Welcome!
I’m Richard Odell, author of The Corpse Door and creator of the Mabel Shirley Case Files—a series where shadows speak and the past refuses to rest.
This is more than a website—it’s a threshold. Here, stories unfold one chapter at a time, secrets are whispered between the lines, and the dead may still have something to say.
My second home is Pinterest, where I curate mood boards, haunted images, and writing resources to fuel the darker side of creativity. Come and explore.
Latest Posts
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My First Novel
I am pleased to announce that my first novel with be published in the autumn of 2025. The working title is ‘The Corpse Door’, and it will be available on the Amazon publishing platform. More to come on this in future posts. Until the next time… …wishing you all good health and happiness. Rich -
2023 and a new start.
It was way back in 2017 that I stopped posting to this website. Work/family commitments and limit income left me with little time to devote to my art, it was with deep regret that I stopped producing and writing about my sculpture. It’s now six years on, and after 18 years of working for a local authority I’m taking early voluntary retirement. I’m not…