Category Archives: Stories

Writing Doctor Who

Posted on Saturday, June 26, 2010 by Robert Hood

As those of you who know me will be aware, I have contributed, as a writer, to the history of the iconic time-travelling Doctor — officially. This came by way of a short story published in one of the Big … Continue reading →

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Collecting Psychos

Posted on Thursday, September 3, 2009 by Robert Hood

A while back, I was asked by Benjamin Szumskyi — editor of books on horror writers as well as founding editor of the journals Studies in Fantasy Literature and Studies in Australian Weird Fiction — if I would contribute to … Continue reading →

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A Life With Zombies

Posted on Friday, April 3, 2009 by Robert Hood

Writer and zombie afficionado Chuck McKenzie recently posted this true story to the Southern Horror Yahoo Group — a tale of an ordinary life with zombies, travel, perceptive children and Michael Jackson. I’m generally not the sort to bore others … Continue reading →

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New Publication: Creeping in Reptile Flesh

Posted on Friday, September 19, 2008 by Robert Hood

Creeping in Reptile Flesh is a new collection of stories, gathered around a loose (a very loose) theme that is dictated by the title story — a 20,000 word novella that can be described this way (to quote from the … Continue reading →

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Black Magazine: The Colour Out of Inner Space

Posted on Saturday, June 14, 2008 by Robert Hood

Brimstone Press today announced the launching of a new, glossy, horror-related magazine, Black: Australian Dark Culture. This will be a major national magazine with wide distribution and, hopefully, wide appeal. It will focus on all things dark: from movies, music, … Continue reading →

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The Time is Nigh

Posted on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 by Robert Hood
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“In the Service of the Flesh” Reviewed

Posted on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 by Robert Hood

I just stumbled upon this review of my zombie story “In the Service of the Flesh” by the insightful Chuck McKenzie on the Horrorscope website. It’s always good to get a rave review. The last sentence is particularly pleasing. ‘In … Continue reading →

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Call of Cthulhu’s Mum

Posted on Friday, March 7, 2008 by Robert Hood

A new story has been added to my website. It’s a comedic piece set in H.P. Lovecraft’s Old Ones mythos — or at least a version of it — and inspired by his classic tale “Call of Cthulhu”. For this … Continue reading →

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Now available: The Workers’ Paradise

Posted on Sunday, March 2, 2008 by Robert Hood

The Workers’ Paradise, edited by Russell B. Farr and Nick Evans and published by Ticonderoga Publications, is one of the most exciting anthologies I’ve been in for a while. Though the editors’ description of it may suggest that it is … Continue reading →

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Dear Mary

Posted on Sunday, March 2, 2008 by Robert Hood

On my website I’ve set up a section where you can read some of my stories online. First up is a very short one that was was written for, and published in, the convention program booklet for Conflux 4, 2007. … Continue reading →

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