About Johnny Mains
I look for lost ghosts in old fiction. I try and bring back authors lost to time. I also write my own fiction/non-fiction.
I edit books for the British Library like CELTIC WEIRD, SCOTLAND THE STRANGE, HALLOWEIRD, THE DEAD OF SUMMER and ILLUSIONS OF PRESENCE.
If you'd like to hire me for stuff, email me: mainsmainsmainsAToutlookDOTcom
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THERE’S ALWAYS ROMERO INTERVIEW BY JOHNNY MAINS This interview was conducted with the late George Romero on 7.8.2014 not long after his visit to London Film and Comic Con where I first met him and gave him a copy of an anthology that his short story ‘Clay’ had appeared in. As it was a UK book club edition, George had never received a copy and was thrilled to get it. JOHNNY MAINS: Do yo...
THERE'S ALWAYS ROMERO
Sep 12, 2026
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To celebrate the birth of M.R. James who was born on this day 1862, I have made available my short story 'Aldeburgh', a sequel to his celebrated and oft-anthologised tale 'A Warning to the Curious'. It was originally published in Terror Tales of East Anglia (2012) and edited by the august Paul Finch. When I was first approached by Paul to write a story for the anthology, my only thought was to wri...
ALDEBURGH
Aug 01, 2026
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