Books I Like: Point Horror
Somewhere at home, in my parents’ house, under my old bed or under stacks of broken toys in one of the wardrobes or under Christmas decorations in the attic is a box of books. There are, I would guess, 40 or 50 of these paperbacks, all the spines broken, the pages dog-eared and the covers worn. Most of them cost £3.99 at the time although as the years went by, this rose to a staggering £4.99. They all have gaudy, illustrated covers reminiscent of seventies and eighties cheap slasher films. These books are Point Horrors.
The first book I read in the series was The Babysitter by RL Stine. I don’t know what age I was – (although I’d make a guess at 10) – but the books were all about 15 and 16 year olds being stalked by serial killers or murderous ghosts and I was probably too young. From the moment I picked up The Babysitter, the Point Horror books were a constant companion for the next few years. Read the rest of this entry »
Edinburgh
Last week I went to Edinburgh for the first time. It’s a beautiful city and if you have never visited, I highly recommend it.
Here’s what we got up to.
We saw lots of nice architecture.
#69 Facts About Me
I saw this trending on Twitter so I thought I’d give it a go here.
1. I have one sibling; a brother called Paul.
2. I am from Leitrim originally, a town called Mohill.
3. I am the eldest of all the cousins on both sides of the family.
4. I cannot drive.
5. I can touch-type (learned in Transition Year).
6. My first published story was called ‘White Fox’.
7. I crack my knuckles.
8. I was once on RTE’s answer to Blue Peter, Echo Island. I was on the Hot Seat Quiz where I answered questions on the Meryl Streep film, The River Wild.
9. My father is an undertaker, as his father was before him.
10. I almost appeared in Katherine Lynch’s second series as an extra with my mum. But she laughed so we were cut.