tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44976441084545588502024-02-19T08:11:23.946+00:00PenMan PressThe blog for PenMan Press, an ebook publisherMark Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12103997496549941279noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497644108454558850.post-51701297747685418812014-01-14T10:45:00.000+00:002014-01-14T10:45:03.280+00:00Strange Tales now available as an ebookThe Tenth Anniversary special edition of "Strange Tales" is<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Strange-Tales-Mark-West-ebook/dp/B00HU1THRY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1389629982&sr=8-2&keywords=strange+tales+mark+west"> now available as an ebook</a><br />
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Infantophobia</div>
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Having A Bad Day</div>
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Empty Souls, Drowning</div>
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Dead Skin</div>
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Speckles</div>
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Up For Anything</div>
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Together Forever</div>
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The Darkest Hour</div>
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The City In The Rain</div>
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Dreaming Of A Black Christmas</div>
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Beach</div>
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<i>plus -</i> A Quiet Weekend Away<br />
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Story Notes<br />
Publishing History<br />
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Originally published by Rainfall Books in December 2003, the collection was well received and picked up some nice reviews and, more importantly, sold out - which I was really pleased about. </div>
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It hasn't been available since 2004, though second hand copies do occasionally surface and often for much more than the original cost (I assume the higher priced ones command such a fee because they’re among the few that are unsigned).</div>
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This Tenth Anniversary edition, from PenMan Press, is a facsimile of the original Rainfall Books version, with the addition of an introduction and a bonus short story “A Quiet Weekend Away” (which originally appeared in Terror Tales 4). I have resisted the urge to update the stories - so Internet use isn’t widespread, mobile phones are basic and not at all smart and there aren’t many digital cameras - and I’ve also carried over the original artwork (if it ain’t broke…).<br />
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<i><u>What others had to say at the time...</u></i><br />
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Mark West’s crisp economic style reels you straight in, and the horror hits you hard and quickly and refuses to lay off. He writes from the dark underside of our everyday human existence, calling on the sort of personal demons one could easily imagine lying in wait for any one of us. Tread here at your peril…”<br />
- Paul Finch, author of “Stalkers” and “Sacrifice”<br />
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Mark West is an excellent, young writer. His compelling stories have a well-crafted, slowly-increasing sense of tension and dread, sometimes with a hint of creepy paranoia reminiscent of Phillip K. Dick mixed in, the endings always abrupt and chilling, like an unexpected splash in the face with ice water.<br />
- Gene O’Neill, author of “The Burden Of Indigo” and “The Taste Of Tenderloin”<br />
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Mark West is a powerful and unique voice in horror literature. ‘Strange Tales’ is a chilling masterpiece of spine-tingling stories!<br />
- T.M. Gray, author of “Feast Of Faust”<br />
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Mark West's Strange Tales are stronger, more gristly meat. His simple, unembellished style belies the often visceral subjects, imparting compassion and logic to a series of abnormal psychopaths and deranged souls. If you're at all squeamish, look away now...<br />
- Simon Morden, author of “The Samuil Petrovitch Trilogy”<br />
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Mark Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12103997496549941279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497644108454558850.post-47578159320041807152013-12-18T10:55:00.002+00:002013-12-18T10:55:05.554+00:00ill at ease 2 round-upA round-up of three recent reviews of the PenMan Press anthology "ill at ease 2".<br />
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The first, from Anthony Watson at his <a href="http://anthony-watson.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/still-ill-at-ease.html">Dark Musings</a> blog, concludes with the comment "a high quality collection of stories, Ill at Ease 2 is highly recommended". The review can be found <a href="http://anthony-watson.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/still-ill-at-ease.html">in full at this link</a>.<br />
