Born in 1958, Simon Clark lives in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. His short stories have appeared in several magazines and anthologies, including Darklands 2, Dark Voices 5 and The Year’s Best Horror Stories (four times). He has published a collection of short stories, Blood and Grit, and four earlier novels, Nailed by the Heart, Blood Crazy, Darker and King Blood. His work has been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and he has also written prose material for the internationally famous rock band U2.