Marcus Blacksmith is a person of two distinct halves. A thing probably true of many writers. Especially, I think, ones whose genre tilts to the darker side of human nature. The Hellish imaginings of those twisted minds are best kept to the page. Or the screen. The regular, everyday Marcus, still has a full time job and writes when he can. He has been, and done, many things in his life, but he's​​ settled now, in northern Gloucestershire, with his wife and daughter.

     As well as writing, his other interests include music. Going to gigs and watching bands is still one of his favourite things. Usually with his daughter, who shares his eclectic music tastes. And he still visits the mosh pit, when it’s that sort of band. His other interests include reading - humanities, history, dystopia, and magical realism among his favourites. He also has a love of decayed, old and creepy buildings and anything carnival side-show weird.

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    The regular Marcus loves his family, his wife’s home-made sourdough and extraordinary vegetarian cooking. What I can tell you, with the utmost confidence, is that the other one, the writer Marcus, is somewhat different. For behind the placid, self-effacing exterior, there operates a dark and twisted mind. Much like that of the crazed, cymbal-playing Jolly Chimp. A version of that maniacal toy that haunts the darkest corners, the deepest shadows and the dankest cellars of his imagination. A version that, when you least expect it, will spring forth in a terrifying clatter of chattering teeth and banging cymbals. Wishing fervently to drag you to some irresistibly dark and twisted landscapes.

 

Go in darkness

~ B ~