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The second review, posted to Goodreads, comes from Ross Warren and his positive, four-star review can <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/775800138">be found in full at this link</a>.<br />
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The third review, posted at his website <a href="http://matthewfryer.com/2013/12/14/review-ill-at-ease-2/">"Welcome to the Hellforge" by Matthew Fryer</a>, is another positive one <a href="http://matthewfryer.com/2013/12/14/review-ill-at-ease-2/">which can be found at this link.</a><br />
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Shaun's "The Shuttle" and Mark's "The Bureau Of Lost Children" were also mentioned in James Everington's <i>"Best Short Stories of 2013 (Somewhat Biased & Woefully Uncomprehensive)"</i> list, which you can <a href="http://jameseverington.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/best-short-stories-of-2013-somewhat.html">find at this link.</a><br />
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In addition, Ross Warren included "Bureau" in his yearly round-up. <a href="http://darkmindspress.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=general&thread=441">The full list can be found at this link.</a><br />
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Thanks to them all and don't forget, if you've read it, it'd be great if you left a review!<br />
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Following on from the critical success of “ill at ease” comes volume 2, featuring seven original horror short stories, all of them guaranteed to give you the chills.</div>
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Joining the original trio of Stephen Bacon, Mark West and Neil Williams this time are Shaun Hamilton, Robert Mammone, Val Walmsley and Sheri White.</div>
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You will descend into an underground train station to uncover a dreadful secret and watch in horror as a paradise holiday turns sour. You will see a bullied boy who’s helped by local history and share the anguish of a father, losing his child in a shopping centre. You will take a trip with a cancer sufferer and share the pain of a couple, desperate for a child. You will discover that history needs to be kept somewhere.</div>
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Prepare to feel “ill at ease” all over again.</div>
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Mark Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12103997496549941279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497644108454558850.post-57774443794758654972013-12-04T12:17:00.001+00:002013-12-04T12:17:15.960+00:00"ill at ease 2" - review no.2"ill at ease 2" has just received its second review, from Ross Warren, which was posted to Goodreads.<br />
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His positive, four-star review can <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/775800138">be found in full at this link</a>.<br />
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Thanks Ross!<br />
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Mark Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12103997496549941279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497644108454558850.post-82652627744511000582013-12-02T10:39:00.000+00:002013-12-02T10:39:05.952+00:00"ill at ease 2" - a reviewThe first review for "ill at ease 2" has just come through, from Anthony Watson at his <a href="http://anthony-watson.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/still-ill-at-ease.html">Dark Musings</a> blog.<br />
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His review, which he concludes with "a high quality collection of stories, Ill at Ease 2 is highly recommended", can be found <a href="http://anthony-watson.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/still-ill-at-ease.html">in full at this link</a>.<br />
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Thanks Anthony!<br />
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Mark Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12103997496549941279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497644108454558850.post-16723398795736079392013-11-20T09:00:00.000+00:002013-11-20T09:00:00.268+00:00ill at ease 2 - now available!Following on from the critical success of “ill at ease” comes volume 2, featuring seven original horror short stories, all of them guaranteed to give you the chills.<br />
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Joining the original trio of Stephen Bacon, Mark West and Neil Williams this time are Shaun Hamilton, Robert Mammone, Val Walmsley and Sheri White.<br />
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You will descend into an underground train station to uncover a dreadful secret and watch in horror as a paradise holiday turns sour. You will see a bullied boy who’s helped by local history and share the anguish of a father, losing his child in a shopping centre. You will take a trip with a cancer sufferer and share the pain of a couple, desperate for a child. You will discover that history needs to be kept somewhere.</div>
