I’m Ray Newman, a writer, editor and content designer based in Bristol.
My crime novel The Grave Digger’s Boy was published in 2019 and my short ghost stories are collected in Municipal Gothic and Intervals of Darkness.
I post on my blog my fairly regularly. Recent posts are below or you can check out the whole back catalogue.
Recent posts
Broken Veil Series 2 – secrets and lies in haunted Essex
Series 2 of the found footage horror podcast Broken Veil builds and improves on the first season with a focus on the audio uncanny. Arguably my positive reaction to Broken Veil, verging now on fanboyish, is because this is media made for people exactly like me, by people rather like me. Creators Joel Morris and…
12 thoughts about liminal horror
The new film Backrooms directed by Kane Parsons has everyone talking about ‘liminal horror’. As someone who writes stories which might fit into this bracket, I’m excited to have a new sub-genre to ponder. Here are some initial thoughts – reactions, almost – to a phrase I had not heard until about three days ago.…
Lists, curation and the power of brevity
Lists and guides can be a great way to find new books to read, films to watch and music to listen to. They’re also difficult to put together and seem to make people furious. As I write, the most recent list to have riled people was The Guardian’s top 100 novels of all time. The…
Precast Reinforced Concrete Heart 