Monthly Archives: August 2025

Update: August 2025

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Why have I included an image of me on Dartmoor beneath the moon? I’ve no idea, but here’s a quick overview of what I’ve been up to lately with my writing.

Medium – New cinema release reviews and film articles are ongoing.

Substack – The above new release film reviews are syndicated to Substack for all readers, but paid subscribers get all my other Medium film articles too. In addition, they are presently enjoying my dystopian sci-fi short story Sweet Dreams, part of my anthology Love and Other Punishments. Substack subscribers are also about to get access to my horror-thriller novel The Hobbford Giant, as it will be serialised as an exclusive on that platform. Watch this space.

Patreon – At this time of year, I prepare a full account of which of my annual September to August writing goals I’ve achieved. However, the main focus this month has been the ongoing work on the epic sequel to my as-yet unpublished dark fairy tale/horror story for children, The Faerie Gate. I’ve been working on this project since 2021 as a bit of a side project, slowly chipping away.

Dillon on Film – My weekly film podcast has now launched and can be heard on Spotify, Amazon, Apple, and various other platforms.

Other Novel News – I’ve also planning the second novel in the mystery thriller series I began earlier this year. On top of that, I’m polishing up the manuscript of a novel I wrote in early 2024, as I prepare to submit it to literary agents. In short, it’s an extremely busy time in the Dillon Empire.

That’s about it for now. I’ll update you again next month.

Dillon on Film: A New Podcast

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A lot of you wonderful regular readers follow my new release film reviews on Substack. If you’d also like to hear me prattle about them in addition to reading my scribblings, you can now check out my new weekly podcast, Dillon on Film. It’s presented by the excellent Michael Kenny, who ensures I don’t waffle too much and keeps me on a leash. A bit like Governor Tarkin to my Darth Vader.

The first episode is available on Spotify now (click here) and features my spoiler-free thoughts on Weapons, Freakier Friday, the odd tangential rant (spoilerific trailers are in my crosshairs this week), and a classic film slot for Pulp Fiction (1994). The intention is to release new episodes every Friday, discussing films released in UK cinemas the previous week (my reviews will have appeared on Medium and Substack before each podcast). I say “release” rather than “drop” because “drop” just sounds careless, as though it might break. Who decided to start “dropping” things, all of a sudden?

Anyway, I hope you’ll check out Dillon on Film. Yes, I know everyone has a bloody podcast these days. Yes, I know some of you find the prospect of adding yet another to your regular listening as welcome as news of another Disney live action remake of an animated classic. And yes, if you really can’t bear to give us a listen, with counselling, I’m sure I’ll come to forgive you. But why not give it a whirl all the same? I’m also supposed to ask you to (checks notes) subscribe and give a five-star rating. If you feel so inclined, I would be most grateful.

We intend to syndicate this podcast to other platforms too (including Apple and Amazon), so watch this space.