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Well where do I start?

That intro makes it sound like I’m up to sooo much fun stuff and have so many interesting facts to share about myself, but it’s all pretty boring really.

I write stories where scary stuff happens, I blog about nonsense, I am an amateur serial killer in the making, and I love snuggling up with my cute little kittens in front of a warm fire (only one of those statements is false).

I enjoy reading, which is a good thing if you want to write, as you need to know how to do it properly! King, Kafka, Palahniuk, Barker, Lovecraft, Jackie Collins; all the greats.

Films, yes I like them. Food, I enjoy eating it. Drums, I love banging them.

I hope to take over the world one day and make everyone listen to ear-shattering grindcore at all times, to only complain that my music is becoming too mainstream.

And that’s it really. Oh yeah, I also have a GSOH, although you’d probably doubt that if you ever met me.

If you’re a Twitterer then you can follow me over there @morgantanner666

• Book Review – Helminth by S. Alessandro Martinez

  By Morgan K Tanner on March 31, 2021 • ( 3 )

  I knew kind of a little about the premise of this story before diving in. A haunted house tale, right? Well, no. On the surface you’d be forgiven for thinking this – four friends getting away from it all to… Read More ›

• Book Review – Darkness Calls by D.T. Griffith

  By Morgan K Tanner on March 24, 2021 • ( 2 )

  Wow, this is a story that certainly lives up to its name. Darkness Calls, it really does. You know what you’re getting with a Short Sharp Shocks! release and this one is as good as any in the ever-increasing collection…. Read More ›

• Book Review – The Report of Mr. Charles Aalmers and Other Stories by Matthew Pungitore

  By Morgan K Tanner on March 21, 2021 • ( 2 )

  This collection of 11 stories all share themes of suffering by their insignificant protagonists as they are thrust into hellish worlds and depraved realms previously unknown by most human minds. And these tales don’t really turn out too well for… Read More ›

• Book Review – This Census-Taker by China Mieville

  By Morgan K Tanner on March 12, 2021 • ( 2 )

  As I write this little review I’m still not sure what I thought of this book. I know that sounds weird, and maybe that’s the point. Do I judge this on my enjoyment levels as I read, or on the… Read More ›

• Book Review – Lets Go Play at The Adams’ by Mendal W. Johnson

  By Morgan K Tanner on February 8, 2021 • ( 2 )

  

  I’ve had this book on my radar for ages, from back in the days when a paperback copy cost something like three million quid or something to buy! But things are different now, so I just finished my nice shiny… Read More ›

• Book Review – Highway Hunger / Motel Madness by Calvin Demmer

  By Morgan K Tanner on December 13, 2020 • ( 0 )

  Calvin Demmer returns, doing what he does best, with two short stories. He doesn’t have long to impress with these, but he manages it, again. Highway Hunger is the tale of Dudley, a dude out doing his community service which involves clearing… Read More ›

• Book Review – A Seed in a Soil of Sorrow by Keith Anthony Baird

  By Morgan K Tanner on November 30, 2020 • ( 4 )

• Book Review – The Haunting of Hacket House by Astrid Addams

  By Morgan K Tanner on November 19, 2020 • ( 1 )

  A while back I read and reviewed Astrid Addams’ novella The Haunting of Hope House. It was a decent haunted house tale but one that didn’t exactly blow me away. So here we have another ‘Haunting story, and a very… Read More ›

• Book Review – The Horror at Lavender Edge by Christopher Henderson

  By Morgan K Tanner on November 12, 2020 • ( 5 )

  Haunted house stories, eh? There’s loads out there. Some follow generic plot formulae, bombarding you with strange sounds and the like, none of which manage to frighten you as you’ve seen it all before. Some, on the other hand are… Read More ›