: About Me

I am a retired Helium steward covering movies in the entertainment channel, I find myself with little free time on my hands at present, but am more than happy to lend a hand where needed.

Without any training or previous experience I stumbled upon review writing in 2005. Over the last few years my writing has improved, hopefully drastically. I now make a reasonable second income writing reviews in books, publications, and online review websites. I try to write in a manner everyone can understand, none of this reading while sat with a dictionary trying to identify the meaning behind the big words I have learned this week, I put this factor down to my continued success.

In joining Helium I was unsure of my writing ability, and while I know I have an awful lot to learn, entering into the spirit of things and writing an article that gets to the number 1 spot sometimes over 100 other writers is a thrill and a buzz that money simply cannot buy. Helium provides a certain joy that no other site of its type can deliver.

A big fan of movies my heart lies in the world of horror. My passion is Italian thrillers also known as Giallo, and Italian Horror.

I now work full time writing on review sites and printed publications.

My passion is ...

Horror Movies

I know too much about ...

Italian Horror

My parents always told me ...

Shut Up

My childhood ambition ...

I wanted to be a policeman or a lawyer

My favorite memory ...

Not sure

Why I write ...

Because I enjoy it, I also like the money

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

I seldom read books, but plenty of magazines. Favorite music at the moment: Cerys Matthews

My first job ...

Waiter

My best moment ...

Still to come

My inspiration ...

A little lacking

Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Clive Barker's Dread

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The name Clive Barker is pretty much one of the most notorious names in horror. The author always is very quick to point out that when horror comes calling it won't have a happy ending. Few of Barker's novels allow the hero to survive. While the authors writing is as popular as ever, movie production has been a little erratic. Hellraiser was incredibly popular but followed by the awful Nightbreed and half a dozen Hellraiser sequels (Not written by Barker by still attributed to him). Candyman again bought the author great visual acclaim, but again was followed by lesser quality movies and y...

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