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For Boston, for Boston…

Posted on May 13, 2019 by Mark Hayes

I don’t know much about Boston Massachusetts, which is not all that surprising as I grew up a hell of a lot closer to Boston Lincolnshire from whence the American East coast city got its name. Its streets are familiar … Continue reading →

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Indie April#7: Magpies of Misanthropy

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Mark Hayes

It’s Indie April, a celebration of all things Indie, be it novels, movies, music or art. The idea being to encourage interaction between indie creatives, and that most elusive of beasties the wider audience, and it is a time to … Continue reading →

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Indie April#6: Boston Metaphysics

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Mark Hayes

It’s Indie April, a celebration of all things Indie, be it novels, movies, music or art. The idea being to encourage interaction between indie creatives, and that most elusive of beasties the wider audience, and it is a time to … Continue reading →

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FREE novella

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Mark Hayes

I’m giving away my novella/mini-anthology A Scar of Avarice this week on kindle So if you like satirical steampunk, alternative histories, sci-fi, horror or just a damn fine read, grab a FREE copy while you can before it goes back … Continue reading →

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Indie April#5: Of a man and his rat

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Mark Hayes

It’s Indie April, a celebration of all things Indie, be it novels, movies, music or art. The idea being to encourage interaction between indie creatives, and that most elusive of beasties the wider audience, and it is a time to … Continue reading →

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Indie April#3: SimCaviler

Posted on April 10, 2019 by Mark Hayes

It’s Indie April, a celebration of all things Indie, be it novels, movies, music or art. The idea being to encourage interaction between indie creatives, and that most elusive of beasties the wider audience, and it is a time to … Continue reading →

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Quoting the horror…

Posted on March 26, 2019 by Mark Hayes

Everyone likes a good horror movie, even if they say they don’t, and the best horror movies often start out as novels. Of course, they don’t always seem much like the novels when they are finished, and the novels are … Continue reading →

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King Solomon’s Mines, She, and the imperfect past…

Posted on February 5, 2019 by Mark Hayes

I enjoy a lot of older fiction, fiction that has stood the test of time and still permeates the zeitgeist of modern literature as it’s influence is still felt in modern fiction. This should come as little surprise to anyone, … Continue reading →

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The Strange High House In The Mist: TCL#51

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Mark Hayes

And so its back to fair old Kingsport, an odd little town on the New England coast the old tentacle hugger first brought to our attention in The Terrible Old Man, who, coincidently turns up at the beginning of this … Continue reading →

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Like a Bad Penny…

Posted on January 24, 2019 by Mark Hayes

She crashed through the window into the chill of a Calcutta night and proceeded to plummet head first towards the cold flagstones of the courtyard thirty feet below. Behind her, a strange sound still filled the air. A scream of … Continue reading →

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