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Black Wolf
Mark Taylor is the hot new horror writer, and countless readers are eagerly awaiting his next bestselling novel featuring Black Wolf.
When Mark receives a fawning note from an Americaqn fan, he unwisely writes stright back with a signed photo. But this friendly gesture provokes a deluge of letters becoming increasingly werid and rambling. Clearly the man is an obsessive misfit that identifies much too closely with the novel's violent supernatural hero.
Distracted by personal problems, Mark loses patience, and fails to notice the mounting psychosis of his 'number-one' fan. He cannot know that a small US town is already terrorised by a spate of bizarre deaths dubbed 'the wolfman murders'.
Nor can he predict that London will soon suffer its own sequence of grisly killings - each one modelled on the dark workings of Mark's imagination.
Will the author fall prey to a monster of his own creation?
When Mark receives a fawning note from an Americaqn fan, he unwisely writes stright back with a signed photo. But this friendly gesture provokes a deluge of letters becoming increasingly werid and rambling. Clearly the man is an obsessive misfit that identifies much too closely with the novel's violent supernatural hero.
Distracted by personal problems, Mark loses patience, and fails to notice the mounting psychosis of his 'number-one' fan. He cannot know that a small US town is already terrorised by a spate of bizarre deaths dubbed 'the wolfman murders'.
Nor can he predict that London will soon suffer its own sequence of grisly killings - each one modelled on the dark workings of Mark's imagination.
Will the author fall prey to a monster of his own creation?
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First published May 2, 2008
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About the author
Philip Caveney
69 books61 followersPhilip Caveney was born in North Wales in 1951. The son of an RAF officer, he spent much of his childhood travelling the length and breadth of Britain and spent several years in Malaysia and Singapore.
He attended the Kelsterton College Of Art where he obtained a diploma in Graphic Design. Whilst there, he became drummer (and latterly vocalist) with rock band, Hieronymus Bosch.
After leaving college, he worked extensively in theatre both in London and Wales and wrote the lyrics for rock adaptations of The Workhouse Donkey and Oscar Wilde’s Salome.
His first novel, The Sins Of Rachel Ellis, was published in 1976.
Published Works for Adults
The Sins Of Rachel Ellis: St Martin’s Press/ Robert Hale/Berkeley Press. ‘a spine chilling debut.’ – Doubleday Book Club magazine
Tiger Tiger – ‘ St Martin’s Press/Granada ‘…an intriguing tale of rivalry and honour ‘– Flintshire Chronicle
The Tarantula Stone – Granada - ‘breathtaking action.’ Kirkus
Cursery Rhymes Cornerhouse Books– ‘wickedly funny’ – City Life
Speak No Evil – Headline/Headline Review/ ‘cracking summer reading.’ City Life
Black Wolf – Headline/ Headline Review/ nominated for WH Smith Thumping Good Read award.
Strip Jack Naked – Headline/Headline Review - ‘a triumphant thriller’ - Evening Post
Slayground – Headline/Headline Review ‘,,, breakneck pace’ – Daily Mirror
Skin Flicks – Headline/headline Review – ‘Caveney uses the central image with considerable skill’ – Sunday Times
Burn Down Easy – Headline/Headline Review – ‘the fiction equivalent of standing on Semtex’ – Pure Fiction
Bad To The Bone – Headline/ Headline Review ’10 little Indians on speed!’ Tangled web
1999 – Headline/Headline Review ‘more than just a return to form.’ City Life
Love Bites – Xlibris – ‘a frighteningly funny read!’ Tregolwyn reviews.
Published works for Children
Cursery Rhymes(with Bob Seal) (Cornerhouse Books)
Sebastian Darke - Prince Of Fools (2007) (Random House)
Sebastian Darke: Prince of Pirates (2008) (Random House)
Coming soon…
Sebastian Dark: Prince of Explorers (2009) (Random House)
Alec Devlin: The Eye of The Serpent (2008) (Random House)
Alec Devlin: The Kingdom of the Skull (2009) (Random House)
He wrote the screenplay for the short film Dream Factory, directed by Philip Davenport and has recently written his first full-length screenplay The Sick House for director Curtis Radclyffe.
He is also an advertising copywriter and has been the co-ordinator for the Manchester Writers Workshop for over twenty five years.
He attended the Kelsterton College Of Art where he obtained a diploma in Graphic Design. Whilst there, he became drummer (and latterly vocalist) with rock band, Hieronymus Bosch.
After leaving college, he worked extensively in theatre both in London and Wales and wrote the lyrics for rock adaptations of The Workhouse Donkey and Oscar Wilde’s Salome.
