Joe Pasquale To Sign Copies of His Debut Horror Book at Southend Waterstones

24 Jul Joe Pasquale To Sign Copies of His Debut Horror Book at Southend Waterstones

Joe Pasquale, one of Britain’s best-loved comedians, will be at Waterstones Southend on Saturday 28th July for one hour only, from 11 am until 12 pm, signing copies of his debut collection of horror short stories, Deadknobs And Doomsticks.

Joe, who will be at the Palace Theatre with his Some Mother’s Do ‘Ave ‘Em show, where he plays the iconic character, Frank Spencer, will be taking an hour out to sign copies of the hardback book which he has also illustrated.

Joe has also just completed narrating the audiobook version which is now on sale on Amazon, Audible, iTunes and Kobo audiobooks. The book comprises of 13 widely varying horror stories, many with a theme of bullying.

“Some of the stories do have biographical elements.” Joe said “Many draw from my childhood where I was bullied because of my voice. Ironically, my voice became my trademark which hopefully sends a message out there to other people being bullied that difference is not a weakness but something you can turn into a strength.”

Joe, a keen horror fan and film buff began a creative writing and advanced writing course following the start of an Open University degree in GeoScience which he is undertaking. “On the flight to Australia for I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, I picked up a book entitled Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers and since then I have been embracing new experiences. I’ve learned to fly, parachuted, ran a marathon, learned to box. So, I thought what else hadn’t I done and writing this book was an extension of the writing courses I was doing.” Joe said.

The stories, each accompanied with a watercolour illustration by Joe, are as diverse as the drawings themselves. The tales are set in different decades, centuries and in the future, each with a different perspective and twist on life and the supernatural. Joe’s surreal dark humour purveys in many of the tales which can be read by young adults upwards with a caution about strong language in some of the tales.

“Tales of horror and supernatural are perfect for short stories,” Joe said, “I wanted to write short stories that people could read in one sitting. I’ve loved writing the book and already have book number two planned.”

Joe will be at the Palace Theatre with Some Mother’s Do ‘Ave ‘Em from Tuesday 24th July until Saturday 28h July.

Deadknobs And Doomsticks is published in hardback, eBook and audiobook.