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Christopher Fowler. Image Copyright (c) Christopher Fowler Christopher Fowler lives and works in central London, where he is a director of film & design company Creative Partnership.

After writing several humour books, including How To Impersonate Famous People, he shifted into 'Dark Urban' writing. His first short story anthology City Jitters featured interlinked tales of urban malevolence. He has since had seven further volumes of short stories published; City Jitters Two, The Bureau Of Lost Souls, Sharper Knives, Flesh Wounds, Personal Demons, Uncut and The Devil In Me, with another, Demonized, due out Christmas 2003.

His story The Master Builder became a movie starring Tippi Hedren and Richard Dean Anderson. Seven other short stories have been filmed as short films, and almost all of his novels are currently under option as features for a wide variety of actors and directors.

The film version of Left Hand Drive won Best British Short Film of 1993. Wageslaves won the 1998 BFS Best Short Story Of The Year. On Edge, was a theatrically released short starring Doug 'Pinhead' Bradley and Charley Boorman. Other stories have been published in Time Out, The Big Issue, the Independent On Sunday and the Mail On Sunday.

His first novel, Roofworld (Century Hutchinson), concerns rival gangs on the rooftops of London, fighting arcane battles while the city sleeps. The book is currently in print with Warner Books and film rights are owned by producer Marc Samuelson.

The second novel, Rune (Century Hutchinson) is a modern take on Jacques Tourneur's Night Of The Demon, and was reissued in May 1998 by Warner Books.

Red Bride (Century) chronicles a modern marriage that descends into a supernatural hell because the participants cannot trust each other - even though their lives come to depend on it. Published by Warner Books.

Darkest Day (Century) is the epic tale of an occult Victorian legacy that destroys a family and has horrific repercussions throughout the modern business world. Published by Warner Books.

The controversial cover of Spanky (Little, Brown) heralded a change of pace and style. This Top Ten bestseller is a modern-day Faust novel concerning a young man and his demonic, amoral alter-ego. Scripted as a feature by director Guillermo Del Toro (Mimic, Blade 2), published by Warner Books.

Psychoville (Little, Brown) is a dark suburban satire in which a young couple who share a psychologically damaging upbringing return to wreak havoc on their old neighbourhood. Currently owned by Jude Law and Sadie Frost. Published by Warner Books.

Disturbia (Little, Brown) concerns a young working class journalist who is challenged by an upper-class adversary to solve a series of bizarre puzzles and survive the night in London. Published by Warner Books in July, 1997.

This was followed by a full-length graphic novel Menz Insana, concerning murderous insanity and the pursuit of happiness, drawn by acclaimed Batman artist John Bolton. Published by DC Comics in July 1997.

Soho Black concerns a stressed executive who takes a trip into lifestyle-hell after he suffers a heart attack in a fashionable bar. This thriller was reprinted in November 1999 by Warner Books.

Calabash is a coming-of-age novel set in a rundown British seaside town and in ancient Persia. It was published by Warner Books in May 2000.

Full Dark House is the first Bryant & May mystery novel, spanning a tale of murder from the London Blitz to the present day, published by Transworld in August 03.

This is followed by the novella Breathe, and the novels Plastic and The Water House in 2004.

Christopher reviews for the Independent on Sunday, and produces articles for publications including The Third Alternative, Dazed & Confused, Pure and Big Magazine. Recent short stories have appeared in The Time Out Book Of London Short Stories 2, The New English Library Book Of Internet Stories, Dark Terrors 5 & 6, Best New Horror, London Noir, Neon Lit., A Book Of Two Halves, Vengeance Is, Love In Vein 2, Year¹s Best Fantasy & Horror, Destination Unknown, 100 Fiendish Little Frightmares, The Time Out Book Of New York Stories and many others.


		Look below for details and links to published and soon to be published books. Click on the title of a book to view further information and to order. Published: 16 August 2007 Force Majeure by Daniel O'Mahony 24 May 2007 Black Tide by Del Stone Jr 21 September 2006 A Manhattan Ghost Story by T M Wright 21 September 2006 Shrouded by Darkness: Tales of Terror Ed. by Alison L R Davies 20 July 2006 Pretty Young Things by Dominic McDonagh 19 April 2006 More Than Life Itself by Joseph Nassise 15 September 2005 Parish Damned by Lee Thomas 16 June 2005 Another War by Simon Morden 19 May 2005 Valley of Lights by Stephen Gallagher 20 January 2005 Approaching Omega by Eric Brown 25 November 2004 Fallen Angel by Stephanie Bedwell-Grime 19 August 2004 Alice's Journey Beyond The Moon by R J Carter 22 July 2004 Houdini's Last Illusion by Steve Savile 17 June 2004 Breathe by Christopher Fowler 25 April 2004 The Human Abstract by George Mann 18 December 2003 Aspects of a Psychopath by Alistair Langston 20 November 2003 Spectre by Stephen Laws 24 July 2003 Guardian Angel by Stephanie Bedwell-Grime 29 May 2003 King of all the Dead by Steve Lockley and Paul Lewis 31 October 2002 Cape Wrath by Paul Finch 31 October 2002 The Manitou by Graham Masterton (Sold Out) April 2001 Urban Gothic: Lacuna and Other Trips Ed. David J Howe
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