I’m Mellissa Flowerdew-Clarke — an author and dramatist with a taste for the macabre. My work digs into the shadows: cultism, psychopathy, narcissism, and the mechanics of coercive control.
Alongside my creative practice, I’m pursuing a PhD in Creative Writing at the University of Leicester, supervised by the wonderful Dr. Jonathan Taylor. My research explores how we might apply principles of Terror Management Theory (TMT) to creative representations of cultism and mass suicide. My debut novel is in progress.
I’m always open to collaboration, critique, and conversation. If you’d like to read more of my work or test an idea together, get in touch. Don’t hold back; no topic is taboo with me.