A city of vice.

Thank you (once again!) to Andy Oakley for this grim imagining of the opium den.

The death of a thief.

A big thanks to Mr Chris Waller for this beautifully dark piece. Good bye to the snake like thief.

From Hell to Eternity now on sale!

 http://www.amazon.co.uk/From-Hell-to-Eternity/dp/B004QTOEPS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1300201432&sr=8-1

My first published short story is now on sale in the wonderful anthology 

'From Hell to Eternity.'

The kindle copy is now available on Amazon and the paperback will be out in a week or so.

So get out there and buy, buy, buy!

The first Philanthropist!

A big thanks to Tunde for finishing this amazingly atmospheric piece in record time.

A Snippet ...

Here is a small piece from my new story The Philanthropist ...

Catching up with the man Sir Thomas noticed him checking a wad of creased and grimy papers that he had produced from somewhere deep within the recesses of his coat. From what Sir Thomas could see they looked like shipping papers. The man must be heading for the docks, but why steal a philanthropy medal? What possible use could this retched specimen have for taking Sir Thomas’s pride and joy? Determined to have his questions answered Sir Thomas tried to remain with the man but as they drew closer to the centre of town the crowds thickened and Sir Thomas soon found it impossible to avoid floating through passing strangers, a turn of events he found most disagreeable.  During his lifetime Sir Thomas had been a firm believer in keeping a respectable distance from everyone at all times, so shortly after walking directly through a rather tall woman’s chest he felt the need to stop and gather himself. This rest-bit was short lived as the tug below his heart saw him wrenched backwards straight through a passing cart horse.

Sir Thomas Anlaby

Whilst out on a Story Scavenger Hunt in Brighton I was sent along to Snoopers Paradise and told to find an image that inspired me and it was here that I found Sir Thomas, here he is.

The Philanthropist

My second short story The Philanthropist has just been accepted into an anthology of short stories entitled Whitechapel 13! So yet again I have mercilessly hassled my dear friends to create some amazing art work based on my story.

Step by step guide. By Stefano Tsai

This is a breakdown Stefano created to show the image at various stages.
It's really interesting to watch it change and develop.

3D art genius!

Thank you to Stephano for this amazing piece! A break down of how he created it to follow.

The death of Mary Kelly.

This amazing piece is by the incredibly talented Bjorn Hurri.

Perhaps the darkest so far ...

The honour of the darkest image so far goes to ...
Mr Robert Farrell for this fantastically moody piece.

Ripper by Ellie Koorlander Lester

A lovely Victorian inspired piece by the wonderful Ellie!

More fantastic art.

Thank you to Kevin McDowell for this amazing piece he did in under an hour!

'Evil on the night air' cover art by Andy Oakley

A big thanks to Andy who has now provided me with the banner for this website!

A snippet ...

Here's the opening paragraph to 'Evil on the night air' just to give you guys an idea of what the story is about ...

The day after the murder everyone was talking about Jack the Ripper. The air was thick with his name and something else, something that gripped at the heart of the people walking the streets of Whitechapel, fear. Up and down the back streets it coursed, you could almost track its progress through the thick smog, like a silent spectre being passed from person to person as they whispered, “Have you heard? There’s been a terrible murder done. Vicious, people are saying. Work of the devil some reckon.” It only took a few hours for the whole district to learn his name but by the time he had finished his bloody work he had carved it into the hearts and minds of the whole country.

A blog, but why?

The main reason for starting this blog is thus ...

One of my short stories is due to be published by a company called Moongypsy, in a collection of short stories, and I thought it would be a great idea to ask all the talented people I know to create a piece of art, or anything, based on my story.

So ... hopefully what follows will be a collection based on my first published work entitled ...

EVIL ON THE NIGHT AIR!