Stoker

Roddy Doyle Interview: Ireland’s brilliant novelist talks ghosts, zombies, Dracula, music and Fernando Torres Thumbnail

Roddy Doyle Interview: Ireland’s brilliant novelist talks ghosts, zombies, Dracula, music and Fernando Torres

Posted by Dr Claire McKechnie on September 27, 2011 in News tagged with , , , ,

This interview published in The Telegraph may of interest! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bath-childrens-literature/8782207/Roddy-Doyle-interview.html By Martin Chilton Roddy Doyle's recent book of short stories, Bullfighting, captured wonderfully the vaguely comic despair of middle-aged manhood. When I told him I'd enjoyed the book, Doyle replied: "If it's happening, you may as well use it. I just wish more middle-aged men would buy bloody books." There doesn't seem much that Doyle can't let his imagination roam around and transform into beautiful, mo

St Patrick’s Day: Irish horror films to watch Thumbnail

St Patrick’s Day: Irish horror films to watch

Posted by Glennis Byron on March 17, 2011 in Blog tagged with , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

What to watch on St Patrick's Day? Here's a few suggestions for films with an Irish flavour (no Leprechauns)...