A Gift in the Dark
By Gavin Wilson
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About this ebook
A Gift in the Dark is a compilation of short works, predominantly written in the Paranormal, Fantasy and Horror genres. Many of the stories are based around old Westcountry myths and legends, and the collection starts with a tale of a miner's descent into madness, history and legend as the Knockers move from the shadows.
Others works include a story about hell’s own gameshow, a re-write of an old fairy tale, a drabble, death appearing as an unwelcome guest at a wedding, and various other stories of imps, trolls, sprites and a teddy bear called Mr Tumnus.
Gavin has had many of his short works published by online magazines including Spinetinglers, Interstellar Fiction and Sanitarium, and was shortlisted for the Strictly Writing website best short story award in 2011 for A Little Bit of Soul which is included in the compilation.
Gavin Wilson
A reader of far too many books for his own good, Gavin has a sneaking suspicion that all the words his brain has been forced to ingest in the past are now leaking back out in the form of various works of fiction. This has resulted in a somewhat varied writing style as the author tends to write whatever pops into his head, regardless of genre. Gavin tends to write short stories of a fantastical nature, often crossing genres and mixing fantasy, horror and science fiction. Having grown up (sort of) reading works by such noted authors as Sir Terry Pratchett, Arthur C Clarke, Larry Niven, Neil Gaiman, JRR Tolkein, Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, Stephen King, Bernard Cornwell and many others, he is heavily influenced by stories that hover on the edge of reality or history. Many of his tales are heavily influenced by growing up in rural south-west England where old tales whisper from the shadows and streetlights are rare.
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