RICHARD E. ROCK

I recently had the pleasure of reading Cultivating a Fuji by Miriam Drori. This amazing novel, published by Crooked Cat Books, is an exploration of the potentially crippling effects of social anxiety disorder via an unlikely hero called Martin Carter. In it, the author delves deep into the psyche of the main character, laying him…

On Thursday 1st October 2020, the Kindle edition of my debut horror novel DEEP LEVEL will emerge blinking into the sunlight. DEEP LEVEL is the story of four friends who set out to explore a secret Victorian underground network. However, they soon realise that it was secret for a reason. “Have you had the urge…

Back in June 2009, I spent three glorious weeks working as an extra on Robin Hood. This was the movie version directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, William Hurt, Mark Strong and Oscar Isaac. It was one of those “reality check moments” that life throws at you once in a while.…

When my horror novel DEEP LEVEL comes out later this year, I’ll become the second published author in the family. My mother beat me to it with FREEDOM MUSIC. FREEDOM MUSIC was released in 2019 by University of Wales Press. The blarb on the back reads… This book reclaims for Wales the history and culture…

My first attempt at writing a novel, a lifetime ago, it seems, was all about the wreckers of Worms Head. Worms Head is a rocky outcrop on the Gower Peninsula in Wales, not too far from where I live. In days of old, on stormy nights, unscrupulous men would lure passing ships onto the causeway…

My debut horror novel is coming. Are you ready to rock?

A house full of nice comfy beds, sofas and rugs – and Zeb chooses to park himself here? Why, Zeb? Why?