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Simon Bestwick



Simon Bestwick is a modern horror author residing in the North of England. Hailed as one of the most important writers of contemporary British horror by Ramsey Campbell, his works include; Tide of Souls, The Faceless, A Hazy Shade Of Winter, Pictures Of The Dark, Lets Drink To The Dead, Angels of the Silences, short stories, and more recently, the Condemned and Thin Men with Yellow Faces. He also writes for Thisishorror and radio.
 

Genres: Horror, Fantasy
 
New and upcoming books
February 2024

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Jaeger
 
Series
Faceless
   1. The Faceless (2012)
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Black Road
   1. Hell's Ditch (2015)
   2. Devil's Highway (2016)
   3. Wolf's Hill (2018)
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Novels
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Collections
   Pictures of the Dark (2009)
   A Hazy Shade Of Winter (2012)
   Let's Drink To The Dead (2012)
   Dead Water (2014) (with others)
   Judgement Call / Along the Long Road (2018) (with Penny Jones)
   And Cannot Come Again (2019)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   Breakwater (2018)
   A Different Kind of Light (2021)
   Roth-Steyr (2021)
   Devils Of London (2021)
   Jaeger (2024)
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Series contributed to
Tomes of the Dead
   Tide of Souls (2009)
   Brain-Eating Britain (2013) (with Gary McMahon and Matthew Smith)
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Chapter Books show
 
Omnibus editions show
 
Simon Bestwick recommends
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In the Blink of an Eye (2023)
(Kat and Lock, book 1)
Jo Callaghan
"I tore through this one in a day. One of the best new crime partnerships to emerge in fiction."
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The Dark Between The Trees (2022)
Fiona Barnett
"An assured, masterful slice of folk-horror strangeness."

Anthologies containing stories by Simon Bestwick
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Shakespeare Unleashed (2023)
(Unleashed , book 2)
edited by
James Aquilone
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The Best Horror of the Year Volume 14 (2022)
(Best Horror of the Year, book 14)
edited by
Ellen Datlow

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