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About ashleymanningwriter

Young Adult Fiction writer. Horror and fantasy blended together.

Magic in London – Whistling

Posted on December 23, 2022 by ashleymanningwriter

Undecipherable babble bubbled through the crowd as Chuck walked down Shaftsbury Avenue towards Piccadilly Circus. The taste of buffalo sauce still lingering in his mouth from the burger he’d eaten half hour before at a little burger joint in Soho … Continue reading →

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The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks

Posted on December 22, 2022 by ashleymanningwriter

The Wasp Factory was the first published novel by Iain Banks. Originally Banks wanted to be a science fiction writer, and spent the majority of the seventies writing sci-fi novels that didn’t get picked up. After being fed up with … Continue reading →

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Decision to Leave – Film Review

Posted on December 21, 2022 by ashleymanningwriter

Director: Park Chan-wook Writers: Jeong Seo-kyeong, and Park Chan-wook Starring: Tang Wi and Park Hae-il Rating: ★★★★ Park Chan-wook’s new film is Decision to Leave, a romantic thriller that follows detective Hae-Jun (Park Hae-il) as he investigates the death of … Continue reading →

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Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead – Volume 8 – Manga Review

Posted on December 20, 2022 by ashleymanningwriter

With Volume 8, Zom 100 goes back to having almost completely stand alone stories where the characters get up to zany adventures while slowly weaving their way through Japan to try and find a cure for the zombie apocalypse. The … Continue reading →

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Asadora! – Volume 6 – Manga Review

Posted on December 19, 2022 by ashleymanningwriter

Asadora! is a fantasy/historical drama manga by Naoki Urasawa that follows Asa Asada, a school girl who also works as a secret pilot for the government to monitor a potential kaiju (giant monster) situation that has been spotted off the … Continue reading →

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