Category: Goat Leader
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The Vessel – by Adam Nevill – Book Review
This is a non-spoiler review because I’d never ruin an Adam Nevill book for anyone. Struggling with money, raising a child alone and fleeing a volatile ex, Jess McMachen accepts a job caring for an elderly patient. Flo Gardner—a disturbed shut-in and invalid. But if Jess can hold this job down, she and her daughter,…
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Special Announcement – My Life in Horror: Volume II – by Kit Power
Hey kids! Today, Kit Power is launching a campaign in order to crowdfund his upcoming book – My Life in Horror: Volume II (link below). MY LIFE IN HORROR CROWDFUNDER Kit has been writing this article series over at the glorious GINGERNUTS OF HORROR for years, but alas, it is sadly almost over. We’re coming…
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Author Interview – BENJAMIN LANGLEY
As we draw Indie Author Feature Week to a close, we thought there was no better way to end proceedings than with a glorious, in-depth interview with the main man himself, Benjamin Langley. Grab a nice cup of virgin’s blood…er… I mean, tea, and get cosy with us while I pry into Ben’s life and…
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The Fen Witch of Goosefeather Split – by Benjamin Langley – Book Review
Hey kids! This is a non-spoiler review. Ever since an encounter with the Fen Witch of Goosefeather Split, Charlie has been plagued by nightmares in which she rises from the marsh. When he receives a call in the middle of the night, disturbing one of these nightmares, Charlie realises that he must go back to…
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SPECIAL FEATURE – Book Excerpt from Benjamin Langley’s Upcoming Release
Hey kids! It’s me… your fearless Goat Leader. The second novel in Langley’s GUY FAWKES series is due for pre-release next month, and he has kindly provided a short excerpt for us to sink our teeth into while we all eagerly await its release! If you’ve been living under a rock this week, we’ve been…
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Dead Branches – by Benjamin Langley – Book Review
This is a non-spoiler review. When Thomas Tilbrook receives a letter telling him that his estranged father is dying, he realises it’s finally time to go back to the Cambridgeshire Fens. But going back evokes memories of the last time he saw his father—memories that he can’t entirely trust. Thomas remembers the summer of 1990…
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SPECIAL FEATURE – A Short Story by Benjamin Langley
Hey kids, Goat Leader here! Benjamin Langley graciously provided this story for you – our loyal and fearless readers – so enjoy! We did. If you’d like to check out his other works afterwards, you can find him here: BENJAMIN LANGLEY’S WEBSITE NOTE: Please excuse the un-bookish formatting – this is nothing to do with…
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Guy Fawkes: Demon Hunter(A Clangour of Bells) – by Benjamin Langley – Book Review
Hey kids! Usually, I leave the book reviews to Jolly Goat and Angry Goat, but I wanted to take on Indie Author Feature Week by myself, and this book is where I started. This is a non-spoiler review. On Bonfire Night, an old man runs into the flames to recover an effigy of Guy Fawkes.…
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Tim Lebbon is Braving Newport!
Tim Lebbon will be in Newport to talk about his work on Friday, 2nd September, and if you can’t already tell, I’m excited. There’s nothing I love more than an author event. So, who is Tim Lebbon? ARE YOU SERIOUS? I can’t believe you’d even ask such a question! But in case you’re not familiar,…
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Darkness in the Fields – Ticket Giveaway!
DARKNESS IN THE FIELDS runs for the first time this September, bringing together a great range of writing talent for a day of folk horror writing. Taking place on September 10th, DARKNESS IN THE FIELDS features guest speakers Stephanie Ellis (The Five Turns of the Wheel), Tracy Fahey (New Music for Old Rituals) and Coy Hall…