Hungry Wolf Press

BARD409: Othello and the Shadow of Jealousy

Bard409 Series: Shakespeare Retold in the Voices of the World’s Greatest Writers

COMPOSED BY RICHARD PINNER
IN THE STYLE OF CHARLES DICKENS
BASED ON THE PLAY BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

In the gilded courts of Venice, where ambition is measured in whispered bargains, and upon the storm-battered shores of Cyprus, where war and intrigue walk hand in hand, there stirs a tale most grievous and affecting.

Here stands Othello — noble of spirit, yet blind to the snares and serpents that lie coiled beneath courtly smiles. He secures for himself a bride of rarest virtue and sweetest nature. Yet even in such triumph, the seeds of calamity are sown.

For envy, that green-eyed fiend, and falsehood, that villainous sprite, conspire to poison the well of trust. Around Othello, friendships curdle, good names are sullied, and the purest love is set upon by creeping suspicion and cankered jealousy.

This is not Shakespeare’s play.
This is Othello retold as a dark, atmospheric novel, penned in a vivid, brooding style inspired by the richly textured storytelling of Charles Dickens. A literary adaptation by Richard Pinner, professor of linguistics and digital communication, it reimagines the Bard’s tragedy as a story of manipulation, race, passion, and betrayal in a corrupt world.

This edition also includes a series of short essays exploring key modern themes: race and ethnicity, queer theory, and feminist interpretation — offering new reflections on an old wound.
This unique edition is not the public domain play, but a complete literary novel adaptation, expanded with critical insights by a modern scholar.

BARD409: Macbeth The Gothic Novel

Bard409 Series: Shakespeare Retold in the Voices of the World’s Greatest Writers

COMPOSED BY RICHARD PINNER
IN THE STYLE OF EMILY BRONTË
BASED ON THE PLAY BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Published on 23rd April 2025 — the 409th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death — Macbeth The Gothic Novel marks the first release in the BARD409 project, an experimental literary series by Richard Pinner.

In the storm-lashed highlands of medieval Scotland, where fate speaks in riddles and loyalty bleeds into the soil, a prophecy takes root in the heart of a warrior. Macbeth, battle-scarred and restless, returns home to find his destiny rewritten by whispers. At his side, Lady Macbeth, fierce and unrelenting, hungers for power as much as he does. But ambition exacts a price.
As the castle walls close in and shadows grow long, blood is spilled, ghosts awaken, and love twists into madness.

This is not Shakespeare’s play.
This is Macbeth retold as a gothic novel—written in a haunting prose style inspired by Emily Brontë. A literary adaptation by Richard Pinner, professor of linguistics and digital communication, it reimagines the Bard’s tragedy as a tale of doomed passion, psychological torment, and poetic reckoning.
This unique edition is not the public domain play, but a complete gothic novel adaptation, written and narrated by a modern linguist and professor

Debut novel from Japan

The Art of Being Mr Aoki

A funny, poignant and nuanced look at what life is like for the newly arrived expat in Japan.

“A warm and funny portrait of modern Japan” (Publishers’ Digest)

This is a first-person semi-autobiographical of unforgettable heights and depths, set in the dizzying backdrop of post-bubble Tokyo.

Mr Aoki is the first person Peter Gardner meets in Japan and the last one he says goodbye to. In between, there are madcap drivers, unstable landlords, baseball-loving priests, scar faced gangsters, paralytic businessmen, obsessive schoolgirls, gag-cracking sumo wrestlers, homeless temp workers, and doctors who are dead set against the author marrying their daughter.

Currently available from through Amazon

Confessions of an X Shitposter

Ratio: An eX/Twitter Eulogy

“15 years of shitposting void chirps—this is what stuck.”

Twitter was a place for chaos, comedy, and connection, where brilliant tweets and terrible ideas fought for the same scraps of attention. For 15 years, Stephen Prime shared sharp observations, self-deprecating humour, and a fair dose of nonsense, only to watch the likes flatline and the platform collapse into X.

Ratio: An eX/Twitter Eulogy is a collection of the best tweets you never saw, the stories behind them, and reflections on a life lived both online and off. From quantum mechanics jokes and Arnie anecdotes to gin-soaked slippers and heartfelt chaos, this book is equal parts memoir, comedy, and a farewell to the internet’s wildest party.

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Creepy Suspense

The Bad Boys in the Attic

Childhood fears, left unconfronted, wait and grow in the dark

What if the monsters in your dreams left bruises in the morning?

Olly’s life is normal. Except for the voices in the attic. Cruel, taunting, and far too real. As he grows from a boy clutching a tattered security blanket to a father struggling to protect his own child, the shadows of his past refuse to let go. Time slips and bends like a dream as Olly confronts what lurks in the attic. He must learn to face his fears, both the physical and the emotional.

Through the shifting sands of memory and time, The Bad Boys in the Attic explores the generational echoes of trauma, the blurred line between reality and imagination, and the courage it takes to face the shadows within.

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Coming Soon Poetry

Poemsis

Grungy Yorkshire lass Sticklebitch makes her long-awaited debut with this collection of truly haunting, stark yet beautiful poems.

A book of poetry for people staring at the next apocalypse. Bleak, punk and yet somehow heartwarming, we are very excited to be publishing this volume.