• Happy Halloween!

    31 October 2019

    Happy Halloween everybody!! I hope you all have a fabulous night Trick-or-Treating, or reading scary books, or watching scary movies, or getting your groove on a freaky party, or a mix of all the...

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  • Freaky Reddit thread

    30 October 2019

    There was a lengthy Reddit thread last month about the Cirque Du Freak movie -- it popped up in a post entitled "Movie studios often remake great films that are difficult to improve upon but what...

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  • Mr Dowling wants to dance with YOU!

    29 October 2019

    One of my favourite characters from any of my books is Mr Dowling, from my Zom-B series, so I was absolutely delighted when a fan called Evelyn presented me with this drawing of him -- I think it's...

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  • Freaky Netflix recommendations

    28 October 2019

    Halloween is almost upon us, and the helpful bloodsuckers at Netflix USA have compiled a list of vampire movies and TV shows that are streaming through them over the ghoultide, including a certain...

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  • Farewell to the summer

    27 October 2019

    On one of the last proper sunny days of the year in Western Ireland, the Shans decamped to our local beach in Ballybunion to see out the summer/early autumn in style. We went for a lovely cliff...

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  • Extinction Rebellion’s new leader!

    26 October 2019

    Here's another Cirque Du Freak-inspired meme, this one presented to me by a fan called Jack. I guess it's a timely one, as it features everyone's favourite freaky eco-warrior... RV!! There's no...

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