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Seven stories, seven writers and you.</div>
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Prepare to feel “ill at ease” all over again.</div>
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Mark Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12103997496549941279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497644108454558850.post-64838110794694115922013-10-14T10:07:00.004+01:002013-10-14T10:08:05.669+01:00Strange Tales, a collection by Mark West, now availableThe Tenth Anniversary special edition of "Strange Tales" is now available again in print, with an ebook coming very soon.<br />
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Infantophobia</div>
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Having A Bad Day</div>
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Empty Souls, Drowning</div>
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Dead Skin</div>
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Speckles</div>
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Up For Anything</div>
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Together Forever</div>
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The Darkest Hour</div>
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The City In The Rain</div>
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Dreaming Of A Black Christmas</div>
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Beach</div>
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<i>plus -</i> A Quiet Weekend Away<br />
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Story Notes<br />
Publishing History<br />
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<a href="http://www.lulu.com/shop/mark-west/strange-tales/paperback/product-21225125.html">The book is available at Lulu.com for £5 (plus £2.99 post and packing, which is the charge they apply) </a>and that's the same <i>inflation-busting</i> cost (£7.99) as the original edition.</div>
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Alternatively copies can be picked up directly from the press, personalised on request. If you're interested in one of these, please email me at <a href="mailto:m.west31@btinternet.com">m.west31@btinternet.com</a> or leave a comment below.</div>
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Originally published by Rainfall Books in December 2003, the collection was well received and picked up some nice reviews and, more importantly, sold out. </div>
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It hasn't been available since 2004, though second hand copies do occasionally surface and often for much more than the original cost (the author assumes the higher priced ones command such a fee because they’re among the few that are unsigned).</div>
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This Tenth Anniversary edition, from PenMan Press, is a facsimile of the original Rainfall Books version, with the addition of an introduction and a bonus short story “A Quiet Weekend Away” (which originally appeared in Terror Tales 4). In an effort to maintain the original stories, none of them have been updated - so Internet use isn’t widespread, mobile phones are basic and not at all smart and there aren’t many digital cameras - and original artwork has also been carried over.<br />
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Mark West’s crisp economic style reels you straight in, and the horror hits you hard and quickly and refuses to lay off. He writes from the dark underside of our everyday human existence, calling on the sort of personal demons one could easily imagine lying in wait for any one of us. Tread here at your peril…”<br />
- Paul Finch, author of “Stalkers” and “Sacrifice”<br />
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Mark West is an excellent, young writer. His compelling stories have a well-crafted, slowly-increasing sense of tension and dread, sometimes with a hint of creepy paranoia reminiscent of Phillip K. Dick mixed in, the endings always abrupt and chilling, like an unexpected splash in the face with ice water.<br />
- Gene O’Neill, author of “The Burden Of Indigo” and “The Taste Of Tenderloin”<br />
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Mark West is a powerful and unique voice in horror literature. ‘Strange Tales’ is a chilling masterpiece of spine-tingling stories!<br />
- T.M. Gray, author of “Feast Of Faust”<br />
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Mark West's Strange Tales are stronger, more gristly meat. His simple, unembellished style belies the often visceral subjects, imparting compassion and logic to a series of abnormal psychopaths and deranged souls. If you're at all squeamish, look away now...<br />
- Simon Morden, author of “The Samuil Petrovitch Trilogy”<br />
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<a href="http://www.lulu.com/shop/mark-west/strange-tales/paperback/product-21225125.html">Pick up the book from Lulu.com here</a></div>
