Exploding retro tech, dark mysteries, and 10 tales to tickle ribs and chill Spines

I’m thrilled to share the news that my short story collection, Phil’s Marvellous Machine and Other Stories, is officially available now across multiple formats.

Suitable for teens, and adults of (almost) all ages, this collection brings together ten different tales of comedy, mystery, and a touch of the uncanny.

• Phil’s Marvellous Machine: Phil’s childhood friend, old Mr. Murray, becomes an early owner of a brand-new video recorder—and everything changes from there.

Alongside Phil’s Marvellous Machine, there are nine other stories to tickle ribs and chill spines:

• Sally: A soldier gambles for a grotesque prize.
• Sketchers: A teenage girl’s obsession with a pair of shoes becomes dangerously consuming.
• The Terrier Terror: An unrelenting Yorkshire terrier threatens to destroy Ron’s fragile order.
• The Drowning: A surreal dream rapidly turns into a living nightmare.
• The Girl With The Watering-can: An old man steadfastly avoids the idea of grandchildren—until a chance encounter changes his heart.
• Dressed for Death: Private-eye Jeffrey Sterling is hired as a ghost hunter by an unlikely duo.
• Ben and the Factory: A first day at work unravels into metal-twisted oddities and bizarre foot-sterilising rituals.
• A Glitch in Time: Anne Turner receives a visitor bearing a grave, impossible warning.
• Thump!: An old house, a young man, and the unsettling things that go bump in the night.

Grab your copy in your preferred format here

copyright Martin Gregory 2026