Available NOW from celebrated author Jonathan Barnes (The Somnambulist, The Domino Men), the complete set of SKAYNE – six interconnected tales of spine-chilling terror to disquiet and entertain – as MOBI or EPUB eBook downloads.
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News – Third Time Unlucky book (softcover) – in stock right NOW!
THIRD TIME UNLUCKY – The World War One Story of Reginald Salmon by Stephanie Hornett From letters sent back home and a diary recovered from the battlefield at Arras, this is the true story of Reginald (Reg) Salmon, who joined the army as a Royal Engineers ‘Sapper’ in 1915, and his younger brother, Harold (Shrimp)
Continue reading »News – Big Finish’s The Judgement of Sherlock Holmes – trailer available now
The trailer for Big Finish‘s The Judgement of Sherlock Holmes written by Jonathan Barnes, starring Nicholas Briggs & Richard Earl can be listened to here: http://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/the-judgement-of-sherlock-holmes-box-set-1116 Sherlock Holmes had many secrets. This is the greatest of them. Our knowledge of the life and career of Mr Sherlock Holmes is necessarily partial and inexact. Riddled with lacunae and ambiguities, its
Continue reading »News – Big Finish’s Frankenstein “Intense, horrifying and brilliantly realised…”
Intense, horrifying and brilliantly realised – more like this please, Big Finish. 10/10 Sci-Fi Bulletin When the crew of the Oceanus rescued a man close to death, its captain could barely have guessed at the incredible story that man would come to share. This is the story of Victor Frankenstein: a man obsessed with discovering
Continue reading »News – Nick to attend charity convention Def Con 3 on Sun 5 Oct
Def Con 3 is being held on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 October in and around The Empire Hall in Totton, Southampton. There’s a great line up of guests – including Nick who will be signing all day on Sunday. The event is not-for-profit and all funds raised are being donated to CLIC Sargent, the UK’s
Continue reading »News – Another great review for Big Finish’s Frankenstein
Cultbox – Audio review: Big Finish’s ‘Frankenstein’ Central to the strength of this version of Frankenstein is the performance of its stars. Darvill is unrecognisable from the character of Rory and shows a great range of expression and passion. The counter to his almost inhuman arrogance is the tender performance of Briggs as the creature.
Continue reading »News – Big Finish’s Frankenstein, with Nick as the Creature, gets rave review from Starburst Magazine
Given the manner in which the original was written, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein ought to be ideal for adaptation into the audio medium. And so it proves here, in Big Finish’s wonderful new version… The show-stopping performance … is Nicholas Briggs’, whose voice is perhaps too mellifluous for the character of Waldman in the first act, but whose
Continue reading »News – The wonderful day that was Big Finish Day 5
A great time was had by all at Big Finish Day 5. Lovely to speak to Big Finish’s lovely customers and spend fleeting moments with the stars who make everything we do so special. Don’t miss Big Finish Day 6 on the 17th January 2015 at the Copthorne Hotel Slough-Windsor. Go to http://www.tenthplanetevents.co.uk for details.
Continue reading »News – Nick in Radio 4 drama of Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett’s Good Omens
“I’m currently having a very happy time being in Good Omens (Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett) for Radio 4 with Dirk Maggs and lovely actors like this fellow… (you might recognize him)…” Good Omens by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett. ‘Armageddon only happens once, you know. They don’t let you go around again until you get it
Continue reading »News – Shadow of the Ghost, Theatre Royal Nottingham
For the second week of the Classic Thriller Season in Nottingham, things take a bizarre twist as a theatre group takes on Arnold Ridley’s ‘The Ghost Train’ in Shadow of the Ghost. As they present their version of The Ghost Train the Lemon Tree Players soon realise that they are wrapped up in a murder mystery to rival
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