I suppose that’s why, some Sunday mornings, I reach for another cup of coffee. Just to prolong the unnerving sensation of being out of sync with myself. What can I say? I write horror stories. I thrive on a little alienation, even from myself.
Read MoreSo, why did I bring this up here, beyond the act of public confession? Well, I’ve come to realise that the thing which made this story hard to let go wasn’t all the work I’d put into it or even the other ideas I’d let slide to focus on it. No, this was story was hard to put down because I was finally trying to say something about society. Which feels incredibly important right now.
Read MoreFor all my artistic aims, I spend 5 days a week as a data monkey, battling the endless tyranny of spreadsheets and databases. Last Tuesday, amid spreadsheet, a stray thought popped into my head.
Read MoreNow, being a horror writer, I suppose I should have been fine with all of this. After all, there is plenty of scope for sickness in my world. Vampirism is a form of blood disorder. True, it’s often peppered with doomed romantic intentions or teenage angst, but it’s a disorder none the less.
Read MoreMagicians don’t talk about the dead pigeons up their collectives sleeves. Writers keep schtum about the days they can’t write more than a few words without banging their fists against their head. It’s the nature of the beast.
Read MoreI should warn you before we go any further that I’m about to share something that’s really going to annoy my wife.
Read MoreA simple, dark backdrop. Two chairs facing each other. In one sits Chris Long. A man who works five days a week, occasionally spends too much on comics and can happily talk about movies for hours. In the other chair is Christopher Long. He's an author.
Read More I saw Live by Night on Thursday. It’s not bad, but it’s not great either. It’s long, I’ll give it that. If you’re looking for value for money, then Live by Night certainly delivers on running time.
On the way home, me and my wife, Sam, worked out that there’s an interesting story buried at the heart of the movie.