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David Barnett
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Writer.
Journalism: www.authory.com/davidbarnett
Books: www.amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B0034PY7ZW
Comics: leagueofcomicgeeks.com/people/16810/david-barnett
Agent: Laura Williams, Greene & Heaton greeneheaton.co.uk/clients/david-m-barnett
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I've written a big piece for the Observer about the Big C. Would be lovely if you find time to read it sometime and feel free to share.

observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
‘He suggested we go to a quiet room to talk. I knew that was not good news’ | The Observer
observer.co.uk
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West Yorkshire people! All being well post-surgery I’ll be appearing at Read Holmfirth for an event on March 7th to mark the publication of SCRATCH MOSS. Do come along!

to-be-read.co.uk/books/an-eve...
An Evening with David Barnett - Read Bookshop - Holmfirth
We'd love you to try one of our brilliant author events. Why not come to our event with David Barnett, author of Scratch Moss, Withered Hill and Scuttler's Cove.
to-be-read.co.uk
January 25, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Still No. 1 but more Americans could be buying it, tbh.
Thank you, America! You made WITHERED HILL #1 in British Horror Fiction. Still $1.99/£0.99 on Kindle for a limited period!
January 26, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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Spend over 3 decades editing comics, you field a lot of loaded questions. Here are 100 of my favorites from art and english majors to industry hopefuls and seasoned pros. From oft-asked to oddball, the answers might surprise you. www.kickstarter.com/projects/sxb...
100 FAQ On Making Comics
Know the Basics. Avoid the Blunders.
www.kickstarter.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Stand down, apparently it's on ITVX
Oh yes - and free if you don't mind ads
January 26, 2026 at 1:06 PM
The Reformatives.
January 26, 2026 at 12:55 PM
So many nostalgia channels on the TV and not one of them showing Sapphire and Steel.
January 26, 2026 at 12:19 PM
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The OK Comics SALE continues.
£1 Comics, £5 graphic novels.
First come, first served. In store only. No reserving.
AND TODAY (Monday 26th Jan), we've just added two more boxes of back issues.
We're open every day from 11am.
January 26, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Also Kobo!
I've read this and it's brilliant.

Also £0.99 on kobo for the evil-river-intolerant.

www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/...
January 26, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Payday treat time! We're into the last few days of WITHERED HILL being £0.99/$1.99 on Kindle, so g'wan, g'wan, g'wan, you know you want to.

www.amazon.co.uk/Withered-Hil...
Withered Hill: A dark and unsettling British folk horror novel eBook : Barnett, David: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
Withered Hill: A dark and unsettling British folk horror novel eBook : Barnett, David: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
www.amazon.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 11:08 AM
It's weird how the Trump administration hasn't really noticed that the US comics industry is such a high-profile bastion of largely liberal thought, even the corporate-owned giants of Marvel and DC. Wonder if it's on their list to get round to at some point.
January 26, 2026 at 9:47 AM
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New short story on the Ko-Fi for subscribers

ko-fi.com/post/Spookmo...
Spookmoth
Big Bearded Bookseller added a post for members!
ko-fi.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:03 AM
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Thank you, America! You made WITHERED HILL #1 in British Horror Fiction. Still $1.99/£0.99 on Kindle for a limited period!
January 25, 2026 at 9:27 AM
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This panel is hitting a little too close to home right now.
January 11, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Andy Burnham to start his own party by Tuesday, then.
January 25, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Imagine the state of the absolute gammons who would be rushing to sign up if Farage and Reform followed up their promise to bring in an ICE-style organisation in the UK.
January 25, 2026 at 12:08 PM
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This sounds brilliant.
The Kickstarter for THE DEVIL'S SOUND, a six-part immersive audio project set in the world of Withered Hill, Scuttler's Cove and Scratch Moss -- it's fun, innovative, gets you fit and is as cheap as chips. Please check it out: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...
The Devil’s Sound
A 6 episode immersive audio folk horror experience, set in David Barnett's Withered Hill universe.
www.kickstarter.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:33 AM
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This should be a great project as long as it gets funded - Barnett’s folk horror novels are superb and the “Roads to Withered Hill” immersive audio was very effective.
The Kickstarter for THE DEVIL'S SOUND, a six-part immersive audio project set in the world of Withered Hill, Scuttler's Cove and Scratch Moss -- it's fun, innovative, gets you fit and is as cheap as chips. Please check it out: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...
The Devil’s Sound
A 6 episode immersive audio folk horror experience, set in David Barnett's Withered Hill universe.
www.kickstarter.com
January 25, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Today is St Dwynwen’s Day in Wales, which features heavily in THERE IS A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUT, probably my favourite of my non-horror novels. Lighthouses! Romance! A seal called Bruce!
January 25, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Please take a look at this. Pledges have slowed but it’s going to be incredible.
The Kickstarter for THE DEVIL'S SOUND, a six-part immersive audio project set in the world of Withered Hill, Scuttler's Cove and Scratch Moss -- it's fun, innovative, gets you fit and is as cheap as chips. Please check it out: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...
The Devil’s Sound
A 6 episode immersive audio folk horror experience, set in David Barnett's Withered Hill universe.
www.kickstarter.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:35 AM
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and make sure you've read Withered Hill and Scuttler's Cove before, these are great folk horror in a shared universe and though this can be read alone it is much more when placed in David's fictional world
January 25, 2026 at 9:50 AM
West Yorkshire people! All being well post-surgery I’ll be appearing at Read Holmfirth for an event on March 7th to mark the publication of SCRATCH MOSS. Do come along!

to-be-read.co.uk/books/an-eve...
An Evening with David Barnett - Read Bookshop - Holmfirth
We'd love you to try one of our brilliant author events. Why not come to our event with David Barnett, author of Scratch Moss, Withered Hill and Scuttler's Cove.
to-be-read.co.uk
January 25, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Thank you, America! You made WITHERED HILL #1 in British Horror Fiction. Still $1.99/£0.99 on Kindle for a limited period!
January 25, 2026 at 9:27 AM
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Only 4 days left to make this horror comic and art anthology benefitting immigrant and LGBTQIA+ rights a reality.

Over 100 contributors. 26 stories. 50 pages of horror art illustrations. Over 260 pages. Two great causes.

Add-ons include commissions, original art, t-shirts, stickers, prints, + more
January 24, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Apologies, but there's a bit of sauce in the new book that wasn't in the outline.
January 24, 2026 at 1:07 PM