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Ben Tallon

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Born

in Keighley, The United Kingdom

Website

http://bentallonwriter.com

Twitter

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Genre

Horror, Fiction, Humor and Comedy

Influences

Charles Bukowski Bret Easton Ellis George Orwell dylan thomas ...more

Member Since

July 2020

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http://bentallonwriter.com

With searing wit and bare-knuckle prose, Ben Tallon digs deep into the darkest pits of the human psyche and reminds us that we are animals.

His dark fiction explores that which we try to hide in polite society. Human vulnerability, inescapable realities, and the terrifying everyday are the stars in his warped show.

“Ben Tallon really captures a certain ‘did I just see that?’ British griminess. This is the kind of in-the-shadows suburban horror I love. Always in danger of getting out of control.” - Charlie Adlard, The Walking Dead.

"A brilliantly warped mind." - Katy Cowan, Creative Boom

"Proper moody and horrible stuff, this." - Shaun Ryder, Happy Mondays

"Ben writes like he draws: vivid, instinctive, and intense. He ...more

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Average rating: 4.57 · 109 ratings · 36 reviews · 13 distinct works

	Champagne and Wax Crayons: Riding the Madness of the Creative Industries 4.51 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ya Mum and Other Stories from the Backstreets of Britain 4.61 avg rating — 18 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stories for the Apocalypse #1: Notes on the New Normal 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2022	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Isolation Watch: Falling Apart in the Pandemic 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Creative Condition: Understanding and Embracing Human Creativity by Ben Tallon (Goodreads Author), David Woods-Hale (editor) 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Elf in the Delph it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Champagne and Wax Crayons: Riding the Madness of the Creative Industry by Ben Tallon (Goodreads Author), David Hilton (Foreword), Andrew Cotterill (Photographer) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Wolf in Sports Clothing 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2022	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Forecourt 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2023 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stories for the Apocalypse #2: The Cost of Living 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Ben Tallon's Blog: Writing to Cope: Making sense of a chaotic world

Book 4 launch day!

Today is the launch of my 4th book, 'Stories for the Apocalypse #1: Notes on the New Normal.'

Seven short fiction stories based on the sense of societal unease, the rising mania I've been feeling for the last few years as people struggle to cope, and often capitulate as the wheels come off modern life.

We seem to have suffered a disconnect from the spiritual. From. nature. Too often from our senses. Read more of this blog post »

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