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Simon Clark


UK flag (b.1958)

Simon Clark's short stories have appeared in several magazines and anthologies, including Darklands 2, Dark Voices 5 and The Year's Best Horror Stories (four times). He has published two collections of short stories, and seven previous novels. His work has been broadcast on BBC Radio 4, and he has also written prose material for the rock band U2.
 

Awards: BFA (2011)  see all

Genres: Horror, Science Fiction
 
New and upcoming books
July 2024

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Aten Present
(Blood Crazy, book 3)
Series
Blood Crazy
   1. Blood Crazy (1995)
   2. Aten In Absentia (2023)
   3. Aten Present (2024)
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Vampyrrhic
   1. Vampyrrhic (1998)
   2. Vampyrrhic Rites (2003)
   Whitby Vampyrrhic (2009)
   His Vampyrrhic Bride (2012)
   Her Vampyrrhic Heart (2013)
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Byron Makangelo Thriller
   1. The Spirited Sea (2013)
   2. Sherlock's Demon (2013)
   3. The Fabled Oak (2013)
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Novels
   Nailed by the Heart (1995)
   Darker (1996)
   On Deadly Ground (1997)
     aka King Blood
   The Fall (1998)
   Judas Tree (1999)
   Darkness Demands (2001)
   The Night of the Triffids (2001)
   Stranger (2002)
   In This Skin (2004)
   The Tower (2005)
   London Under Midnight (2006)
   Death's Dominion (2006)
   Lucifer's Ark (2007)
   This Rage of Echoes (2007)
   Colour of Madness (2008)
     aka The Midnight Man
   Stone Cold Calling (2008)
   Vengeance Child (2008)
   Ghost Monster (2009)
   This Ghosting Tide (2009)
   The Gravedigger's Tale (2010)
   Secrets of the Dead (2014)
   Cold Legion (2019)
   Sherlock Holmes: Lord of Damnation (2022)
   Callisto: Blood Mission (2023)
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Collections
   Blood and Grit (1990)
   Salt Snake and Other Bloody Cuts (1999)
   Exorcising Angels (2003) (with Tim Lebbon)
   Hotel Midnight (2005)
   Midnight Bazaar (2007)
   Blood and Grit 21 (2011)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   She Loves Monsters (2006)
   They Will Not Rest (2007)
   Humpty's Bones (2010)
   Butterfly (2010)
   Gerassimos Flamotas (2012)
   The Ghosts of Pontefract Castle (2014)
   Stone Cold (2015)
   Case of the Bedevilled Poet (2017)
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Anthologies edited
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Non fiction show
 
Books containing stories by Simon Clark
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The Horror Collection: Topaz Edition (2024)
(THC, book 19)
edited by
Ann Keeran and Kevin J Kennedy
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Vampires (2023)
(Classic Monsters, book 1)
edited by
Kevin J Kennedy

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Awards
2011 British Fantasy Award for Best Novella : Humpty's Bones
2002 British Fantasy Award for Best Short Story : Goblin City Lights
2002 British Fantasy Award for Best Novel : The Night of the Triffids

Award nominations
2011 British Fantasy Award for Best Collection (nominee) : The Gravedigger's Tale
2009 British Fantasy Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Cold Stone Calling
2009 British Fantasy Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Colour of Madness
2008 British Fantasy Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Midnight Bazaar: A Secret Arcade of Strange And Eerie Tales
2007 British Fantasy Award for Best Novella (nominee) : She Loves Monsters
2006 British Fantasy Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Tower
2006 British Fantasy Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Hotel Midnight
2004 World Fantasy Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Exorcising Angels
2004 British Fantasy Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : Exorcising Angels
2004 British Fantasy Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Vampyrrhic Rites
2000 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a First Novel (nominee) : Nailed by the Heart
1999 British Fantasy Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Vampyrrhic
1996 British Fantasy Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : Annabelle Says
1996 British Fantasy Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Blood Crazy


Simon Clark recommends
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Eden (2020)
Tim Lebbon
"Eden will intrigue, delight and thrill in equal measures. Another winner from Lebbon!"
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Paper Children (2019)
(Phoebe Harkness, book 3)
James Fahy
"intelligently crafted horror-thriller...absolutely engrossing; left me wanting more."
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The Ghost Club (2017)
William Meikle
"William Meikle has an uncanny talent capturing the style of so many great authors of yesteryear. The Ghost Club superbly demonstrates that talent again."

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