Eight Planets Bullied Nine, Until He Fell

In the vein of authors Kim Newman and H.P Lovecraft, this is a story that brings together genres and themes, into brand new territories.

Set in an alternate past of Gangsters and Gumshoes, caught in an unknowable, unstoppable game of cat and mouse, hurtling toward an end-game no-one could have predicted.
Mixing elements of mystery, thriller, horror and weird fiction, we are thrown into a story which soons begins to twist into contorted, skewed directions, uncontrollably hurtling towards a conclusion that will change everyone involved.

Originally written as part of the 10 SHORT OF 31 short story collection, released in October 2016, where every story was based upon a title provided by friends, peers and family - where every story was supposed to be written in a single day, a single sitting - with minimum planning or preparation. Based on the title alone.

This story was dedicated to my friend Jim Partridge who gave me the title.