Simon Crook was born in Kent. He's been a film journalist for 20+ years, interviewing talent and visiting film sets for Empire Magazine. His interviews include one-on-ones with Michael Caine, Jeff Bridges, David Cronenberg and Kermit The Frog. He specialises in horror cinema. Silverweed Road, an anthology set on a cursed street where a new horror lies behind each door, is released on 29 September 2022 and published by HarperVoyager.