Your guide to the lost places and the secret histories.
Be cautious, though. If you follow them, you may become lost yourself.
For fans of (folk) horror, myth, legend and the eerie.
Your guide to the lost places and the secret histories. I write other stuff elsewhere, novelist, shortlisted for the Costa Short Story Award, Northern Writers' Awards winner blah blah...but this is where I just have fun and get weird.
The number of free subscribers for Maps of the Lost newsletter over time since it was added to the directory.
Words about writing, and the world, and the weird and fascinating things in it. Everything's interesting if you give it a good look โ so let's go do that.
I'm Julian Simpson. I'm a screenwriter and director and I created the Lovecraft Investigations and Aldrich Kemp audio shows. Development Hell is about how I work, what I'm working on, and pretty much whatever else might be on my mind.
Weaving wild wyrd tales from the West of England, blending drone folk and experimental soundscapes. Come join us through eerie landscapes and listen to our debut album, We Wish You Health. https://horsesofthegods.bandcamp.com/album/we-wish-you-health
History of horror, magic, theatre, storytelling, and more. Every Thursday I post a new โhorror momentโ and a range of other articles will pop up on Mondays. Look out for regular quizzes, writing insights, and my audio 'Tales from the Bat Book' series.