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Mark Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12103997496549941279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497644108454558850.post-37219421227367708032013-09-26T12:46:00.003+01:002013-09-26T12:46:24.234+01:00ill at ease 2 - soon...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Mark Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12103997496549941279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497644108454558850.post-83721955028708155152013-09-20T09:00:00.000+01:002013-09-20T09:00:10.382+01:00A new publication - Strange TalesMark West writes, <a href="http://www.markwest.org.uk/">on his blog</a><br />
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Having discovered the small press in 1998 (via Dark Voices 5, an anthology edited by David Sutton & Stephen Jones), I began publishing in it during 1999. Back then, Internet use wasn’t widespread so all of my appearances were in print zines, which was a wonderful experience for a newly published writer (I wasn’t new at the game though, I started writing stories at the age of eight).<br />
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My successes began to build and in early 2003 I approached John B Ford at Rainfall Books with the idea of him publishing my first collection. He agreed and gave me a 30k word limit, so I selected my stories and lightly revised them. He also agreed to me designing the cover, which I was keen to do after experimenting with software I got with our first digital camera. I talked over ideas with Alison and, in the end, she agreed to be my model. I still - ten years later - think it’s a great image and it’s still the header for my website.<br />
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I first saw the book (in proof form) in October at a Terror Scribes gathering in the Cittie Of York pub in Holborn and when John handed it to me I had to sit quietly for a few moments, just turning it over in my hands. The collection was launched (along with four other Rainfall titles) at a BFS Open Night at the Princess Louise, Holborn, in London, in December 2003. I did a reading (“The Thief Of Road Signs”, since it’s short), then caught up with old friends and signed loads of copies, whilst slotting my home-made bookmarks into them.<br />
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Thankfully, the collection was well received and picked up some nice reviews and, more importantly, sold out for Rainfall Books, which I was really pleased about. <br />
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As it is, “Strange Tales” hasn’t been available since 2004 though second hand copies do occasionally surface and often for much more than the original cost (I assume the higher priced ones command such a fee because they’re among the few that are unsigned).<br />
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To that end, I’ve decided to re-publish the collection - as a Tenth Anniversary edition - through <a href="http://penmanpress.blogspot.co.uk/">PenMan Press</a>. This ‘special edition’ will be a facsimile of the original Rainfall Books version, with the addition of an introduction and a bonus short story “A Quiet Weekend Away” (which originally appeared in a Rainfall Books anthology). I have resisted the urge to update the stories - so not much Internet, mobile phones are basic and not at all smart and there aren’t many digital cameras - and I’ve also carried over the original artwork (if it ain’t broke…).<br />
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The Special Edition will be available in October and I hope that if you decide to pick it up you’ll enjoy the tales (and the me that was writing back then). These stories have been good to me and I’m pleased to see them have a new lease of life.<br />
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Mark West is a powerful and unique voice in horror literature. ‘Strange Tales’ is a chilling masterpiece of spine-tingling stories!</div>
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Mark West is an excellent, young writer. His compelling stories have a well-crafted, slowly-increasing sense of tension and dread, sometimes with a hint of creepy paranoia reminiscent of Phillip K. Dick mixed in, the endings always abrupt and chilling, like an unexpected splash in the face with ice water. </div>
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Mark West's Strange Tales are stronger, more gristly meat. His simple, unembellished style belies the often visceral subjects, imparting compassion and logic to a series of abnormal psychopaths and deranged souls. If you're at all squeamish, look away now...</div>
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<i>- Simon Morden, author of “The Samuil Petrovitch Trilogy”</i></div>
Mark Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12103997496549941279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497644108454558850.post-70057154005943169982013-09-18T11:12:00.001+01:002013-09-18T11:12:18.171+01:00ill at ease 2The collection is due to be published on November 30th.<br />
