{"id":19,"date":"2021-04-08T09:17:35","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T09:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aaronlamont.co.uk\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2021-04-11T12:03:23","modified_gmt":"2021-04-11T12:03:23","slug":"writer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aaronlamont.co.uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Writer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Aaron Lamont is a London-based writer from Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He graduated from Royal Holloway in 2006, and has since built a career in theatre and audio drama. His first play Safer was staged at the Tristan Bates Theatre by Trifle Productions in 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since then, he has primarily worked in audio drama for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Big Finish<\/a>, regularly contributing to the award-winning range of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/hubs\/v\/dark-shadows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dark Shadows<\/a> audio dramas with producers Joseph Lidster and David Darlington. He is currently co-writing the next 13-part serial, Dark Shadows \u2013 Bloodline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aaron has gained a reputation for delivering particularly dark scripts, laced with a macabre sense of humour. He loves writing thrillers, science fiction and psychological horror, and enjoys working on continuing drama series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is always on the look-out for other projects &#8211; particularly in radio and TV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can hear trailers and extracts from his audio drama below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can contact Aaron using the form below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aslamont1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aaronlamont.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/twitter-icon-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-302\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/aaron.lamont.96\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aaronlamont.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/facebook-logo1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-322\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Tony &amp; Cassandra Mysteries&nbsp;&#8220;THE MYSTERY OF KARMINA SONATA&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>by AARON LAMONT <\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/910774039&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/david-darlington-2\" title=\"David Darlington\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"noopener\">David Darlington<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/david-darlington-2\/tony-and-cassandra\" title=\"Tony And Cassandra\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"noopener\">Tony And Cassandra<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>She\u2019s a witch and he\u2019s a private detective and when they get together it\u2019s magic\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Karmina Sonata arrives in their office, Tony and Cassandra think it\u2019s just another case. A s\u00e9ance gone wrong, a few violent deaths\u2026 Par for the course, if you specialize in the unusual. But what if this is not just another case? What if something else is going on? And what if, just if, their sins are about to find them out? Because for Tony and Cassandra, things will never be the same again\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/releases\/v\/the-tony-and-cassandra-mysteries-1657\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pre-order here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quartet HATE \u201cCLAWS\u201d<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>by AARON LAMONT [soundcloud url=&#8221;https:\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/328163093&#8243; params=&#8221;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;visual=true&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; height=&#8221;150&#8243; iframe=&#8221;true&#8221; \/] June 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Always whining, always shitting, always pissing &#8211; what will John do with that f*cking cat\u2026?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aaron joined with three writers and four actors to create a quartet of short plays for What Noise Productions.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/whatnoiseproductions.bandcamp.com\/album\/quartet-hate-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018Dreams of Long Ago\u2019&nbsp;&#8220;COBWEBS&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>by AARON LAMONT[soundcloud url=&#8221;https:\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/314218108&#8243; params=&#8221;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;visual=true&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; height=&#8221;150&#8243; iframe=&#8221;true&#8221; \/] May 2017<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Something is very wrong at Windcliff Sanitarium\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sebastian Shaw wakes from a nightmare, alone. There are no doctors\u2026 no nurses\u2026 just a tiny little spider weaving its web on his wall. And outside, in the hospital corridors, the Burned Man is calling for him again. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/releases\/v\/dreams-of-long-ago-1543\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reviewed by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.starburstmagazine.com\/reviews\/audio-reviews\/18268-audio-review-dark-shadows-dreams-of-long-ago\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Starburst Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.planetmondas.com\/2017\/05\/12\/review-dark-shadows-dreams-long-ago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Planet Mondas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogtorwho.com\/dreams-of-long-ago-dark-shadows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blogtor Who<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Deliver Us From Evil&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>by AARON LAMONT August 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/204072749&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/darkshadowsbfp\" title=\"DarkShadowsBFP\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"noopener\">DarkShadowsBFP<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/darkshadowsbfp\/48-deliver-us-from-evil\" title=\"48. Deliver Us From Evil\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"noopener\">48. Deliver Us From Evil<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;I need to tell you what happened\u2026\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cyrus Longworth \u2013 the man who has carried the Son of the Dark Lord in his head since the day he was born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sabrina Jennings \u2013 the woman who murdered her husband on their wedding night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alfie Chapman \u2013 the British tourist with a psychopathic streak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And Danielle Roget \u2013 the French murderess who possesses his girlfriend\u2019s body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unknown to all of them, they are caught in a tangled web of the Dark Lord&#8217;s making, which on this night will bring them together and see the culmination of a diabolical plan stretching back since the dawn of time. Because the Dark Lord has manipulated them all. And all hell is about to break loose. