Dyson has written several books including "Bright Darkness: Lost Art of the Supernatural Horror Film", a non-fiction guide to horror films, and two collections of short stories entitled "Never Trust a Rabbit" – short-listed for the Macmillan Silver Pen award – and "The Cranes That Build The Cranes" which won the 2010 Edge Hill award. Five stories from "Never Trust a Rabbit" were read on BBC Radio 4 in 2000. His novel "What Happens Now" was published on 6 April 2006 to favourable reviews and was nominated for the Goss first novel award.