Samantha Lee Howe
Samantha Lee Howe began her professional writing career in 2007 and has been working as a freelance writer for small, medium and large publishers, predominately writing horror and fantasy under the pen name Sam Stone. This body of work includes 13 novels 5 novellas, 3 collections, over 40 short stories, an audio drama and a Doctor Who spin-off drama that went to DVD.
Jul
05
2025
It was the second year for the Sykehouse Film Festival in Doncaster over the weekend, and I was honoured to not only be a sponsor again this year but also return as a judge for the film that made...
Apr
24
2025
Editor-at-Large Maxim Jakubowski is thrilled to announce the acquisition of two strikingly different books by a married couple. USA Today bestselling author Samantha Lee Howe introduces a smart and seductive new cosy crime series, Mel Greenway Investigates, while David...
Nov
11
2024
We all love a creepy novel for the winter, and 2024 brings a new, terrifying book from S L Howe. The Soul Thief is described as a Gothic Thriller and promises to chill the bones and get you looking...
Aug
19
2024
Many of you will remember that back in June this year I was proud to attend and be a sponsor of the Sykehouse International Film Festival, now the team behind that event are bringing us the Sykehouse Film and...
Jul
06
2024
What an amazing weekend at Sykehouse for the first Sykehouse International Film Festival and Awards. I had the honour to be asked along to the prestigious event and also for Blazing Minds to be a sponsor for the first...
Feb
26
2024
Today I not only bring you news of the launch of the Sykehouse Film Festival but also a very special announcement about the event that has been set up to reward international filmmakers that takes place this June at...
Jun
07
2023
Blazing Minds have always loved the work of Samantha Lee Howe so today we are very pleased to bring you an interview with the award-winning author about her writing and her novel Stranger in Our Bed being made into...
Aug
22
2022
A while back we brought you a review of the brilliant novel by Samantha Lee Howe titled The Stranger in Our Bed, back then we mentioned that it was being adapted into a feature film and more recently we...
Jun
29
2022
A while back we brought you a review of the brilliant novel by Samantha Lee Howe titled The Stranger in Our Bed, back then we mentioned that it was being adapted into a feature film and today we are...
Apr
12
2020
My first word after reading The Stranger in Our Bed was WOW!
I seriously cannot believe this is Sam’s first psychological thriller. I have read many books of Sam’s, from a horror/fantasy genre, but this book has no doubt got...
Feb
18
2020
It was Halloween and it was time to start the 5-6 hour journey down to Great Yarmouth. What the weekend held for us, who knows, but one thing was for sure Sci-Fi Weekender was all about the family, and...
Nov
19
2019
I've been doing the prestigious Sci-Fi Weekender events since SFW4 and this year I was honoured to be one of the official photographers for the SFW Awards at SFW X, the 10th Sci-Fi Weekender that opened its doors at...
