Tuesday 24 December 2013

EXILED: Black Meadow Talk at Todmorden Library - Saturday ...

EXILED: Black Meadow Talk at Todmorden Library - Saturday ...: If you can get yourself across, down or up to Todmorden Library and have a gander at "Tales from the Black Meadow" and the wond...

Saturday 14 December 2013

EXILED: Who do I buy "Tales from the Black Meadow" for?

EXILED: Who do I buy "Tales from the Black Meadow" for?: Hello! A few days to go before you'll have bought your online pressies. So may I recommend this for one of the following people. You a...

Tuesday 26 November 2013

EXILED: Review of "Tales from the Black Meadow" by Crab Ma...

EXILED: Review of "Tales from the Black Meadow" by Crab Ma...: Crab Man aka Phil smith (Author of Counter-Tourism The Handbook , Counter-Tourism - The Pocket Book - 50 Odd Things to do in a Heritage Site...

Sunday 20 October 2013

A day out on the Black Meadow

Kev Oyston and Chris Lambert - Black Meadow Collaborators

Just before appearing at the Ryedale Book Festival on October 19th October, Kev Oyston, Nigel Wilson (illustrator of "Tales from the Black Meadow") and I stopped off at the site of Black Meadow. It was incredibly misty and a perfect start to an excellent day ruminating on the strange supernatural atmosphere that pervades this area of the North York Moors.



We couldn't explore the area as it is fenced off and owned by the RAF. This is clearly a convenient way of keeping the public safe from the dangers of this particular stretch of moor.



I was able to walk up to the fence line and Kev pointed out the last known position of Roger Mullins. A strange eerie calm hung over the place. Even the sounds of the cars seemed to mute as they drove past. I felt a strange sense of sadness as I looked about and wondered how Roger's story ended.

The mist hung over everything and as we drove away it became deeper and deeper. Not only was it incredibly dangerous but we were on tenterhooks as to what might suddenly appear from within the fog.

Sunday 13 October 2013

EXILED: 17 Days to Halloween - The Black Meadow Pumpkin

EXILED: 17 Days to Halloween - The Black Meadow Pumpkin: How to make a Black Meadow Pumpkin... 1. Find a pumpkin. 2. Cut off the top. 3. Hollow out the innards. 4. If you don't have...

Sunday 6 October 2013

EXILED: 24 Days to Halloween - The Black Meadow Wordsearch...

EXILED: 24 Days to Halloween - The Black Meadow Wordsearch...: Everybody loves a wordsearch. So treat yourself to a little brain stretching and see how many spooky and strange things you can find. ...

Saturday 5 October 2013

Music to write to... EXILED: 25 Days to Halloween - Listen to "A Tale of Witche...

Music to Write to...

EXILED: 25 Days to Halloween - Listen to "A Tale of Witche...: With a copy of "Tales of the Black Meadow" in one hand, a glass of port in the other, fire crackling in the grate I settle int...

Friday 4 October 2013

EXILED: 26 Days to Halloween - Today write a review of Tal...

EXILED: 26 Days to Halloween - Today write a review of Tal...: 26 Days to go to Halloween. Now you've got through your copy of Black Meadow you could have a go at writing a review on Amazon. ...

Tuesday 1 October 2013

EXILED: Tales of the Black Meadow - For Dogs

EXILED: Tales of the Black Meadow - For Dogs: "Papa, if you don't read The Black Dog immediately Caesar will bite off our faces." If you have a dog we have the follow...

EXILED: 30 Days to Halloween - Tales from the Black Meadow...

EXILED: 30 Days to Halloween - Tales from the Black Meadow...: 30 Days to Halloween - Can you think of someone that you could give "Tales from the Black Meadow" to as a perfect spooky gift? ...

Saturday 21 September 2013

Test Transmission: Tales From the Black Meadow Book & CD

Read about the exciting launch of "Tales from the Black Meadow" on Keith Seatman's Test Transmission Blog.

Test Transmission: Tales From the Black Meadow Book & CD: Went to the book launch of Tales of the Black Meadow the other night with my friend Mr Palmer . This event was held at The Reading Cent...

EXILED: "Tales from the Black Meadow" - Number 25 in the F...

EXILED: "Tales from the Black Meadow" - Number 25 in the F...: For more details on how to purchase this book click here.

Tuesday 6 August 2013

Music to write to... Part 1 - Dead Man on the Moor - Tales from the Black Meadow

I am currently writing the short story - "Dead Man on the Moor."

I find music really aids the mind - helps create atmosphere...

I am occasionally (when I remember) going to log what I am listening to as I write, it might help me in the future if I have writer's block it will also act as an auditory diary...

My playlist for this story is five albums:

Moon Wiring Club - An Audience of Art Deco Eyes


Moon Wiring Club - Shoes Off and Chairs Away

Hauschka -  Foreign Landscapes



Greg Haines - Slumber Tides



Pink Floyd - Atom Heart Mother


Try these!