Em Dehaney

Burdizzo Book's Matty-Bob and Em invited some of their favourite indie authors to write stories inspired by their most beloved songs. The result is The Burdizzo Mix-Tape Vol.1, their most diverse anthology yet. These are tunes that resonate from the beach to the mountains, from rain dogs to spirits in the sky, from Old Ones to cold ones. Be it multi-dimensional romance across space and time, Cold War sexual paranoia, campfire cowboys, gypsy caravans or demented disco balls, there is a song for everyone within these pages. If music be the food of love, read on.

On a moonshadow wintry night, When the sky is a lake of black ink Afloat with the bloom of the dying light, The Wassailers will come to drink. Em Dehaney's evil Christmas poem The Wassailers is a traditional folk-tale with a terrifying twist, warning of the dangers of modern greed and consumerism. Krzysztof Wronski's pen and ink illustrations are dark, dense and dripping with old world menace. Burdizzo Books have brought the two together, along with foreword by Graham Masterton, in this gruesome yet gripping festive nightmare. Curl up by the fire, fill your cup with mulled wine and pray The Wassailers never knock on your door...