David Longhorn was born in North East England long before the internet, but fortunately they had plenty of books in those days! He enjoyed reading all sorts of fact and fiction in childhood and also became a huge fan of old horror movies and the BBC’s Ghost Stories for Christmas on television, despite losing a lot of sleep as a result.
He went on to get a degree in English Studies, which somehow led him to a career in local government, which in turn took him into a recording studio where he provided voice-overs, read news, and did a lot of other audio stuff. It’s been that kind of life, really – a bit random but quite interesting.
All the while he was reading and writing supernatural fiction, influenced by both the classic tales of writers like Ambrose Bierce, M.R. James, and Edgar Allan Poe, but also by modern masters such as Stephen King. He hopes to write a lot more about the world of the dead and undead, assuming they let him…
He went on to get a degree in English Studies, which somehow led him to a career in local government, which in turn took him into a recording studio where he provided voice-overs, read news, and did a lot of other audio stuff. It’s been that kind of life, really – a bit random but quite interesting.
All the while he was reading and writing supernatural fiction, influenced by both the classic tales of writers like Ambrose Bierce, M.R. James, and Edgar Allan Poe, but also by modern masters such as Stephen King. He hopes to write a lot more about the world of the dead and undead, assuming they let him…
Genres: Horror
New and upcoming books
Series
Nightmare
1. Nightmare Abbey (2018)
2. Nightmare Valley (2018)
3. Nightmare Revelation (2018)
4. Nightmare Resurrection (2018)
5. Nightmare Spawn (2018)
6. Nightmare Rising (2019)
1. Nightmare Abbey (2018)
2. Nightmare Valley (2018)
3. Nightmare Revelation (2018)
4. Nightmare Resurrection (2018)
5. Nightmare Spawn (2018)
6. Nightmare Rising (2019)
Mortlake
1. Wolfsbane (2021)
2. House of Whispers (2021)
3. Bloodlust (2021)
4. Soul Taker (2021)
5. Eyes of Death (2022)
6. Death Hunt (2022)
1. Wolfsbane (2021)
2. House of Whispers (2021)
3. Bloodlust (2021)
4. Soul Taker (2021)
5. Eyes of Death (2022)
6. Death Hunt (2022)
Book of Death
1. Shadows of Redemption (2023)
2. Whispers from the Deep (2023)
3. Book of Death (2023)
1. Shadows of Redemption (2023)
2. Whispers from the Deep (2023)
3. Book of Death (2023)
Collections
Short Horror Stories: Volumes 1-3 (2019) (with others)
Short Horror Stories Vol. 1 (2019) (with Ron Ripley and Rowan Rook)
Short Horror Stories Vol 1-2 (2019) (with others)
Short Horror Stories Vol. 6 (2019) (with Ron Ripley)
Short Horror Stories Volumes 5-6 (2019) (with others)
Short Horror Stories Vol. 7 (2019) (with Ron Ripley and Sharon M White)
Short Horror Stories Volumes 7-8 (2020) (with others)
Short Horror Stories Volumes 11-12 (2020) (with others)
Short Horror Stories Vol. 18 (2020) (with others)
Short Horror Stories Vol. 17 (2020) (with others)
Short Horror Stories Vol. 19 (2020) (with others)
Short Horror Stories Vol. 27 (2020) (with others)
Short Horror Stories Vol. 1 (2019) (with Ron Ripley and Rowan Rook)
Short Horror Stories Vol 1-2 (2019) (with others)
Short Horror Stories Vol. 6 (2019) (with Ron Ripley)
Short Horror Stories Volumes 5-6 (2019) (with others)
Short Horror Stories Vol. 7 (2019) (with Ron Ripley and Sharon M White)
Short Horror Stories Volumes 7-8 (2020) (with others)
Short Horror Stories Volumes 11-12 (2020) (with others)
Short Horror Stories Vol. 18 (2020) (with others)
Short Horror Stories Vol. 17 (2020) (with others)
Short Horror Stories Vol. 19 (2020) (with others)
Short Horror Stories Vol. 27 (2020) (with others)
Anthologies edited
Supernatural Tales 48 (2021) (with Stephen Cashmore, Sam Dawson, Victoria Day, Timothy Granville, Christopher Harman and Katherine Hayne)
Supernatural Tales 49 (2022)
Supernatural Tales 50 (2022)
Supernatural Tales 51 (2023)
Supernatural Tales 52 (2023)
Supernatural Tales 54 (2023)
Supernatural Tales 55 (2024)
Supernatural Tales 57 (2024)
Supernatural Tales 49 (2022)
Supernatural Tales 50 (2022)
Supernatural Tales 51 (2023)
Supernatural Tales 52 (2023)
