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Spectre of Springwell Forest

Spectre of Springwell Forest

A mother comes to believe her young daughter is cursed, after discovering a mysterious painting in her new home.

2021

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A Complete List of My Novels

Gothic mystery, sci-fi, children’s adventures, and the odd romantic drama. Something for everyone.

5 min readApr 1, 2023

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A Complete List of My Novels

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Simon Dillon: Where Did He Come From, and Can We Put Him Back?

Novelist. Short Story-ist. Film enthusiast. Book enthusiast. Purveyor of sarcasm and dark humour. And somehow, he escaped…

15 min readFeb 15, 2021

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Simon Dillon: Where Did He Come From, and Can We Put Him Back?

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A Story Isn’t A Sermon

Writer Q&A with Simon Dillon

11 min readFeb 17, 2023

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A Story Isn’t A Sermon

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A Novel to Offend Everyone: Peaceful Quiet Lives

Alex Garland’s new film doesn’t explore the political issues that might trigger a second US civil war, but my 2021 dystopian romance does

4 min read1 day ago

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A Novel to Offend Everyone: Peaceful Quiet Lives

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Film Review — Civil War

Alex Garland’s dystopian thriller imagining of America at war with itself eschews politics but gets top marks for shock and awe

4 min read3 days ago

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Film Review — Civil War

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Film Review — The First Omen

For at least an hour, Arkasha Stevenson’s horror prequel is surprisingly effective

5 min read5 days ago

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Film Review — The First Omen

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Mad Max Films Ranked

A pre-Furiosa countdown of George Miller’s apocalyptic action extravaganzas

5 min read6 days ago

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Mad Max Films Ranked

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Film Review — Monkey Man

Dev Patel makes his directorial debut with a brutally violent, politically potent action thriller

4 min readApr 8, 2024

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Film Review — Monkey Man

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Speed: 30 Years On

Three decades haven’t diminished the bomb-on-bus thrills of Jan De Bont’s action classic starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock

5 min readApr 6, 2024

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Speed: 30 Years On

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Film Review — Mothers’ Instinct

Jessica Chastain and Anne Hathaway chew scenery in Benoît Delhomme’s solid psychological thriller

3 min readApr 5, 2024

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Film Review — Mothers’ Instinct

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Simon Dillon

Simon Dillon

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Novelist and Short Story-ist. Film and Book Lover. If you cut me, I bleed celluloid and paper pulp. Blog: www.simondillonbooks.wordpress.com

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