Tim Lebbon – horror and dark fantasy author

Thrilled to see that in the latest issue of BLACK STATIC magazine, reviewer Peter Tennant names WHITE as one of his Top Ten novellas.  Quite an honour!  The movie adaptation is still ticking over … no firm news, but when there is some I’ll let you know.

I’m delighted to announce that my story Falling Off the World from the Second Humdrumming Book of Horror Stories will appear in the Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 20, edited by the esteemed Stephen Jones.

It’s my fifth time in Best New Horror, but the excitement was just as rich when I heard I was to appear in this landmark voume again.  And this in a year when my novella White will appear in the The Very Best of Best New Horror from Earthling Publication!  Time to celebrate, methinks …

…soon.

Folks, I’m having nasty computer problems right now- sitting at my sister’s place right now as my brother in law sorts it.  That’s why you haven’t heard from me in a while, but NORMAL SERVICE WILL BE RESUMED soon.

Meantime, news is building up, so expect messages soon concerning:

The recent Motorhead gig and beer drinking session in Cardiff (with strippers)

A very exciting new sale for my novella WHITE

A great new review and interview in one of Britain’s premier science fiction magazines

News about the new Hellboy novel

A new short story optioned

And much, much more. Watch this space!

I went with Ellie and Brand. Ellie had a shotgun cradled in the crook of her arm, a bobble hat hiding her severely short hair, her face all hard. There was no room in her life for compliments, but right now she was the one person in the manor I’d choose to be with. She’d been all for trying to make it out alone on foot; I was so glad that she eventually decided to stay. Read the rest of this entry »

Published: MOT Press, 1999

Availability:

• Pb, ISBN 0953700003

A novella; winner of the British Fantasy Award 2000 for Best Short Fiction, shortlisted for an International Horror Guild Award, SOON TO BE A MAJOR HOLLYWOOD MOVIE. Read the rest of this entry »

White is still under option to screenwriter Stephen Susco.  Things are still moving.  Can’t say any more right now, but Stephen’s vision for the film is thrilling.