David Barnett
@davidmbarnett.bsky.social
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
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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David Barnett
@davidmbarnett.bsky.social
· Nov 26
‘He suggested we go to a quiet room to talk. I knew that was not good news’ | The Observer
observer.co.uk
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.
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The ground holds secrets in David Barnett's "Scratch Moss." Our new review explores this devastating five-timeline folk horror tale. From coal pits to Red Clogs, the dread runs deep.
#FolkHorror #BookReview
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#FolkHorror #BookReview
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Digging Into Darkness: A Review Of Scratch Moss, David Barnett's Mining Folk Horror - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website
Our review delves into Scratch Moss, David Barnett's devastating folk horror novel. Uncover the secrets of Red Clogs across five timelines in a community haunted by its mining past. Read the full anal...
gnofhorror.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:24 AM
The ground holds secrets in David Barnett's "Scratch Moss." Our new review explores this devastating five-timeline folk horror tale. From coal pits to Red Clogs, the dread runs deep.
#FolkHorror #BookReview
gnofhorror.com/scratch-moss...
@davidmbarnett.bsky.social
#FolkHorror #BookReview
gnofhorror.com/scratch-moss...
@davidmbarnett.bsky.social
Bit bored of freelancing. Might apply to join the Green Lanterns.
January 5, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Bit bored of freelancing. Might apply to join the Green Lanterns.
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Absolutely incredible review of SCRATCH MOSS from @gnofhorror.com
The ground holds secrets in David Barnett's "Scratch Moss." Our new review explores this devastating five-timeline folk horror tale. From coal pits to Red Clogs, the dread runs deep.
#FolkHorror #BookReview
gnofhorror.com/scratch-moss...
@davidmbarnett.bsky.social
#FolkHorror #BookReview
gnofhorror.com/scratch-moss...
@davidmbarnett.bsky.social
Digging Into Darkness: A Review Of Scratch Moss, David Barnett's Mining Folk Horror - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website
Our review delves into Scratch Moss, David Barnett's devastating folk horror novel. Uncover the secrets of Red Clogs across five timelines in a community haunted by its mining past. Read the full anal...
gnofhorror.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Absolutely incredible review of SCRATCH MOSS from @gnofhorror.com
A sad story: as a kid I used to buy RPG books but never had anyone to play them with.
January 5, 2026 at 10:59 AM
A sad story: as a kid I used to buy RPG books but never had anyone to play them with.
Beginning the year reminding you that it’s “just deserts” not “just desserts”.
January 5, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Beginning the year reminding you that it’s “just deserts” not “just desserts”.
Absolutely incredible review of SCRATCH MOSS from @gnofhorror.com
The ground holds secrets in David Barnett's "Scratch Moss." Our new review explores this devastating five-timeline folk horror tale. From coal pits to Red Clogs, the dread runs deep.
#FolkHorror #BookReview
gnofhorror.com/scratch-moss...
@davidmbarnett.bsky.social
#FolkHorror #BookReview
gnofhorror.com/scratch-moss...
@davidmbarnett.bsky.social
Digging Into Darkness: A Review Of Scratch Moss, David Barnett's Mining Folk Horror - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website
Our review delves into Scratch Moss, David Barnett's devastating folk horror novel. Uncover the secrets of Red Clogs across five timelines in a community haunted by its mining past. Read the full anal...
gnofhorror.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Absolutely incredible review of SCRATCH MOSS from @gnofhorror.com
Doctor: Cure is simple. In town today is great clown—
Man: But, Doctor, I AM Pagliacci!
Doctor: …
Doctor: I was going to say, great clown Charlie Cairoli. Best clown ever. Funniest clown in world.
Man: Oh.
Man: But, Doctor, I AM Pagliacci!
Doctor: …
Doctor: I was going to say, great clown Charlie Cairoli. Best clown ever. Funniest clown in world.
Man: Oh.
January 5, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Doctor: Cure is simple. In town today is great clown—
Man: But, Doctor, I AM Pagliacci!
Doctor: …
Doctor: I was going to say, great clown Charlie Cairoli. Best clown ever. Funniest clown in world.
Man: Oh.
Man: But, Doctor, I AM Pagliacci!
Doctor: …
Doctor: I was going to say, great clown Charlie Cairoli. Best clown ever. Funniest clown in world.
