Marc Cutting

I'm just a socially awkward guy who happens to think that he can write stories. 

I love the works of HP Lovecraft and have read all his short stories, I find that horror is a genre that, for all its cliches in the film industry, still endures in literary works and that no two horror stories are the same. I love how sometimes what is implied can be just as scary as what is actually seen, if not scarier. 

I adore Bram Stoker's Dracula and have also read Dacre Stoker's 'sequel' Dracula the Undead. Which is probably the worst piece of fiction I have ever read and should not even be associated with its predecessor. 

Tolkein's Lord of the Rings books are amongst my favourite in the fantasy genre, the films are also my favourite ever, what a master class in film making. I also love The Hobbit.

I also enjoy fantasy adventure video games and strategy games. As a result of my interests my own works tend to be influenced by these spheres.


A short list of my favourite works:

1: J RR Tolkien's 'The Lord of The Rings'
2: Bram Stoker's 'Dracula'
3: HP Lovecraft's 'The Shadow Over Innsmouth'
4: HP Lovecraft's 'The Case of Charles Dexter Ward'
5: Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein'

I don't particularly love poetry, but there is one poet whose works I really enjoy; Percy Shelley.
My favourite poem by Shelley has to be: The Cloud.