Bloom
My new Nightjar story, 'Bloom', is out now, paired with 'The Troubles' by John Saddler.
News
The Lonely Crowd
A new story, 'A Quiet Night', appears in issue 15 of John Lavin's The Lonely Crowd, published on 30th September.
Newsletter
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Unquiet Guests
Winner, Edited Anthology, 2025 Shirley Jackson Awards
Unquiet Guests is an anthology of 'haunted house' stories edited by Dan Coxon and published by Dead Ink Books. There's a great review of this 'hugely enjoyable compendium' by Dan Bullock at Critical Popcorn, and a particularly lovely response to my contribution, 'It's Dinnertime', from Matt at Runalong The Shelves.
Witchcraft
A new story, 'Jackie's Dust' appears in Witchcraft: Folk & Horror Short Stories, edited by Marie O'Regan and Paul Kane and published by Flame Tree. Reviewed here by Mario Guslandi at The Horror Review.
The Junction
'The Junction', first published as a chapbook by Nightjar Press, is included in Best British Short Stories 2025, edited by Nicholas Royle and published by Salt. I'm grateful to Paul Anthony Knowles and Sam Cassells for this fabulous response in The Manchester Review.
New Nottingham Journal
The first issue of the New Nottingham Journal, on the theme of rebirth and new beginnings, includes my story 'The Stone Dead'. There's an interesting interview here, between editor Andrew Tucker Leavis and Grace Sanders at Nottingham City of Literature, about the journal's place in Nottingham's literary history, and its future.
Virtual Writer in Residence
Between November 2024 and February 2025, I had the pleasure of being a Virtual Writer in Residence with Melbourne City of Literature, hosted by Moorabool Libraries. I delivered workshops for Bacchus Marsh College, Coimadai Primary School, and Moorabool Writers' Craft. I also wrote a story, 'Bacchus Marsh', for inclusion in the Moorabool Writers' Craft anthology, published in November 2025.
Best British Short Stories 2024
I'm delighted that my story 'Where Are They Now?', first published in Uncertainties 6, edited by Brian J. Showers and published by Swan River Press, is included in Best British Short Stories 2024, edited by Nicholas Royle and published by Salt on 15th November.
Bound in Blood
Bound in Blood is an anthology of Stories of Cursed Books, Damned Libraries and Unearthly Authors, including a new story of mine, 'The House Witch'. Edited by Johnny Mains, published by Titan Books, and launched at Edge-Lit in September.
Booklisti
I wrote about 'Books About Books' for Booklisti.
Weird Horror 8
A new story, 'Rigor' appears in Weird Horror 8, edited by Michael Kelly and published by Undertow Publications. The magazine is also available to read online.
Best British Short Stories 2023
'Common Ground', a story from my new collection, Eastmouth and Other Stories, is included in Best British Short Stories 2023, edited by Nicholas Royle and published by Salt.
Uncertainties 6
A new story, 'Where Are They Now?' appears in Uncertainties 6, edited by Brian J. Showers and published by Swan River Press. Cover art by David Tibet.
Lunate
Lunate vol. 3 includes a new story of mine called 'In the Basement Flat'. A selection of stories are also available to read online.
Eastmouth and Other Stories
My second collection of stories, Eastmouth and Other Stories, was published by Salt in October 2022 as part of the Salt Modern Stories series. Reviews appear here.
The Retreat
My new novel, The Retreat, was published by Salt in November 2021, with cover design/illustration by John Oakey. Reviews are here.
Sunny and the Wicked Lady
The third title in my series for children is out now, ghostwritten by Violet van Bruggen, illustrated by Ross Collins and published by Salt.
An article about writing the Sunny series appears on Salt's blog.
Great British Horror 7
Great British Horror 7: Major Arcana is tarot-themed and includes my story 'The Tower'. Edited by Steve J Shaw and published by Black Shuck Books.
Close to Midnight
My story 'Welcome to The Lodge' appears in the horror anthology Close to Midnight, the third volume in an annual series, edited by Mark Morris and published by Flame Tree Press.
Writing the Uncanny
Writing the Uncanny: Essays on Crafting Strange Fiction is edited by Dan Coxon and Richard V. Hirst and published by Dead Ink Books. A full list of contents - including my essay 'Personal Experience in the Uncanny' - appears here. Winner in the Best Non-Fiction category of the British Fantasy Awards 2022.
Shepherd Books
I wrote about 'The best books in which things take a nasty turn', for Shepherd Books.
Out of the Darkness
Out of the Darkness is an anthology of weird, horror and dark fantasy stories raising funds for Together for Mental Wellbeing. Edited by Dan Coxon and published by Unsung Stories, it was shortlisted in the Best Anthology category of the British Fantasy Awards 2022.
A series of articles from contributors, including the story behind my story 'Seabound', is hosted by Ginger Nuts of Horror.
Same Same But Different
Same Same But Different is an anthology of short stories including work by A L Kennedy, Helen Simpson, Paul McVeigh, Amanda Huggins and Stephen Thompson, and a new story of mine called 'Ooderwald'. Edited by Mikka Haugaard and published by Everything with Words in September.
Estuary Festival 2021
'In Time', a story commissioned for the Estuary Festival, is available in a limited-edition booklet alongside work by Amina Atiq, Season Butler and Martha Pailing. A reading, accompanied by a film made by my sister Kay Moore, is available online.
The Eden Book Society
From the Eden Book Society's backlist of horror novellas, Dead Ink Books has reprinted the 1972 titles Holt House by L.G. Vey, Judderman by D.A. Northwood, A Dedicated Friend by Shirley Longford, Starve Acre by Jonathan Buckley, Plunge Hill: A Case Study by J.M. McVulpin, and The Castle by Chuck Valentine.
Update: Recordings discovered in the basement of the Eden family home have enabled the publication of new audio editions, with bonus material and a foreword from Charlie Higson.
Best New Horror
'The Voice of the People', originally published in Shadows and Tall Trees 7, appears in Best New Horror #29, edited by Stephen Jones and published by PS Publishing. It has also been translated into Korean for the World Goedam Collection, a UNESCO Cities of Literature and Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival collaboration.
High Spirits
My story 'May Day' appears in High Spirits: A Round of Drinking Stories, edited by Karen Stevens and Jonathan Taylor and published by Valley Press. Voted Best Anthology in the Saboteur Awards 2019.
This Dreaming Isle
My story 'The Stone Dead' appears in This Dreaming Isle, an anthology of dark fantasy and horror, edited by Dan Coxon, published by Unsung Stories and shortlisted in the Best Anthology category of the Shirley Jackson Awards and the British Fantasy Awards.
New Fears 2
New Fears, edited by Mark Morris and published by Titan Books, has won the British Fantasy Award for Best Anthology. New Fears 2 contains a story of mine called 'The Sketch' and is reviewed at Fiction Unbound and Ginger Nuts of Horror.
Dead Letters
Dead Letters is an anthology 'of the undelivered, the missing, the returned', edited by Conrad Williams and published by Titan. Authors received an item of aberrant post as a writing prompt; this was in the mysterious package that came through my letter box, inspiring my story, 'Ausland'. Dead Letters was shortlisted in the Best Anthology category of the British Fantasy Awards 2017.
Dawn of the Unread
Using interactive graphic stories, Dawn of the Unread brings Nottinghamshire’s literary history to life. My chapter on Mary Howitt is illustrated by Corrina Rothwell. The project won the 'Teaching excellence' category of the Guardian University Awards 2015.