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.
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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…