Man: Oh.
“So, what are we called, again?”
“Challengers of the Unknown.”
“OK. Um, and it means..?”
“We find unknown stuff and… challenge it.”
“Gotcha. So… like, challenge it? Like, argue it’s not actually unknown? Or that it is unknown but not… spooky? Sorry, not really—“
“Just put the purple suit on.”
“Challengers of the Unknown.”
“OK. Um, and it means..?”
“We find unknown stuff and… challenge it.”
“Gotcha. So… like, challenge it? Like, argue it’s not actually unknown? Or that it is unknown but not… spooky? Sorry, not really—“
“Just put the purple suit on.”
January 4, 2026 at 11:34 PM
“So, what are we called, again?”
“Challengers of the Unknown.”
“OK. Um, and it means..?”
“We find unknown stuff and… challenge it.”
“Gotcha. So… like, challenge it? Like, argue it’s not actually unknown? Or that it is unknown but not… spooky? Sorry, not really—“
“Just put the purple suit on.”
“Challengers of the Unknown.”
“OK. Um, and it means..?”
“We find unknown stuff and… challenge it.”
“Gotcha. So… like, challenge it? Like, argue it’s not actually unknown? Or that it is unknown but not… spooky? Sorry, not really—“
“Just put the purple suit on.”
Just going through comics pitches and outlines and I reckon I have enough material for about four years of a new Hellblazer/Constantine ongoing series. (None of the pitches ever sent, obvs, as you have to wait to be asked, not send on-spec unsolicited ideas).
January 4, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Just going through comics pitches and outlines and I reckon I have enough material for about four years of a new Hellblazer/Constantine ongoing series. (None of the pitches ever sent, obvs, as you have to wait to be asked, not send on-spec unsolicited ideas).
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There is a man in our local park with a huge vintage ghetto blaster over his shoulder, smoking weed and blasting out Queen’s Greatest Hits. I do not believe he is a portent of great things to come in 2026.
January 4, 2026 at 10:06 AM
There is a man in our local park with a huge vintage ghetto blaster over his shoulder, smoking weed and blasting out Queen’s Greatest Hits. I do not believe he is a portent of great things to come in 2026.
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Absolutely made up to be one of this kid's favourite books of the year. In noble company with @jamiesmart.bsky.social and a Pokémon book (list books ftw!) #UkKidLit What a way to kick off Loki's #NationalYearOfReading
“A big favourite for 2025 was Loki: A Bad God’s Guide to Being Good by @louiestowell.bsky.social, a retelling of Norse myth that brings the trickster God Loki down to Earth to live as an 11-year-old boy.”
observer.co.uk/news/columni...
observer.co.uk/news/columni...
Book of the year? Ask my son | The Observer
He considers Bunny Vs Monkey: Intergalactic Monkey Business to be ‘the best yet’ in the cartoon series
observer.co.uk
January 4, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Absolutely made up to be one of this kid's favourite books of the year. In noble company with @jamiesmart.bsky.social and a Pokémon book (list books ftw!) #UkKidLit What a way to kick off Loki's #NationalYearOfReading
Wolf Moon pic from earlier.
January 4, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Wolf Moon pic from earlier.
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2000 AD Prog 2464 is out on 7th January, featuring HERNE & SHUCK: POWER TRIP, Part Two by:
📝 Script: @davidmbarnett.bsky.social
✏️ Art: @drawninthemargins.bsky.social
🎨 Colours: Gary Caldwell
💬 Letters: Annie Parkhouse
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📝 Script: @davidmbarnett.bsky.social
✏️ Art: @drawninthemargins.bsky.social
🎨 Colours: Gary Caldwell
💬 Letters: Annie Parkhouse
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January 3, 2026 at 10:00 AM
2000 AD Prog 2464 is out on 7th January, featuring HERNE & SHUCK: POWER TRIP, Part Two by:
📝 Script: @davidmbarnett.bsky.social
✏️ Art: @drawninthemargins.bsky.social
🎨 Colours: Gary Caldwell
💬 Letters: Annie Parkhouse
Subscribe now and get zarjaz free gifts ➡️ bit.ly/2Ws04uc
📝 Script: @davidmbarnett.bsky.social
✏️ Art: @drawninthemargins.bsky.social
🎨 Colours: Gary Caldwell
💬 Letters: Annie Parkhouse
Subscribe now and get zarjaz free gifts ➡️ bit.ly/2Ws04uc
Ok, now do Putin.