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Mark Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12103997496549941279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497644108454558850.post-27163561355800301962013-06-30T23:37:00.001+01:002013-06-30T23:37:24.802+01:00ill at ease 2 book trailerFreshly produced, please feel free to share!<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/ect1RRg_YAI?rel=0" width="480"></iframe>Mark Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12103997496549941279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497644108454558850.post-3938596604458208052013-06-21T22:52:00.002+01:002013-06-21T22:52:12.666+01:00"ill at ease 2" - August 1st 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Due for publication on August 1st, from PenMan Press and available as an ebook and paperback, this will feature all-new stories from Stephen Bacon, Shaun Hamilton, Robert Mammone, Val Walmsley, Mark West, Sheri White and Neil Williams, superb artwork by Neil and revealing afterwords, by each writer.<br />
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This is going to be good...Mark Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12103997496549941279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497644108454558850.post-38780825928754106062013-03-20T12:03:00.000+00:002013-03-20T12:08:04.229+00:00"ill at ease 2"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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With all-new stories from Stephen Bacon, Shaun Hamilton, Robert Mammone, Val Walmsley, Mark West, Sheri White and Neil Williams, superb artwork by Neil and an introduction by Monica O'Rourke, this is an excellent companion piece to the acclaimed "ill at ease". Also including revealing afterwords, by each writer.<br />
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Available very soon, in print and as an ebook.<br />
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For more details, keep checking back here.Mark Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12103997496549941279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497644108454558850.post-51950862042406220192012-11-22T14:35:00.002+00:002012-11-22T14:35:22.985+00:00Soon...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">(this isn't the cover, instead it's an illustration by Virgil Finlay for the story "Black Angels Have No Wings", which appeared in Amazing Stories in August 1952)</span></i>Mark Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12103997496549941279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497644108454558850.post-65972162306193919922012-09-11T11:11:00.003+01:002012-09-11T11:11:41.398+01:00"ill at ease" Special OfferAs the second volume gears up (more writers, more chills!), we thought it would be a good idea to offer "ill at ease" for a special reduced price (one week only!).<br />
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<b><i>ill at ease</b></I> is an e-chapbook collection from <a href="http://www.penmanpress.blogspot.com/">PenMan Press</a>, available now from Amazon and <a href="http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/66737">Smashwords</a>. Combining the talents of <a href="http://stephenbacon.co.uk/">Stephen Bacon</a>, <a href="http://www.markwest.org.uk/">Mark West</a> & Neil Williams, <b><i>ill at ease</b></I> showcases three new tales of the macabre.<br />
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<b><u>Waiting For Josh, by <a href="http://stephenbacon.co.uk/">Stephen Bacon</a></b></u><br />
Pete Richards returns to his hometown for the first time in years. His childhood pal is dying, and Pete realises he must face the past and confront some ugly truths if he is to fulfil his friend’s dying wish.<br />
But the events of their childhood would prove to hold far more darkness than he’d ever imagined.<br />
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<b><u>Come See My House In The Pretty Town, by <a href="http://www.markwest.org.uk/">Mark West</a></b></u><br />
When David Willis travels to the picturesque village of Hoelzli, for a reunion with his old college friends Simon & Kim Roberts, he expects a weekend of laughter and reminiscing. But on a visit to the local fair, he manages to lose the Roberts’ seven-year-old son Billy and things take a decided turn for the worse.<br />
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<b><u>Closer Than You Think, by Neil Williams</b></u><br />
Dave is a loving family man, with a keen eye for a bargain. So when he spots a brand-new-looking child seat in a skip at the local tip, he decides to take it. After all, he needs one in his car to ferry his daughter around. But then he starts to notice things that seem otherworldly yet still familiar.<br />
Could it really be an unquiet spirit, the echo of some past tragedy? <br />
Or is it something else? Something that is much closer to home?<br />
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'Here are three writers with singular voices who have, nevertheless, somehow managed to merge their talents to imbue the whole of this slim collection with a kind of menace that is like oil on skin: difficult to remove and persistent. For relative newcomers to show such restraint, to trust in the subtle and the unsaid, is rare indeed. <b><i>ill at ease</b></I> is a treat, and I hope it finds many readers.'<br />
