'Dark Midwinter Sleeping' (short story)Initially premiered at the Westminster Library’s first ever “Ghost Stories for Christmas” London event, ‘Deep Midwinter Sleeping’ is a dark, and twisted fairy tale for grown-ups. A new take on the classic Victorian tales of Christmas terror. Also contains bonus flash-fiction piece, ‘Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf who swallowed the Moon.’“Written for spoken-word performances, these stories hit somewhere between Gaiman and Poe.”In a dark wood, a walker inadvertently awakens a creeping horror, which then follows him home to his unsuspecting family. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Simon has been writing professionally under the names Simon Blake and Simon Worswick for over ten years. In that time, he has written and directed his own plays, adapted classics, published poems, stories and regularly performs at spoken-word events.Under the name Simon Blake, he has acted on stage, screen and radio. His credits include children’s TV presenter, Professor Pop, and the Doctor Who audio adventures.
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- Author Simon Blake
- Language English
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