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Andrew Hook is a European writer who has been published extensively in the independent press since 1994 in a variety of genres, with over 170 short stories in print, including notable appearances in Interzone, Black Static, and several anthologies from PS Publishing and NewCon Press. His fiction has been reprinted in anthologies including Best British Horror 2015 and Best British Short Stories 2020, has been shortlisted for British Fantasy Society awards, and he was longlisted for the Commonwealth Writers Short Story Prize in 2020. As editor/publisher, he has won three British Fantasy Society awards and he also has been a judge for the World Fantasy Awards. Most recent publications include several noir crime novels through Head Shot Press, ...more

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Why The Dead Dream

My short story titled "Why The Dead Dream" has recently been published in issue #2 of Velvet Tarantula magazine, and as usual I'm blogging a few words about how the piece came to be written. There may be spoilers within.

"Why The Dead Dream" is one of ten stories I've written on the subject of grief. These will appear in a short collection titled "Tokens Of Grief" which has been accepted by a publi

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