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DOG SOLDIERS

Just prior to the second national lockdown starting, and in the absence of new releases, our local cinema showed classic horror movies.

If you’re in need of a quick zombie movie fix this Sunday afternoon, can I recommend #ALIVE, a South Korean movie.

Stuck with the new cat, and with little prospect of getting any writing done, I decided a re-watch of RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD was in order.

Whenever I’ve been asked to list the books that have most influenced me as a writer, WAR OF THE WORLDS by HG WELLS is up there.

QUATERMASS AND THE PIT, the professor’s third outing, is the most well-known of Kneale’s legendary stories.

I hope you and your loved ones are well. I’m in lockdown at home with the family, trying to write my way through the pandemic.

I do love a good disaster movie. Trouble is, these days they tend to be CGI-heavy and usually a) don’t make sense, and b) star ex-wrestlers.

As regular readers will know, author CRAIG DILOUIE and I go back a long way. I was thrilled when he sent me a copy of OUR WAR.

In THE NIGHT EATS THE WORLD our main character Sam is already alone. We meet him as he makes a return visit to his ex-partner’s flat.

When I look back at pivotal moments in my life, the key writing-related moment I cite involves PAN’S LABYRINTH