His first novel, The Sins Of Rachel Ellis, was published in 1976.
Published Works for Adults
The Sins Of Rachel Ellis: St Martin’s Press/ Robert Hale/Berkeley Press. ‘a spine chilling debut.’ – Doubleday Book Club magazine
Tiger Tiger – ‘ St Martin’s Press/Granada ‘…an intriguing tale of rivalry and honour ‘– Flintshire Chronicle
The Tarantula Stone – Granada - ‘breathtaking action.’ Kirkus
Cursery Rhymes Cornerhouse Books– ‘wickedly funny’ – City Life
Speak No Evil – Headline/Headline Review/ ‘cracking summer reading.’ City Life
Black Wolf – Headline/ Headline Review/ nominated for WH Smith Thumping Good Read award.
Strip Jack Naked – Headline/Headline Review - ‘a triumphant thriller’ - Evening Post
Slayground – Headline/Headline Review ‘,,, breakneck pace’ – Daily Mirror
Skin Flicks – Headline/headline Review – ‘Caveney uses the central image with considerable skill’ – Sunday Times
Burn Down Easy – Headline/Headline Review – ‘the fiction equivalent of standing on Semtex’ – Pure Fiction
Bad To The Bone – Headline/ Headline Review ’10 little Indians on speed!’ Tangled web
1999 – Headline/Headline Review ‘more than just a return to form.’ City Life
Love Bites – Xlibris – ‘a frighteningly funny read!’ Tregolwyn reviews.
Published works for Children
Cursery Rhymes(with Bob Seal) (Cornerhouse Books)
Sebastian Darke - Prince Of Fools (2007) (Random House)
Sebastian Darke: Prince of Pirates (2008) (Random House)
Coming soon…
Sebastian Dark: Prince of Explorers (2009) (Random House)
Alec Devlin: The Eye of The Serpent (2008) (Random House)
Alec Devlin: The Kingdom of the Skull (2009) (Random House)
He wrote the screenplay for the short film Dream Factory, directed by Philip Davenport and has recently written his first full-length screenplay The Sick House for director Curtis Radclyffe.
He is also an advertising copywriter and has been the co-ordinator for the Manchester Writers Workshop for over twenty five years.
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August 9, 2017
I'd never heard of this author before but as I've been in the mood for horror just recently, I couldn't help but pick it up in a local shop...& what a little gem it is!
"Imagine your worst nightmare...then watching it come true" pretty much sums up what happens to author Mark Tyler. Tyler's number one American fan, Leonard "recognises" himself in Tyler's creation Black Wolf & contacts him trying to establish a friendship. On learning Tyler has no desire to continue with the "Black Wolf" series & is killing all the characters off, Leonard turns up in London hell bent on a killing spree that mimics the death of the "Black Wolf" characters.
I really enjoyed this, the style of writing appealed to me, no nonsense it just gets on with the story with just enough blood & gore to be gruesome yet without slipping into schlock horror territory. Coupled with the sort of dry humour that I like it was my sort of book.
While reading it the storyline seemed very plausible. After all Leonard isn't a werewolf, his wolf-like bites are caused by a pair of dentures he made himself - don't snigger! Leonard's dad was a dentist which is how he learnt to make his own teeth & so it all seemed perfectly possible while I was engrossed in the tale.
Most definitely one of the better...much better...horror thrillers I've read certainly in the past year or so. A good find indeed :o)
"Imagine your worst nightmare...then watching it come true" pretty much sums up what happens to author Mark Tyler. Tyler's number one American fan, Leonard "recognises" himself in Tyler's creation Black Wolf & contacts him trying to establish a friendship. On learning Tyler has no desire to continue with the "Black Wolf" series & is killing all the characters off, Leonard turns up in London hell bent on a killing spree that mimics the death of the "Black Wolf" characters.
I really enjoyed this, the style of writing appealed to me, no nonsense it just gets on with the story with just enough blood & gore to be gruesome yet without slipping into schlock horror territory. Coupled with the sort of dry humour that I like it was my sort of book.
While reading it the storyline seemed very plausible. After all Leonard isn't a werewolf, his wolf-like bites are caused by a pair of dentures he made himself - don't snigger! Leonard's dad was a dentist which is how he learnt to make his own teeth & so it all seemed perfectly possible while I was engrossed in the tale.
Most definitely one of the better...much better...horror thrillers I've read certainly in the past year or so. A good find indeed :o)
November 15, 2020
A slow plotted thriller. The premise of a fan of a horror writer, becoming infatuated and trying to grab his attention when the said author starts to ignore his letters. He starts killing people.
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