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For many years, Jim Rockhill has been a staunch advocate for the work of Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, most probably Ireland’s premier writer of supernatural tales and the uncanny. Between 2002 and 2005, Rockhill edited a major three-volume collection of Le Fanu’s supernatural fiction for Ash-Tree Press, writing a highly informative introduction for each volume. … Continue reading
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Jim Rockhill about his new book, A Mind Turned in Upon Itself, published by Swan River Press. Comprising a three-part biography of Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu and a number of essays examining specific aspects of his work, it’s a wonderful celebration of the life and work of Ireland’s … Continue reading
Brian Catling was a fascinating artist, working across several disciplines. He was a writer, poet, sculptor, painter, film-maker and performance artist and his work often employed several media at once. Perhaps best known for his Vorrh trilogy of novels, Catling also worked in the short form and in 2019 published Only the Lowly, a series … Continue reading
I had the good fortune to interview Victor Rees recently about his and Iain Sinclair’s assembling of a tribute to the late great Brian Catling: A Mystery of Remnant. The book gathers a number of short stories, an essay, a play and a poem, all of which admirably serve to give readers a flavour of … Continue reading
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