Noir fiction thrives in shadow—where motives are compromised, outcomes are uncertain, and morality rarely survives intact. These posts explore stories shaped by tension, flawed characters, and quiet inevitability, where choices carry weight and consequences linger long after the final act.
Linda and Anthony hide their affair inside second SIM cards, swapping identities before anyone can trace their secret messages. Her suspicious husband checks the phone daily and finds nothing. She watches him search, pleased by the deception. But objects carry dangerous truths, and every hidden thing can eventually be found.
Hidden Secrets: Double SIM Tricks and Games of Deception Read More »
Anger demands action, but writers can make better use of it. Save the clenched jaw, cruel thought and flash of primitive justice. Distil those sensations into characters, motives and psychological tension. On the page, frustration becomes more than an emotion. It becomes fuel for fiction that knows where darkness hides.
How to Save Your Anger and Frustration—Then Turn Them into Dark Fiction Read More »
A compelling thriller should feel like forbidden chocolate: sweet enough to tempt, dark enough to disturb and impossible to put down. Michael Forman explains how moral ambiguity, persuasive villains, earned twists and unresolved endings can turn a familiar plot into something deliciously dangerous that readers cannot resist or forget afterward.
Sweet, Dark and Deadly: The Chocolate Recipe for a Thriller Plot Read More »
Some of popular music’s sweetest melodies conceal possessiveness, surveillance and pursuit. From The Police and Blondie to George Formby, familiar songs make troubling behaviour sound romantic, playful or harmless. Why do we happily sing along—and what happens when the music stops and the watcher remains outside our window tonight?
Stalking Songs That Resonate Well With Music Lovers (but really shouldn’t) Read More »
DNA does not frighten me. It merely rewards patience. Investigators can catalogue every trace I leave, but a profile without a name is only a ghost. Between storms, I smile at neighbours, kiss my wife, and wait for another secretive stranger to mistake Mr Average for someone safe at night.
Disrupting The DNA Chain. Getting Around the Science (if neccessary) Read More »
Sweeney Todd is remembered for razors, blood and some deeply suspicious meat pies. Beneath the spectacle, however, lies a darker question: when does understandable revenge become chosen evil? The musical draws us towards a wronged man, then leaves us wondering exactly when our sympathy turned into complicity with his crimes.
Sweeney Todd: Moral Ambiguity Behind the Bloody Horror Read More »
A yachtsman’s routine morning near Moreton Island turned horrifying when a tangled rope released a young woman’s body beneath his anchored vessel. With no reported missing tourists, no confirmed identity and no known cause of death, police are searching Lucinda Bay and surrounding waterways for answers to a disturbing mystery.
Body Found Underneath Boat Anchored Near Moreton Island Read More »
Noir is more than rain-soaked streets and dangerous women. It explores flawed people, hidden motives and choices made under pressure. In SEETHINGS, moral ambiguity turns intimate relationships into unstable territory, where pain, resentment and desire blur the line between victim and villain—and truth depends on who is telling it.
What Is Noir? Morally Questionable, Dark Choices and the Truth Beneath the Shadows Read More »
A nyctophile is someone drawn to night, darkness, and the freedom that arrives after sunset. But this is not just a definition. It is about feeling calmer, clearer, and more honest when the world goes quiet — when the careful daytime voice fades and the private self begins to speak.
I’m a Nyctophile: Why I Feel More Like Myself at Night Read More »
The Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale has begun! Thousands of discounted ebooks across every genre are waiting to be discovered—including my SEETHINGS trilogy. If psychological suspense, hidden motives, betrayal, and sinister twists are your kind of fiction, July is the perfect time to dive into a dark new read.
Thousands of Great Reads. Three Very Dark Ones On Sale Now. Read More »