<b>Conrad Williams</b>, British Fantasy Award winning author of <i>One</I> and <i>Loss Of Separation</I><br />
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"Childhood memories, a seemingly idyllic English town, a car seat found in a skip... The three chilling tales from <b><i>ill at ease</b></I> ably demonstrate that horror can be found in the most mundane places, and a sense of unease is always much closer than we think."<br />
<b>Gary McMahon</b>, author of <i>Pretty Little Dead Things</I> and <i>The Concrete Grove</I><br />
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From Amazon.co.uk, priced at £0.77 - <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2Fill-at-ease-ebook%2Fdp%2FB0055P7AL2%3Fie%3DUTF8%26qid%3D1308094441%26sr%3D8-1&tag=strangetales-21&linkCode=ur2&camp=1634&creative=6738">ill at ease</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.co.uk/e/ir?t=strangetales-21&l=ur2&o=2" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><br />
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From Amazon.com, priced at $0.99 - <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fill-at-ease-ebook%2Fdp%2FB0055P7AL2%3Fie%3DUTF8%26qid%3D1308094581%26sr%3D8-11&tag=strangetales-21&linkCode=ur2&camp=1634&creative=6738">ill at ease</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.co.uk/e/ir?t=strangetales-21&l=ur2&o=2" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><br />
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The collection is also available, on a range of formats, from <a href="http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/66737">Smashwords</a>.<br />
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More details at the <a href="http://www.penmanpress.blogspot.com/">PenMan Press</a> website or <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_173603106030134"> join the Facebook Group</a>.Mark Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12103997496549941279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497644108454558850.post-80087752019316871222012-01-05T15:12:00.000+00:002012-01-05T15:12:49.308+00:00A new year, still "ill at ease"...Happy New Year<br />
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Good news to start 2012 for the "ill at ease" project. <br />
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Thanks to Matt Fryer over at the Hellforge, who included the collection in his <a href="http://matthewfryer.com/2012/01/04/favourite-genre-reads-of-2011/">"Favourite Genre Reads of 2011" round-up</a> with this capsule comment - <i>"A truly faultless ebook featuring 3 equally memorable, macabre and highly polished tales. There are even clowns to upset any fellow coulrophobic masochists."</i><br />
(you can see his review of the collection <a href="http://matthewfryer.com/2011/07/03/ll-at-ease-by-stephen-bacon-mark-west-neil-williams/">from this link</a>).<br />
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Also, a new review has been posted to <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/ill-at-ease-ebook/dp/B0055P7AL2?ie=UTF8&qid=1308094441&sr=8-1">Amazon.co.uk</a> by J Everington which concludes with <i>"Overall a strong collection, and one that will definitely lead me to explore further work from all three writers involved."</i><br />
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Great stuff - and keep an eye out for news, within the next few months, of another exciting "ill at ease" publication.<br />
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Just in case this leads you to want to buy it, or get more information, you might find the following useful:<br />
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<i>"Ill At Ease could easily pass itself off as the first volume in a series of chapbooks. All of the writers involved brings forth a high caliber writing, and a true understanding of how to scare an audience and, at the very least, how to creep out their audience with seemingly innocent situations gone awry."</i><br />
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Just in case this leads you to want to buy it, or get more information, you might find the following useful:<br />
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Neil re-formatted the book and uploaded it at Lulu for printing. Neil received his copies yesterday, Mark's arrived today and Steve's are on their way. In print, the book looks fantastic. And to prove it, here are two very chuffed writers!<br />
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Just in case this leads you to want to buy it, or get more information, you might find the following useful:<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/ill-at-ease-ebook/dp/B0055P7AL2?ie=UTF8&qid=1308094441&sr=8-1">Purchase from Amazon in the UK here</a><br />
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Over at The Black Abyss, Colin Leslie calls the collection “excellent anthology of solid horror writing”. <a href="http://www.blackabyss.co.uk/2011/07/ill-at-ease-by-mark-west-stephen-bacon-and-neil-williams/">Read the review here</a><br />