January 3, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Ok, now do Putin.
SCRATCH MOSS is currently the most-requested horror book on Netgalley.
Out in two months!
www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book...
Out in two months!
www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book...
January 3, 2026 at 9:33 AM
SCRATCH MOSS is currently the most-requested horror book on Netgalley.
Out in two months!
www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book...
Out in two months!
www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book...
Phew! Early reviews for Scratch Moss hitting Goodreads and they’re… great.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
Scratch Moss
It's bad when the heart is ripped out of a community...…
www.goodreads.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Phew! Early reviews for Scratch Moss hitting Goodreads and they’re… great.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
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To kick off 2026 I've released the complete Brotherhood of the Eagle saga as a single eBook omnibus! This comes with three new map illustrations and four bonus short stories together with all four novels in the series. All for the bargain price of £9.99/$9.99!
books2read.com/Brotherhood-...
books2read.com/Brotherhood-...
January 2, 2026 at 11:11 AM
To kick off 2026 I've released the complete Brotherhood of the Eagle saga as a single eBook omnibus! This comes with three new map illustrations and four bonus short stories together with all four novels in the series. All for the bargain price of £9.99/$9.99!
books2read.com/Brotherhood-...
books2read.com/Brotherhood-...
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And if you don’t wanna pay postage, you can get it direct from Amazon:
www.amazon.co.uk/Making-First...
www.amazon.co.uk/Making-First...
January 1, 2026 at 7:47 PM
And if you don’t wanna pay postage, you can get it direct from Amazon:
www.amazon.co.uk/Making-First...
www.amazon.co.uk/Making-First...
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Endorsed by the man. Go on, sign up for updates.
(Imagine the landscape of Withered Hill coming to you. And no, you can’t leave. You were always there…)
(Imagine the landscape of Withered Hill coming to you. And no, you can’t leave. You were always there…)
While I've got you, and before you start on the booze... would you mind checking out the Kickstarter page for THE DEVIL'S SOUND? It's launching in a week and is an immersive audio project in the world of WITHERED HILL. I'd love it if you'd sign uo for updates.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...
Coming soon: The Devil’s Sound
A 6 episode immersive audio folk horror experience, set in David Barnett's Withered Hill universe.
www.kickstarter.com
January 1, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Endorsed by the man. Go on, sign up for updates.
(Imagine the landscape of Withered Hill coming to you. And no, you can’t leave. You were always there…)
(Imagine the landscape of Withered Hill coming to you. And no, you can’t leave. You were always there…)
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I asked the @britfantasysoc.bsky.social volunteers to tell us about the favourite books, movies etc of 2025. Here are a selection of mine and you can read the full post here: britishfantasysociety.org/best-of-2025...
December 31, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I asked the @britfantasysoc.bsky.social volunteers to tell us about the favourite books, movies etc of 2025. Here are a selection of mine and you can read the full post here: britishfantasysociety.org/best-of-2025...
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First book of 2026 is going to be Scratch Moss by @davidmbarnett.bsky.social set in a wonderful folk horror universe that includes Withered Hill and Scuttler's Cove
Been really looking forward to this!
#Horror #BookSky 💙📚 #FolkHorror
Been really looking forward to this!
#Horror #BookSky 💙📚 #FolkHorror
January 1, 2026 at 10:19 AM
First book of 2026 is going to be Scratch Moss by @davidmbarnett.bsky.social set in a wonderful folk horror universe that includes Withered Hill and Scuttler's Cove
Been really looking forward to this!
#Horror #BookSky 💙📚 #FolkHorror
Been really looking forward to this!
#Horror #BookSky 💙📚 #FolkHorror
First New Year’s Eve with no alcohol for… what, 40 years, maybe?
December 31, 2025 at 10:45 PM
First New Year’s Eve with no alcohol for… what, 40 years, maybe?
New Year’s Eve on cancer ward > Friday night in outpatients.
December 31, 2025 at 5:13 PM
New Year’s Eve on cancer ward > Friday night in outpatients.
Leaving 2025 like
December 31, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Leaving 2025 like