Thrilled to announce my new novel DEATH SPELL will be unleashed on May 1st 2025!
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This ultra-gory satirical splatterpunk madness — think John Waters meets HG Lewis — can be preordered on kindle right now, and the paperback will be available on the day.

The amazing cover art is by @maciejkamuda_art

Here’s a handy guide to my published work so far, including my Carl John Lee titles.

Sensationally eerie Japanese folk-horror SHIKOKU (1999) may just be the most beautifully shot J-horror of the era. Part romantic melodrama, part ghost story, with plenty of chills and achingly gorgeous mountain vistas to set the longing, nostalgic tone. Wonderful stuff.

With its heavily manipulated image, J-horror ST JOHN'S WORT (2001) most closely resembles a PS2 survival horror game. I can see why some folk would hate this, but I adore the mix of point & click adventure, moody mansion exploration, and messed-up horror.

Psychotic Japanese splatter epic TOKYO GORE POLICE (2008) is like the offspring of Robocop and early Peter Jackson, a satirical sci-fi horror bloodbath drenched in spectacular gore effects. Arguably overlong, but undeniably insane, and with some truly unforgettable imagery.

Also, I have a new book out Dec 5th. Summer of the Monsters is part coming-of-age story, and part violent creature feature. I hope people dig it.

SENRITSU KAIKI FILE KOWASUGI! FILE 02: SHIVERING GHOST (2012), the second in Koji (Noroi) Shiraishi's found footage series, is part spooky ghost story, part weird cosmic horror. Two films in, and the appearance of the REPLAY screen is already inducing a Pavlovian response in me.

Fast-paced and action-packed, HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP (1980) is one of the definitive early 80s exploitation horror films, driven by James Horner’s eerie score, solid performances, and the incredible climactic siege, a flesh-tearing frenzy of outrageous violence.

Me on Twitter vs me on Bluesky

Tfw you’re starting over from scratch again.