My name was engraved on a nine millimetre bullet and fixed to a gold chain. I wore it around my neck at all times. “Somewhere, there’s a bullet with your name on it,” my father had said.

In my line of business, better I have that bullet than my enemies.

James Hancock is a writer/screenwriter of comedy, thriller, horror, sci-fi and twisted fairy tales. A few of his short screenplays have been made into films, and he has been published in print magazines, online, and in anthology books. He lives in England, with his wife and two daughters (and a bunch of pets he insisted his girls could NOT have).