Octoberish

Philip HarrisBooks, Chatter, Movies

We’re well into the second week of November, it’s a dreary day here in Vancouver, and I’m supposed to be getting ready for a trip to Sweden so now seems … Read More

April Update

Philip HarrisChatter, Metrics, Writing

I remember a time when I used to post here pretty much every day. Good times. Talking of good times, the last couple of months have been less than stellar – … Read More

Happy Birthday, Clive Barker

Philip HarrisAuthors, Books

I first encountered Clive Barker’s writing when I read Cabal. It was the second horror novel I’d read, the first being Barbara Hambly’s Immortal Blood (known as Those Who Hunt the Night outside of … Read More

Look Who’s Evil Now

Philip HarrisChatter, Movies

My wife introduced me to horror films one afternoon when she suggested we rent out Clive Barker’s Hellraiser. That film has since become one of my favourites and even now, … Read More

Free Fiction – Stains

Philip HarrisFree Fiction

Not a lot happening on the writing front at the moment, I’ve been distracted by work and the new XCom game, but I did dust off my word processor to create … Read More

On Caitlin R Kiernan

Philip HarrisAuthors, Books

Caitlin R Kiernan is one of a handful of authors whose books I always buy but never give away (Neil Gaiman, Stephen King, Clive Barker, China Mieville, Haruki Murakami and Banana Yoshimoto being … Read More