User:Shemmo

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Marc Shemmans was born in Birmingham, England in 1971, the child of Tony and Kathleen. It was at the tender age of ten that he discovered dark fiction and it was from that moment on that he began writing short stories and poetry.

In 1990 he met his future wife Joanne Shemmans, who was to prove a major source of inspiration and support for his work. A fellow horror enthusiast, she was also a writer. They married in 1993 at 21 years old and in 1997, they had their only child Marc Peter.

In 2002, his first published story 'The Last Bus' appeared in Graveyard Rendezvous. Since then, more of his work has appeared in 'The Horror Express', 'Waxing and Waning' and many anthologies.

The inspiration for his fiction comes from life experience. He reads many authors and names the likes of Graham Masterton, Bret Easton Ellis and Dean Koontz as major influences. He is currently working on a screenplay and comic with artist Dion Hamill.

In late 2002 he created the magazine The Horror Express. This literature magazine specializes in dark fiction. It has published fiction and interviews from great writers such as Dean Koontz, Graham Masterton, Shaun Hutson, Tim Lebbon, Tom Piccirilli, Storm Constantine, Guy N Smith and Joanne Shemmans.

He was also instumental amd allied to the project 'Old Blood New Souls' published by Horror Express (eventually), but neglected to give a shit about the contributors or their future fate. He is a much maligned figure on the internet. As the only person he is concerned about is himself. Do yourself a favour, stay away from ANYTHING that has the words Marc Shemmans attached to it - if not, you'll be sorry........self publish on the internet, use a photo copier........forget this guy.....