and things go awry – very awry! This is a powerful short story. Read it. I dare you!

The Vampire Writers Support Group: FRESH BLOOD OUT NOW

As you know from previous blogs, I write short supernatural fiction. Included in this fangtastic anthology is my completely revised story Tear of Blood, which is one of thirteen Vampiric tales to get your teeth into and leave a light on at night, wolf's bane by the bed and garlic by the window. The net proceeds from all sales of this anthology go to a very good cause: The National Hemophilia Foundation - check out the link below. How can I obtain a copy of this fangtastic anthology I hear you ask, well here are several links to various formats that you can obtain the book from:

The Vampire Writers Support Group proudly presents FRESH BLOOD, an eclectic collection of short stories set in a dark, bloodsoaked world full of vampires. The net proceeds from all sales will be donated to the National Hemophilia Foundation. (http://www.hemophilia.org/)

Amazon Paperback: http://amzn.com/1492733814
Amazon Kindle: http://amzn.com/B00FYEJDPA
Smashwords eBooks: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/366878

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18689062-fresh-blood

Further to this the book has a Facebook page where you can find out more information and here is the link:https://www.facebook.com/FreshBloodAnthology

The Writer & The Critics Video

A promotional video of my work from 2009 - 2013 :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5WP0XaV114

FRESH BLOOD

Later this year my short story Tear of Blood will make an appearance in an anthology of vampiric tales titled, Fresh Blood. The story has been revised since its original publication in Reflections magazine earlier this year. Fresh Blood is a new and exciting venture for me as it is made up of other writers who write vampire fiction and are gathered together via Facebook. Like the videos I have done to promote We Belong Dead, I have 'drafted' a video to promote the book:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INykv1CH6cM


And here is the cover of said book.

I shall bring you more details as and when I know them myself. At the same time as this is launched, Reflections Magazine should be publishing my completely revised and updated version of Hairy Toes and again I'm really excited about that. Current pieces under construction are a re-examination of Universal's 1936 horror film Dracula's Daughter and short story A Matter of Life for Death. This story is a direct follow on to Tear of Blood and will be offered to Reflections Magazine as the next story for issue 19. I also have a draft for a fourth story in the Jackson Heylt storyline and will make it a quadrilogy  :)
If I decided to use the draft the storyline will be: God and the Damned, Tear of Blood, A Matter of Life for Death and (provisional title) The Victim's Voice.

We Belong Dead Issue 11

We Belong Dead Issue 11 is out now. My piece on Universal's 1934 Classic 'The Black Cat' has been honoured with a full colour front cover:

I am so proud that after nearly thirty years of writing, I have finally accomplished one of my dreams - To have a front cover dedicated to my work. My piece on The Raven will be in issue 12. I have made a sorta special video to promote issue 11 and it is linked below. I shall be doing more 'interesting' stuff for The Raven.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV_cYo5dJ-s


Should anyone wish to buy a copy then please use the image below to lead you to where you need to be :)

We Belong Dead Issue 11

For the first time in 28 years of writing, one of my pieces has been given the full front cover treatment. My re-examination of Universal's 1934 shock/horror Lugosi/Karloff first collaboration The Black Cat has been bestowed this honour. Here is the said cover:

I have also done a sort of promotional video for it and here is the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV_cYo5dJ-s

I am so excited to read this issue and prepare for The Raven which is my next piece to be published.

PROMOTION FOR WE BELONG DEAD

This year I have been really busy writing. I have had two short stories published, two biographical pieces published and a literary to film comparison published. Next up to be published is the first of three interlocking pieces re-examining the Universal Lugosi / Karloff collaborations - The Black Cat, (followed by The Raven and The Invisible Ray). There is also an informal portrait on Karloff and a piece about who may have been the source material for the burial of Dr Rant in M R James' The Tractate Middoth. So I have been extremely busy (Having done all this and working on my Charlotte Dymond book too)

Here are the promos that I have made, so far, to promote We Belong Dead (and my work!)

Some of this has been posted elsewhere on my blog. There is an exclusive for The Raven :) I hope that you enjoy these.