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/releases\/v\/deliver-us-from-evil-1155\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reviewed by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.starburstmagazine.com\/reviews\/audio-reviews\/12992-dark-shadows--deliver-us-from-evil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Starburst Magazine<\/a>&nbsp; \u201cA dark tale perfect for the Yuletide season\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scifibulletin.com\/us-tv\/dark-shadows\/dark-shadows-review-big-finish-audio-48-deliver-us-from-evil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sci-Fi Bulletin<\/a>&nbsp;\u201cOne hell of a story with a damned fine cast\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.collinsporthistoricalsociety.com\/2015\/08\/5-reasons-to-check-out-dark-shadows.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Collinsport Historical Society<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/readingisfunnotmental.blogspot.co.uk\/2017\/08\/dark-shadows-audio-book-48-deliver-us.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reading Is Fundamental<\/a>&nbsp;&#8220;This tale is a reminder of just how good these audio books can be&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Beyond the Grave&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>by AARON LAMONT October 2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/147021328&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/darkshadowsbfp\" title=\"DarkShadowsBFP\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"noopener\">DarkShadowsBFP<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/darkshadowsbfp\/38-beyond-the-grave\" title=\"38 Beyond The Grave\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"noopener\">38 Beyond The Grave<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cLadies and gentlemen, we apologise again for the difficulties we\u2019ve been having. If you\u2019ll excuse the expression, it seems we have a ghost in the machine\u2026\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>40 years ago, the paranormal television show Beyond the Grave broadcast a very special Halloween episode &#8211; live from Collinsport, Maine. Presenters Tom Lacey and Kate Ripperton introduced the nation to the legend of &#8216;Mad Jack&#8217;, the local fisherman who had reportedly haunted the town&#8217;s cemetery for over six decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The terrifying events that followed have become infamous. Suppressed and denied by the authorities, the episode was thought lost forever\u2026 until now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, for the first time in forty years, you can hear the true horror of that fateful night in Collinsport\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/releases\/v\/beyond-the-grave-884\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reviewed by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scifibulletin.com\/us-tv\/dark-shadows\/dark-shadows-review-big-finish-audio-38-beyond-the-grave\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sci-Fi Bulletin<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.collinsporthistoricalsociety.com\/2013\/11\/review-dark-shadows-beyond-grave.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Collinsport Historical Society<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.collinsporthistoricalsociety.com\/2014\/09\/dark-shadows-favorite-five.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Collinsport Historical Society Favorite Five<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thirdeyecinema.wordpress.com\/2013\/11\/04\/audio-drama-review-big-finishs-dark-shadows-beyond-the-grave\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Third Eye Cinema<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docohobigfinish.blogspot.co.uk\/2014\/08\/beyond-grave-written-by-aaron-lamont.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Doc Oho Reviews<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sfcrowsnest.org.uk\/dark-shadows-beyond-the-grave-by-aaron-lamont-cd-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SFcrowsnest Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.aaronlamont.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20131003131943vortex_BEYOND_THE_GRAVE_AARON_LAMONT.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Big Finish Vortex Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;The Haunted Refrain&#8221;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>by AARON LAMONT January 2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/147019705&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/darkshadowsbfp\" title=\"DarkShadowsBFP\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"noopener\">DarkShadowsBFP<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/darkshadowsbfp\/31-the-haunted-refrain\" title=\"31 The Haunted Refrain\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"noopener\">31 The Haunted Refrain<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u201cNobody here now. Nobody but me and them. Can&#8217;t you hear them? Scratch, scratch, scratch, scratch\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barbara loves her husband and their new home. But something is missing from her life. Something she can&#8217;t explain\u2026 Until, one day, she finds it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An old gramophone sits in the attic. And, on it, she hears the voice of man called Quentin Collins. A voice that talks back to her, begging her for help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Something has trapped the soul of Quentin Collins. But he isn&#8217;t alone\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/releases\/v\/the-haunted-refrain-813\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reviewed by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scifibulletin.com\/us-tv\/dark-shadows\/dark-shadows-review-big-finish-audio-31-the-haunted-refrain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sci-Fi Bulletin<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact Aaron<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wpcf7 no-js\" id=\"wpcf7-f21-o1\" lang=\"en-GB\" dir=\"ltr\" data-wpcf7-id=\"21\">\n<div class=\"screen-reader-response\"><p role=\"status\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\"><\/p> <ul><\/ul><\/div>\n<form action=\"\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19#wpcf7-f21-o1\" method=\"post\" class=\"wpcf7-form init\" aria-label=\"Contact form\" novalidate=\"novalidate\" data-status=\"init\">\n<fieldset class=\"hidden-fields-container\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7\" value=\"21\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_version\" value=\"6.1.5\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_locale\" value=\"en_GB\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_unit_tag\" value=\"wpcf7-f21-o1\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_container_post\" value=\"0\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_posted_data_hash\" value=\"\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_recaptcha_response\" value=\"\" \/>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p><label> Your name<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-name\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"your-name\" \/><\/span> <\/label>\n<\/p>\n<p><label> Your email<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-email\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-email wpcf7-validates-as-required wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-email\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"email\" name=\"your-email\" \/><\/span> <\/label>\n<\/p>\n<p><label> Subject<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-subject\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"your-subject\" \/><\/span> <\/label>\n<\/p>\n<p><label> Your message (optional)<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-message\"><textarea cols=\"40\" rows=\"10\" maxlength=\"2000\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-textarea\" aria-invalid=\"false\" name=\"your-message\"><\/textarea><\/span> <\/label>\n<\/p>\n<p><input class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-submit has-spinner\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" \/>\n<\/p><div class=\"wpcf7-response-output\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aaron Lamont is a London-based writer from Northern Ireland. 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