Simon Bleaken

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Horror author, Pagan, introvert, nerd, Star Trek fan, and slave to two cats.... (he/him) BFS/OBOD/Mensa/Egypt Exploration Society (UK)

Indie Horror Chapter 4, the Liner, Liverpool. April 11th.
Innsmouth Literary Festival, September 19th 2026, King's House Bedford
INNSMOUTH LITERARY FESTIVAL, Saturday September 19th, King's House, Bedford
schlock webzine cover, a woman in silver sci-fi armour.
Tiffin, tuxedo cat, sitting on a cushion
11th April, The Liner, Liverpool 11:00-16:00 Free entry.
THE EMPIRE OF THE MOON AND STARS By Simon Bleaken out now in paperback, Kindle and Kindle Unlimited.
The man murdered today by ICE has been identified as 37-year-old Alex Pretti of South Minneapolis.
The Power of Poetry with things falling apart and anarchy let loose, it was only poetry, he found, which had any use, so he reached for his copy of The Complete Works of Yeats and bludgeoned the President of the United States - Brian Bilston
Sleeping cat
Tiffin, a tuxedo cat, asleep on some Latin textbooks
Cover of The Empire of the Moon and Stars and Other Stories by Simon Bleaken
My cat, Tiffin, with my finger to her mouth - Tiffin, or Dr Evil?
Attending author Simon Bleaken, Liverpool Horror Book Con. The Liner, Liverpool 11th April, 11am to 4pm. Free entry.
A touch of silence and other Tales
Codex Of Pleasure And Pain – A Sonic Tribute to Clive Barker’s Hellraiser (published by Eighth Tower Records, dl + Cd + Book).
Back on the 6th of September, Indie Horror Chapter 3 was unleashed on Weston-super-Mare. - Group shot of all attending authors
Innsmouth Literary Festival 2025
Hotel of Haunts October 13th 2025
INDIE HORROR CHAPTER 3 Saturday 6th September, The Royal Hotel, Weston-super-Mare. 11am-4:30pm. Free entry.
THE EMPIRE OF THE MOON AND STARS AND OTHER STORIES By Simon Bleaken - review by Catriona Mowat
Innsmouth Literary Festival 2025 in Bedford, UK - 27th September. Tickets on sale online now.
Ghosts will Haunt My Bones by Patrick Winters
Weston Horror Book Con, 6th September, The Royal Hotel, free entry.
Bio-Mechanik stories inspired by H R Giger’s art
A Touch of Silence and Other Tales, The Basement of Dreams and Other Tales, Within the Flames and Other Stories and the Empire of the Moon and Stars and Other Stories, all by Simon Bleaken
Hotel of Haunts available for pre-order
Silence Next the Sea and Other Stories
THE EMPIRE OF THE MOON AND STARS by Simon Bleaken
ILF25
The Basement of Dreams and Other Tales by Simon Bleaken, Kindle version on sale from August 5th to 12th, on Amazon.com
BIO-MECHANIK. TRIBUTE TO THE ART OF H.R. GIGER (music CD and book available from Eighth Tower Publications)
Bio-Mechanik from Eighth Tower Publications
Catriona Mowat’s debut ‘Beyond the Smoke and Shadow’.
Cover of the Empire of the Moon and Stars and Other Stories by Simon Bleaken
Indie Horror Chapter at Weston-super-Mare on the 6th of September. Free entry.
Shadow of Chaos by Tim Mendees
Cover of the Empire of the Moon and Stars and Other Stories by Simon Bleaken
Cover of the Empire of the Moon and Stars and Other Stories by Simon Bleaken
Hospital of Haunts cover and review
The Empire of the Moon and Stars and Other Stories by Simon Bleaken
Cover of Tales of Folk Horror from Red Cape Publishing
Cover of the Empire of the Moon and Stars and Other Stories by Simon Bleaken
Tales of Folk Horror from Red Cape Publishing
Covers of The Basement of Dreams and Other Tales, A Touch of Silence and Other Tales, Within the Flames and Other Stories, and The Empire of the Moon and Stars and Other Stories, all by Simon Bleaken
The Empire of the Moon and Stars and Other Stories by Simon Bleaken
Cover preview for Ashes of August Manor by Blaine Daigle, releasing June 10th
Cover of the Empire of the Moon and Stars and Other Stories by Simon Bleaken
Cover of the Empire of the Moon and Stars and Other Stories by Simon Bleaken
Cover of Weird Fiction Quarterly ghosts issue
Innsmouth Literary Festival 2025, 27th September, King's House, Bedford
Indie horror chapter's weston horror book con, 6th September 2025, the Royal Hotel, Weston-super-Mare. Free entry.
Me with Tiffin
Cover of the Empire of the Moon and Stars and Other Stories by Simon Bleaken
Cover of Tales of Folk Horror from Red Cape Publishing, compiled by Christopher Stagg.
List of authors in both anthologies
Cover of the Empire of the Moon and Stars and Other Stories by Simon Bleaken
Cover of the Empire of the Moon and Stars and Other Stories by Simon Bleaken
Innsmouth Literary Festival 2025 will take place on Saturday 27th Sept at the King’s House Centre in Bedford. Our third year will see the usual unique Innsmouthian blend of authors, artists, traders, gaming, goodie bag and photo ops along with a Friday night quiz and an extended RPG session on the Sunday. Tickets are available now, and full details will be sent on booking. Check back here, or our Facebook page, for regular updates and news. See you in Innsmouth! https://www.innsmouthgold.com/innsmouth-literary-festival