Eyepennies

Here are some comments on Eyepennies:

“A musician emotionally scarred by a near-death experience is haunted by his past, his present and his future in this chilling, slow burn of a ghost story. Read it!” Ellen Datlow

“Mike O’Driscoll is without doubt one of our best writers. I often wish he wrote more, because when he does produce something new – such as the excellent Eyepennies – it’s truly an occasion for celebration” Tim Lebbon

“A musician struggles to come to terms with his existence following a near-death experience, in a world where reality is something elusive and the darkness is always waiting. A beautifully written, evocative novella” Alison Littlewood

“A beautiful story suffused with the entangled mysteries of pain and life, as radiant as it is dark: the best kind” Stephen Volk

"O’Driscoll delivers these emotions with a subtlety that surprises. He lulls you in and leaves you drained, as all good horror writers should. But he does this without big dramatic scenes and with a skilful underplaying – even the most horrific of scenes, that with Mark in the farmyard with a gun, is done through Mark’s eyes, and Mark cannot appreciate the true nature of what he is doing. If the rest of the novellas in this series are half as good as this, I look forward to them eagerly." Suite 101

The inspiration for Eyepennies came from a song by American singer-songwriter Mark Linkous, on the album It’s a Wonderful Life: youtube.com/watch?v=h7cXtu3-u6c.