Graham Masterton

At first he thought it was a black plastic garbage bag that some Traveller had tossed into the river, full of dirty nappies or strangled puppies. Shite, he said, under his breath

a step back on to the pavement.

If theres one thing the devil cant bear, its mockery.

Natural History, by Pliny the Elder, and a thick volume bound in cracked black leather, Czarny Ksiązka – The Black Book, by the Blessed Wincenty Kadłubek.

‘You’re sure it’s not your hearing aid? If you turn the volume up too high, you’ll get feedback.’

Mrs Bellman emphatically shook her

refuses to stop until you have been consumed.

Cry, crap, eat and sleep.”