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At The Hellforge, Matthew Fryer says of the collection, “It’s modern horror that understands subtlety, full of real characters and plenty of shivers. These three authors clearly take pride in their work, all writing with lucid, thoughtful prose, and the time and effort shows.” <a href="http://matthewfryer.com/2011/07/03/ll-at-ease-by-stephen-bacon-mark-west-neil-williams/">Read the review here</a><br />
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Just in case this leads you to want to buy it, or get more information, you might find the following useful:<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/ill-at-ease-ebook/dp/B0055P7AL2?ie=UTF8&qid=1308094441&sr=8-1">Purchase from Amazon in the UK here</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/ill-at-ease-ebook/dp/B0055P7AL2?ie=UTF8&qid=1308094581&sr=8-11">Purchase from Amazon in the US here</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/66737">Or get it from Smashwords here</a><br />
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<a href="http://ttapress.com/1100/ill-at-ease/">Click here to find out more!</a><br />
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Just in case this leads you to want to buy it, or get more information, you might find the following useful:<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/ill-at-ease-ebook/dp/B0055P7AL2?ie=UTF8&qid=1308094441&sr=8-1">Purchase from Amazon in the UK here</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/ill-at-ease-ebook/dp/B0055P7AL2?ie=UTF8&qid=1308094581&sr=8-11">Purchase from Amazon in the US here</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/66737">Or get it from Smashwords here</a><br />
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<a href="http://thegingernutcase.blogspot.com/2011/06/ill-at-ease-interview-with-mark-west.html">Check it out here</a>Mark Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12103997496549941279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497644108454558850.post-81184331716547489012011-06-21T11:22:00.002+01:002011-06-21T11:28:46.719+01:00Reviews Round-upWe’ve been very lucky and managed to pick up a few reviews for “ill at ease” - this post is intended to collate all of them in one place!<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.theeloquentpage.co.uk/2011/06/21/ill-at-ease-by-stephen-bacon-mark-west-neil-williams/">Pablo Cheesecake’s review at The Eloquent Page</a></b><br />
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<i>"Overall Ill at Ease was a great little collection…I wish that it were a bit longer. Perhaps if we’re lucky there will be an Ill at Ease 2?"</i><br />
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<b><a href="http://pagehorrific.blogspot.com/2011/06/ill-at-ease-by-bacon-west-and-williams.html">Max Wedge’s review at Page Horrific</a></b><br />
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<i>"Suffice it to say, ILL AT EASE lives up to its title. And at $2.50 for the e-book, you should not hesitate to buy."</i><br />
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<b><a href="http://thegingernutcase.blogspot.com/2011/06/ill-at-ease-by-mark-west-stephen-bacon_20.html">Jim McLeods review at Ginger Nuts Of Horror</a></b><br />
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<i>"This is an anthology about finding horror in the everyday things of life, and how it affects those who come in contact with it. A master class in quiet understated horror."</i><br />
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<b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/177902741">Cate Gardner’s review at Goodreads.com</a></b><br />
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<i>"Worth picking up if you like a slice of British horror."</i><br />
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<b><a href="http://pdbrazill.blogspot.com/2011/06/ill-at-ease-by-mark-west-neil-williams.html">Paul D Brazill’s review at “You Would Say That, Wouldn’t You?”</a></b><br />
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<i>"Ill at ease is a highly recommended collection containing three splendid examples of modern, British storytelling."</i><br />
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Just in case this leads you to want to buy it, or get more information, you might find the following useful:<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/ill-at-ease-ebook/dp/B0055P7AL2?ie=UTF8&qid=1308094441&sr=8-1">Purchase from Amazon in the UK here</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/ill-at-ease-ebook/dp/B0055P7AL2?ie=UTF8&qid=1308094581&sr=8-11">Purchase from Amazon in the US here</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/66737">Or get it from Smashwords here</a><br />
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As he says on his <a href="http://www.markwest.org.uk">website</a>, "I think I come across quite well - why not nip over and take a look? And yes, I do mention "ill at ease"!"Mark Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12103997496549941279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4497644108454558850.post-17972301886410040702011-06-16T12:37:00.002+01:002011-06-16T12:38:25.065+01:00First review!The first review is now in, from Paul D Brazill at his "You Would Say That, Wouldn't You?" site? It's a good one!<br />
