Shout-out from TTA Press

A nice write-up, from the very nice Peter Tennant and TTA Press, about the collection.

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Round robin interview

Steve, Neil & Mark are interviewed over at Jim McLeod's Ginger Nuts Of Horror site and it makes good reading - background on the stories, how the project came together and plans for the future.

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Reviews Round-up

We’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!

Pablo Cheesecake’s review at The Eloquent Page

"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?"

Max Wedge’s review at Page Horrific

"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."

Jim McLeods review at Ginger Nuts Of Horror

"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."

Cate Gardner’s review at Goodreads.com

"Worth picking up if you like a slice of British horror."

Paul D Brazill’s review at “You Would Say That, Wouldn’t You?”

"Ill at ease is a highly recommended collection containing three splendid examples of modern, British storytelling."


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An interview, with Mark West

Michael Wilson at Read Horror.com has interviewed Mark West over at the site.

As he says on his website, "I think I come across quite well - why not nip over and take a look? And yes, I do mention "ill at ease"!"

First 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!

You Would Say That, Wouldn't You - ill at ease review

Just in case this leads you to want to buy it, or get more information, you might find the following useful:

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"ill at ease" - Available Now!

ill at ease is an e-chapbook collection from PenMan Press, available now from Amazon and Smashwords. Combining the talents of Stephen Bacon, Mark West & Neil Williams, ill at ease showcases three new tales of the macabre.

Waiting For Josh, by Stephen Bacon
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.
But the events of their childhood would prove to hold far more darkness than he’d ever imagined.

Come See My House In The Pretty Town, by Mark West
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.

Closer Than You Think, by Neil Williams
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.
Could it really be an unquiet spirit, the echo of some past tragedy?
Or is it something else? Something that is much closer to home?


'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. ill at ease is a treat, and I hope it finds many readers.'
Conrad Williams, British Fantasy Award winning author of One and Loss Of Separation

"Childhood memories, a seemingly idyllic English town, a car seat found in a skip... The three chilling tales from ill at ease ably demonstrate that horror can be found in the most mundane places, and a sense of unease is always much closer than we think."
Gary McMahon, author of Pretty Little Dead Things and The Concrete Grove

The book is available from Amazon - click the title below:

From Amazon.co.uk, priced at £1.77 - ill at ease

From Amazon.com, priced at $2.87 - ill at ease

The collection is also available, on a range of formats, at Smashwords.

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Closer Than You Think, by Neil Williams

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Come See My House In The Pretty Town, by Mark West

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Waiting For Josh, by Stephen Bacon

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The first trailer for "ill at ease" is now live at YouTube