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Jasper Bark Interview Part 2: Harmed and Dangerous, Bark Bites Horror, and the Stories That Can Kill

Jasper Bark Interview Part 2: Harmed and Dangerous, Bark Bites Horror, and the Stories That Can Kill

After a career that includes on-air banana incidents, Bonfire Night riots, and a near shooting by Rupert Murdoch’s bodyguard, Jasper Bark has learned to push boundaries. The first half of our conversation covered his river gypsy upbringing, his theatre bans, and the moment his wife nearly grabbed a kitchen knife. Now we move to the work itself. His fiction.

by Jim Mcleod•
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Pixerina: A Haunting by Joanne Anderton Review – Suburban Gothic That Cracks Ordinary Walls

Pixerina: A Haunting by Joanne Anderton Review – Suburban Gothic That Cracks Ordinary Walls

A house on a hill should feel safe. In  Pixerina: A Haunting by Joanne Anderton, it does not. This suburban Gothic novella transforms familiar domestic spaces into something quietly sinister. The story follows Rebecca, an artist trapped between creative frustration and the weight of unspoken losses. She finds an old house. She becomes obsessed. Anderton builds dread not through jump scares but through atmosphere so thick you feel it in your ribs.

by Abby Wolf•