| I could have stood there basking in warm, fuzzy thoughts of success. But I had work to do. So I sat at the computer and wrote. People are going to the pub, they’re watching television, they’re having fun. And me? I’m writing. Sometimes it’s still a source of pain… but it’s what I do. It’s what I’ve always wanted to do. It’s what I want to do tomorrow, the day after that, and the year after that. As the saying goes: For me, it’s heaven on a stick.
Simon Clark, November, 2004 |
| Author Biography |
| Born, 20th April, 1958, Simon Clark is the author of such highly regarded horror novels as Nailed By The Heart, Darker, Vampyrrhic and The Night of the Triffids, while his short stories have been collected in Blood & Grit and Salt Snake & Other Bloody Cuts. He has also written prose material for the internationally famous rock band U2.
Raised in a family of storytellers – family legend told of a stolen human skull buried beneath the Clark garage – he sold his first ghost story to a radio station in his teens. Before becoming a full-time writer he held a variety of day jobs, that have involved strawberry picking, supermarket shelf stacking, office work, and scripting video promos. He lives with his wife and two children in mystical territory that lies on the border of Robin Hood country in England. Watch out for more novels by Simon in the future, and you are more than welcome to call on Simon at www.brr-online.com/nailed ******************************************************************************************* Simon Clark’s Novels: - Nailed By The Heart (1995) Blood Crazy (1995) Darker (1996) King Blood (1997) Vampyrrhic (1998) The Fall (1998) Judas Tree (1999) Darkness Demands (2001) The Night of the Triffids (2001) Stranger (2003) Short Story Collections: - Blood & Grit (1990) Salt Snake & Other Bloody Cuts (1999) Simon’s short stories have appeared in a number of magazines and anthologies, including SFX, The Year’s Best Horror, Best New Horror, Dark Voices and broadcast on BBC Radio 4. From the reviews: - ‘Clark has the ability to keep the reader looking over his shoulder to make sure that sudden noise you hear is just the summer breeze rattling the window … this should keep you shaking.’ CNN ‘A master of eerie thrills’ Richard Laymon ‘Horror fiction as it should be written – shocking but fascination’ SFX ‘His is surely the most outrageous imagination to grace horror since the discovery of Clive Barker’ Hellnotes ‘Not since I discovered Clive Barker have I enjoyed horror so much’ Nightfall ‘To say that Simon Clark is the best novelist to emerge this decade is self-evident. Simon has simply outgrown genre restrictions.’ Andrew Darlington ‘The hottest new purveyor of horrific thrills currently working on these shores’ Big Issue ‘I actually loved Blood Crazy. Not just liked it but loved it’ Beyond ‘The pleasure of reading Blood Crazy is immense. I loved it both as a novel and an experience’ Shivers ‘Nailed By The Heart is one of the year’s most gripping horror novels … truly terrifying’ Today 'Simon Clark is a wonderful writer. He has what it takes to be another Stephen King.' Bentley Little, Hellnotes REPRENSENTATION: INTERNATIONAL SCRIPTS TEL 0 1144 20 8319 8666 FAX 0 1144 20 8319 0801 |