Tim Lebbon – horror and dark fantasy author

The launch party for Ten-word Tragedies will take place at the Lexington in London (near Angel), on July 10th.  Tim and Christopher Golden will be there, and Frank Turner will be playing a short acoustic set.

A limited number of tickets are still available, along with further details of the evening, from the link here.

Wandering lonely through the snow streets of New York
I stumbled on a thrift store that sold postcards by the yard
I bought a mile and shipped them home so I could read
Ten thousand ten-word tragedies, the lives these strangers lead
To remind myself the things I need

Ten-word Tragedies is a new Anthology edited by Tim and Christopher Golden coming soon from PS Publishing

Inspired by Frank Turner and his songs—especially that evocative verse from Mittens—the editors were delighted to learn that he really did find that box of postcards in a New York thrift store.  Frank was kind enough to send us the box, and from it we chose a series of postcards and forwarded them to the writers in this book.  Gaining inspiration from the postcards and their ‘ten word tragedies’, the contributors wrote an amazingly eclectic selection of tales—moving, funny, horrific, bizarre, and delightful, these are the lives these strangers lead. 

Click on the cover for ordering details and a table of contents. Available as an unsigned hardcover, or a 100 copy edition signed by the contributors.

A launch party, including an appearance by Frank Turner, is scheduled for July 10th in London. Watch the PS site for ticket details, and I’ll get them on here as soon as I can.

Also from PS Publishing is Best New Horror #29, featuring Tim’s story “In Stone”. Click on the cover to order the paperback, a signed slipcased edition is also available here.

Finally if you enjoyed the soundtrack for The Silence, then it is available now on Amazon and other streaming services. It’s by tomandandy.

Just a reminder that tomorrow (Tuesday 16th) Tim will be appearing at Dark Delicacies bookstore from 7pm where he will be signing copies of “The Silence”. Also there will be Josh Malerman, signing copies of his new novel “Inspection”.  Pop by if you are in the area, get books signed and chat about films on Netflix.  All items are available for pre-order in the shopping cart on the Dark Delicacies website for both those attending and non-attending.  You can check that out here.

While the Vesps continue to destroy the world you’ll be pleased to know Tim has made it to the source of the outbreak, Netflix HQ in Los Angeles

If you have yet to see the film, or want an excuse to watch it again, then Tim does have a cameo appearance, and here is a clue

I hope you enjoy the film, and let us know what you think once you have seen it.

Today is the day that “The Silence” is released on Netflix.  Huge congratulations to Tim for seeing his ideas make it to the screen.  I hope you all enjoy it, and do drop by and let us know what you thought.

Tomorrow the Vesps will be launched on an unsuspecting world.  You can either choose to familiarise yourself with this new foe by watching the trailer again, or you can take advantage of a celebratory offer from those lovely PS Publishing people, who have dropped the price of Tim’s last novella, Rime, down to a tenner.  Make your choice, click a picture…

Tim will be appearing at Dark Delicacies in LA on Tuesday 16th April from 7pm where he will be signing copies of “The Silence”.   Also there will be Josh Malerman, signing copies of his new novel “Inspection”

Tim and Christopher Golden are guests of honour at EdgeLit in Derby. It’s a one day event on Saturday July 13th, and more details can be found here.

Tim will also be appearing at the Rhondda Book Fair on September 7th, more information here.

Finally we couldn’t leave without another Silence movie preview, this time from Empire online.

The film release date has been moved forward to April 10th and you can watch the trailer here

Meanwhile a number of media outlets have mentioned the film. Click on the links to read the thoughts from The Sun, The Daily Mail, Metro, and I09

There is a German interview with Tim and Daniele Serra here from their appearance at the Leipzig book fair last week. While you can find the German trailer for the film here. You will also be able to see the film in Cinemas in Germany from May 16th.

In non-Silence news Tim’s Firefly Novel “Generations” is due for release on October 19th and the short story Bomber’s Moon will be reprinted in The Best of Cemetery Dance Volume 2

The Silence – Movie tie-in edition is due out, from Titan, tomorrow.  Click on the cover below for ordering details. 

Meanwhile a box of them has just arrived at Lebbon Towers

The film trailer should be landing soon, but until then…..

So this appeared on the Netflix UK & Ireland Fanpage earlier

The Silence, a Netflix Original Film, arrives April 12th.

The story of a family struggling to survive in a world terrorized by a deadly, primeval species who have bred for decades in the pitch darkness of a vast underground cave system, hunting only with their acute hearing. As the family seeks refuge in a remote haven where they can wait out the invasion, they start to wonder what kind of world will remain when they’re ready to emerge.

If you would like to read the book before watching the film then click the cover below for ordering details, or if you can read German then check out this link

Finally if you are new visitor to this site then welcome, have a look round, but please keep very very quiet…