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<a href="http://pdbrazill.blogspot.com/2011/06/ill-at-ease-by-mark-west-neil-williams.html">You Would Say That, Wouldn't You - ill at ease review</a><br />
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Just in case this leads you to want to buy it, or get more information, you might find the following useful:<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/ill-at-ease-ebook/dp/B0055P7AL2?ie=UTF8&qid=1308094441&sr=8-1">Purchase from Amazon in the UK here</a><br />
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<b><i>ill at ease</b></I> is an e-chapbook collection from <a href="http://www.penmanpress.blogspot.com/">PenMan Press</a>, available now from Amazon and <a href="http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/66737">Smashwords</a>. Combining the talents of <a href="http://stephenbacon.co.uk/">Stephen Bacon</a>, <a href="http://www.markwest.org.uk/">Mark West</a> & <a href="http://imaginarydoor.blogspot.com/">Neil Williams</a>, <b><i>ill at ease</b></I> showcases three new tales of the macabre.<br />
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<b><u>Waiting For Josh, by <a href="http://stephenbacon.co.uk/">Stephen Bacon</a></b></u><br />
Pete Richards returns to his hometown for the first time in years. His childhood pal is dying, and Pete realises he must face the past and confront some ugly truths if he is to fulfil his friend’s dying wish.<br />
But the events of their childhood would prove to hold far more darkness than he’d ever imagined.<br />
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<b><u>Come See My House In The Pretty Town, by <a href="http://www.markwest.org.uk/">Mark West</a></b></u><br />
When David Willis travels to the picturesque village of Hoelzli, for a reunion with his old college friends Simon & Kim Roberts, he expects a weekend of laughter and reminiscing. But on a visit to the local fair, he manages to lose the Roberts’ seven-year-old son Billy and things take a decided turn for the worse.<br />
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<b><u>Closer Than You Think, by <a href="http://imaginarydoor.blogspot.com/">Neil Williams</a></b></u><br />
Dave is a loving family man, with a keen eye for a bargain. So when he spots a brand-new-looking child seat in a skip at the local tip, he decides to take it. After all, he needs one in his car to ferry his daughter around. But then he starts to notice things that seem otherworldly yet still familiar.<br />
Could it really be an unquiet spirit, the echo of some past tragedy? <br />
Or is it something else? Something that is much closer to home?<br />
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'Here are three writers with singular voices who have, nevertheless, somehow managed to merge their talents to imbue the whole of this slim collection with a kind of menace that is like oil on skin: difficult to remove and persistent. For relative newcomers to show such restraint, to trust in the subtle and the unsaid, is rare indeed. <b><i>ill at ease</b></I> is a treat, and I hope it finds many readers.'<br />
<b>Conrad Williams</b>, British Fantasy Award winning author of <i>One</I> and <i>Loss Of Separation</I><br />
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"Childhood memories, a seemingly idyllic English town, a car seat found in a skip... The three chilling tales from <b><i>ill at ease</b></I> ably demonstrate that horror can be found in the most mundane places, and a sense of unease is always much closer than we think."<br />
<b>Gary McMahon</b>, author of <i>Pretty Little Dead Things</I> and <i>The Concrete Grove</I><br />
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The book is available from Amazon - click the title below:<br />
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From Amazon.co.uk, priced at £1.77 - <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2Fill-at-ease-ebook%2Fdp%2FB0055P7AL2%3Fie%3DUTF8%26qid%3D1308094441%26sr%3D8-1&tag=strangetales-21&linkCode=ur2&camp=1634&creative=6738">ill at ease</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.co.uk/e/ir?t=strangetales-21&l=ur2&o=2" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><br />
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From Amazon.com, priced at $2.87 - <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fill-at-ease-ebook%2Fdp%2FB0055P7AL2%3Fie%3DUTF8%26qid%3D1308094581%26sr%3D8-11&tag=strangetales-21&linkCode=ur2&camp=1634&creative=6738">ill at ease</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.co.uk/e/ir?t=strangetales-21&l=ur2&o=2" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><br />
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The collection is also available, on a range of formats, at <a href="http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/66737">Smashwords</a>.<br />
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Don’t have a Kindle? No problem, Amazon provide a range of free app’s that allow you to read them on whatever device you might have:<br />
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