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Paperback Pages: 428
Paperback RRP: $21.22
Paperback price: $14.60
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Style: Dark Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Suspense
Published: 8 / 2024
Available Formats to Download: MOBI EPUB MS Word PDF MS Reader
STORY DESCRIPTION
Soho was once a seething hotbed of creativity. Between the seedy sex shops and massage parlours, ad agencies rubbed shoulders with production companies, recording studios, illustration studios, editing suites, and publishing houses. And after working hours, the bars and bistros were full to gunwales with creative types and celebrities from the world of showbiz. It was clearly the place to be seen.
Sadly, London's exciting, dynamic, sizzling quarter that the media world generated in abundance in a once hard-edged Soho (and Fitzrovia) has gone forever. The advertising industry has shrunk, shrivelled and dispersed. The film companies, production studios and facilities houses have gone the same way. All that's left are the ghosts of a once-thriving, unique and tightly-wound community of creatives on a mission. These stories are inspired by that loss.
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Born in Hackney, lived in Islington, studied at the University of Brighton. He also undertook an M.Phil (Research project), on A Phenomenlogy of German Expressionsist Painting. On leaving higher education, he began his career in animation and film, first in London and then in Montreal, Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam and Dublin for various studios, including Warner Brothers, Universal Pictures and Walt Disney Feature Films. He also worked as an artist at Neal Adams' Continuity Associates, in New York. Returning to London he completed an intensive course in advertising. Following that he worked at one of Londons biggest advertising agencies, during which he wrote the graphic novel Ring of Roses (Dark Horse Publishing) on his daily one-hour, train commute. Following the critical acclaim of Ring of Roses, he went on to create a James Bond mini-series for Dark Horse with artist John Watkiss. He continues to work in advertising and occasionally also in film. Soho in the Dark is his first collection of short stories.
Watkins Bookshop, tucked away in a beautiful Georgian arcade behind Leicester Square Station, was established over 120 years ago. It’s one of the world’s oldest independent bookshops specializing in mysticism, the occult, oriental religion, psychology, philosophy and contemporary spirituality. They carry a wide range of rare and Antiquarian titles, as well as recommendations and latest releases. I was really chuffed when they stocked my book, Soho in the Dark, a collection of strange short stories, based around the media world of the 1980s and 90s. And I was absolutely delighted when they asked me to sign all the copies of the second edition they’d just received from the publisher.
Date : 18 / 01 / 2025
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On the Bookshelf at Watkins
Soho in the Dark, complete with the author's signature, waiting for you to visit Watkins Books at 19-21 Cecil Ct, London WC2N 4EZ
