Darren DashJan 15, 20201 minIndie Reader's Best Books and reviewI was delighted to see Molls Like It Hot get listed as one of Indie Reader's Best Reviewed Books Of December. You can see what other...
Darren DashAug 5, 20192 minMidsummer's Bottom plot sheetThis is a page of chapter notes that I wrote for Midsummer's Bottom. I often get asked (usually by budding authors) how I go about...
Darren DashNov 7, 20185 minAuthor notes for The Evil And The Pure - Part TwoAs with pretty much all authors, my literary influences are legion. I draw inspiration from all over the place, from things that happen...
Darren DashNov 6, 20185 minAuthor Notes for The Evil And The Pure - Part One.The Evil And The Pure was released on the 1st of February 2014, and marks the point where I started to use a completely different name...
Darren DashApr 24, 20181 minReviewers wantedMy new book, Midsummer's Bottom, will be going on sale on June 21st. I am currently submitting advance eCopies to reviewers, in the hope...
Darren DashApr 23, 20181 minComing soon to an Amazon store near you...My next book, Midsummer's Bottom, goes on sale this coming Midsummer's Day, June 21st. To find out more about it and pre-order the eBook,...
Darren DashApr 23, 20181 minWicked Shorts"This book was the epitome of exquisite weirdness. I loved it, and hoovered it down in less than a day. Excellent! Excellent! Excellent!"...
Darren DashMar 12, 20171 minSFX"Its luckless hero moves from ghastly scenarios to even ghastlier scenarios with such horrid reliability that his story reads like...
Darren DashMar 12, 20171 minCaptain WendyThere's a cool mention for An Other Place in a YouTube post by Captain Wendy, who cites it as one of her 3 favourite books that she read...
Darren DashMar 12, 20171 minDemented energy!"Existing somewhere between speculative fiction and straight-up horror, it brings to mind The Twilight Zone (as referenced by Newman at...
Darren DashMar 12, 20171 minVery unique ideas"The story was full of some very weird and unique ideas and Dash handles the world-building in a competent manner. The development of...
Darren DashMar 11, 20171 minDefinitely dirty!"This entry to Shan's adult collection carries the same flavour many of his other novels do: A dark world with dark characters, dark...
Darren DashMar 11, 20171 minMay cause dizziness!"I was warned ahead of time: Go in with an open mind. But as a frequent reader of bizarre fiction and an avid viewer of gore-heavy films,...
Darren DashMar 11, 20171 minUndeniably entertaining"Dash’s surreal tale has its share of unsettling moments; two of the most disturbing entail Riplan learning what type of currency the...
Darren DashMar 11, 20171 minA wonderfully weird cocktail!"An Other Place is a deliciously quirky novel that is surreal and powerful in equal measure. In the pages of the book Dash has crafted a...
Darren DashMar 11, 20171 minUtterly unique!"I can say, hands down, that An Other Place was the most weird, confusing, weird, thought-provoking, weird, interesting and weird thing...
Darren DashMar 11, 20171 minHooked from the get go!"This story had me hooked from the get go and I was constantly wondering what was going to happen next, what the city had in store for...
Darren DashDec 11, 20161 minGoodreadsI've been posting links to reviews by critics on this blog, but I often like to check out what other, more general readers think about...
Darren DashDec 11, 20161 minNot for your mother!"I won’t be recommending this book to my mother, as An Other Place is far from a crowd pleaser. I was advised by the author before I...
Darren DashDec 11, 20161 minNervous? Moi?!?Q: "An Other Place is somewhat of a different book for you. How do you feel, sending this new story on into the world? Nervous? Excited?"...