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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
 
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
   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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Books containing stories by Simon Bestwick
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Fears (2024)
Tales of Psychological Horror
edited by
Ellen Datlow
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Nightmare Abbey 6 (2024)
(Nightmare Abbey, book 6)
edited by
Tom English

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Award nominations
2019 British Fantasy Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Breakwater
2019 British Fantasy Award for Best Horror Novel (nominee) : Wolf's Hill
2012 British Fantasy Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : Dermot
2009 British Fantasy Award for Best Novella (nominee) : The Narrows


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."

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