Supernatural Tales 54 (2023)
Supernatural Tales 55 (2024)
Supernatural Tales 57 (2024)
Series contributed to
Terror in the Shadows
1. Terror in the Shadows Volume 1 (2018) (with others)
2. Terror in the Shadows Volume 2 (2019) (with others)
3. Terror in the Shadows Volume 3 (2019) (with others)
4. Terror in the Shadows Volume 4 (2019) (with others)
5. Terror in the Shadows Volume 5 (2019) (with others)
6. Terror in the Shadows Volume 6 (2019) (with others)
7. Terror in the Shadows Volume 7 (2019) (with others)
8. Terror in the Shadows Volume 8 (2020) (with others)
9. Terror in the Shadows Volume 9 (2020) (with others)
10. Terror in the Shadows Volume 10 (2020) (with others)
11. Terror in the Shadows Volume 11 (2020) (with others)
12. Terror in the Shadows Volume 12 (2021) (with others)
13. Terror in the Shadows Volume 13 (2021) (with others)
14. Terror in the Shadows Volume 14 (2021) (with others)
15. Terror in the Shadows Volume 15 (2021) (with others)
16. Terror in the Shadows Volume 16 (2021) (with others)
17. Terror in the Shadows Volume 17 (2021) (with others)
18. Terror in the Shadows Volume 18 (2021) (with others)
19. Terror in the Shadows Volume 19 (2021) (with others)
20. Terror in the Shadows Volume 20 (2021) (with others)
21. Terror in the Shadows Volume 21 (2021) (with others)
22. Terror in the Shadows Volume 22 (2021) (with others)
Terror in the Shadows: Volumes 1-3 (2019) (with others)
Terror in the Shadows: Volumes 4-6 (2019) (with others)
Terror in the Shadows: Volumes 7-9 (2020) (with others)
1. Terror in the Shadows Volume 1 (2018) (with others)
2. Terror in the Shadows Volume 2 (2019) (with others)
3. Terror in the Shadows Volume 3 (2019) (with others)
4. Terror in the Shadows Volume 4 (2019) (with others)
5. Terror in the Shadows Volume 5 (2019) (with others)
6. Terror in the Shadows Volume 6 (2019) (with others)
7. Terror in the Shadows Volume 7 (2019) (with others)
8. Terror in the Shadows Volume 8 (2020) (with others)
9. Terror in the Shadows Volume 9 (2020) (with others)
10. Terror in the Shadows Volume 10 (2020) (with others)
11. Terror in the Shadows Volume 11 (2020) (with others)
12. Terror in the Shadows Volume 12 (2021) (with others)
13. Terror in the Shadows Volume 13 (2021) (with others)
14. Terror in the Shadows Volume 14 (2021) (with others)
15. Terror in the Shadows Volume 15 (2021) (with others)
16. Terror in the Shadows Volume 16 (2021) (with others)
17. Terror in the Shadows Volume 17 (2021) (with others)
18. Terror in the Shadows Volume 18 (2021) (with others)
19. Terror in the Shadows Volume 19 (2021) (with others)
20. Terror in the Shadows Volume 20 (2021) (with others)
21. Terror in the Shadows Volume 21 (2021) (with others)
22. Terror in the Shadows Volume 22 (2021) (with others)
Terror in the Shadows: Volumes 1-3 (2019) (with others)
Terror in the Shadows: Volumes 4-6 (2019) (with others)
Terror in the Shadows: Volumes 7-9 (2020) (with others)
Scare Street: Tavern of Terror
1. Tavern of Terror Vol. 1 (2022) (with others)
2. Tavern of Terror Vol. 2 (2022) (with others)
3. Tavern of Terror Vol. 3 (2022) (with others)
4. Tavern of Terror Vol. 4 (2023) (with others)
5. Tavern of Terror Vol. 5 (2023) (with others)
6. Tavern of Terror Vol. 6 (2023) (with others)
7. Tavern of Terror Vol. 7 (2023) (with others)
8. Tavern of Terror Vol. 8 (2023) (with others)
9. Tavern of Terror Vol. 9 (2023) (with others)
10. Tavern of Terror Vol. 10 (2023) (with others)
11. Tavern of Terror Vol. 11 (2024) (with others)
12. Tavern of Terror Vol. 12 (2024) (with others)
1. Tavern of Terror Vol. 1 (2022) (with others)
2. Tavern of Terror Vol. 2 (2022) (with others)
3. Tavern of Terror Vol. 3 (2022) (with others)
4. Tavern of Terror Vol. 4 (2023) (with others)
5. Tavern of Terror Vol. 5 (2023) (with others)
6. Tavern of Terror Vol. 6 (2023) (with others)
7. Tavern of Terror Vol. 7 (2023) (with others)
8. Tavern of Terror Vol. 8 (2023) (with others)
9. Tavern of Terror Vol. 9 (2023) (with others)
10. Tavern of Terror Vol. 10 (2023) (with others)
11. Tavern of Terror Vol. 11 (2024) (with others)
12. Tavern of Terror Vol. 12 (2024) (with others)
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