BIOGRAPHY
GREGORY ALEXANDER SHARP is a professional services executive who has worked for some of the world's best known tech and consulting companies. He's always been something of a storyteller, and a huge fan of the supernatural tales that made his spine tingle as a boy.
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NOVELS:
IL LUPO, his first published novel, draws on Greg's love for the classic Hollywood horror movies (think Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, and of course, Lon Chaney Jnr), but also on his own personal experiences with loss, and grief, and anxiety. Il Lupo tells the story of Nick Frobisher and Charlie Mortimer, and what happens when they take a vacation together to Italy. Ultimately they find themselves confronted by a man who stands accused of being a werewolf. Woven together with a real sense of building tension and jeopardy, and with a smattering of Greg's sense of humour, Il Lupo is the first book he always wanted to write.
KILL AND CURE builds on the themes from Il Lupo and drives them ever further, with Nick Frobisher struggling to manage the stresses of work, grief, and his best friend's lycanthropy. We are introduced to gangsters and vampires, and we reconnect with familiar characters. Kill And Cure has been written in such a way that it can be read as a sequel to Il Lupo, or can easily stand alone as a distinct story.
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SHORT-STORIES:
THE BRIDGE, which touches on how adult problems can easily cause damage to teenagers in the home. Again, Greg brings personal experiences to the fore here. In less than four thousand words, we are introduced to a broken heart, a disrupted education, bullying, public humiliation, the perils of social media, and mental health problems... oh, and watch out for the ghost!
THE TRAPDOOR is st in post-war Britain where young Billy lives on a street where the bombed ruins of house Number Seven hold much fascination. The other children are afraid to go into the ruins which were once the home of the mysterious Mr. Smith, but not Billy, he is a brave boy. One dark night, Billy decides to explore the ruins by himself, convinced that he will be able to hear echoes from the past.
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PODCASTS:
POD BY THE FIRESIDE is Greg's own podcast. Check it out for free on Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, and listen to a variety of shows including a series on werewolves in mythology and folklore, movies, and fiction. You can also hear interviews with authors Fenrir Thorvaldsen, and Adrien Lopez, as well as Greg delivering readings from his own work.
A SERIAL (KILLER) DRAMA: WEREWOLF THE PODCAST is a weekly serial drama following the adventures of Wil the Werewolf and his wolf-soul alter-ego, Fen. This is Fenrir Thorvaldsen's show, and Greg voice-acts a number of the characters, including Simon - The Professor, and William Marshal. Additionally, Greg was invited to collaborate on writing the show, and personally wrote and acted in episode 145 - Oh, What A Knight, and many more besides. Available for free on Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts.
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WORK IN PROGRESS:
Greg is currently working on a new novel which promises to be a tale of friendship, betrayal, love, loss, and revenge!
Additionally, Greg is collaborating with Fenrir Thorvaldsen on a novel which tells many of the stories they co-created in Werewolf The Podcast.
Watch this space.
