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Josh Winning

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Josh Winning is a Bram Stoker long-listed author who writes popcorn fantasy and horror novels full of heart, hope and queer joy. His summer-camp slasher novel Heads Will Roll was one of the top ten bestsellers in the UK last year. His previous book Burn the Negative was named a Goodreads Biggest Horror Book for Summer 2023, and his debut The Shadow Glass was a Waterstones paperback of the year in 2022.

As a film journalist for Radio Times and Total Film, Josh has interviewed the likes of Miss Piggy and Goldie Hawn, and he is co-host of the Charmed Chat podcast. His other books include queer romantic murder mystery Be Still My Unbeating Heart and spooky children’s adventure How to Train Your Zombie. Josh lives in East Anglia with his partner
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Average rating: 3.55 · 12,081 ratings · 2,720 reviews · 6 distinct worksSimilar authors
Heads Will Roll

3.51 avg rating — 6,062 ratings — published 2024 — 11 editions
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Burn the Negative

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The Shadow Glass

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Be Still My Unbeating Heart

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YouTube interview with Amy McCaw!

Behold! It's my first ever interview about THE SHADOW GLASS! And my first ever interview on YouTube!

The lovely Amy McCaw (author of spectacular 90s horror Mina and the Undead) invited me on to her channel to talk 80s goodness and my publishing journey so far, plus get the scoop on The Shadow Glass. We had a hoot geeking out over NeverEnding Story, Buffy, and just what makes a book YA or adult. Che Read more of this blog post »
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Published on December 15, 2021 07:03 Tags: 80s-fantasy, amy-mccaw, fantasy, interview, labyrinth, neverending-story, the-dark-crystal, the-shadow-glass

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Be Still My Unbeating Heart by Josh Winning
"An adorable, vegetarian vampire and his talking black cat go on vacation in a little Italian village that doesn’t allow vampires and immediately bodies start popping up. Logically, the Polizia suspect Bastian, the charming vampire and he is placed un" Read more of this review »
Be Still My Unbeating Heart by Josh Winning
"This book is a cozy, paranormal, murder mystery set in the beautiful seaside town of Vernazza. It’s tender and heartfelt while still maintaining a sense of lightness (despite multiple murders to solve). A lot of that has to do with the main character" Read more of this review »
Be Still My Unbeating Heart by Josh Winning
"I had a fun time reading this book. A queer vampire cozy mystery set in Italy with a talking cat sidekick. Bastian as the main character was amusing to learn about and getting to know his backstory. The murder mystery went at a great pace with twists" Read more of this review »
Be Still My Unbeating Heart by Josh Winning
"ARC review:

This was a very cute & cozy magical murder mystery. I absolutely adored the talking cat aka a vampires best friend. This book was something I absolutely needed in my summerween reads. Not only because it gives off exactly summerween vibes;" Read more of this review »
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Bone of My Bone by Johanna van Veen
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Johanna van Veen writes beautifully rich and daring horror, and Bone of My Bone is her finest novel yet. Every page thrums with desperation, hunger, and dread – this is a breathlessly twisted and ghoulish tale that boasts a fierce, gleaming flame of ...more
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Chip Pons redefines 'sex god' with this raunchy and emotional romantic epic. I fell hard for Levi and Hayden, and their heartfelt story left me shattered and begging for more. With its god-level spice and super-smart twists on Greek myth, Dearly Depa ...more
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“The thought of a warm body in his bed made him quiver. Perhaps he’d have a holiday romance. He just had to trust that he wouldn’t lose himself so completely in a heated moment that he ended up sticking his fangs in a guy’s neck.”
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“He had done it for her: gotten clean, sworn off killing. She made him want to be better, in the way that a best friend often did. He had no reflection, but he saw himself in the way the cat looked at him, and he didn’t want to see a monster. Not anymore. He wanted Whitby to be proud of him.”
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I'm really, really proud of this book. I'm giving it 5 stars because it brought me a lot of joy, and I hope it does the same for you. ...more
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Between Bavmorda, the Nothing and Frank Langella’s sublime Skeletor, the ’80s were the golden age of Hollywood villainy. This was the era when so-called ‘kids’ films made it their mission to scare the living shit out of you. If you weren’t having nightmares, they weren’t doing it right.
Bavmorda from Willow terrified me!
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Quotes by Josh Winning  (?)
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“I did warn you all that I run like a drunk octopus.”
Josh Winning, Heads Will Roll

“Not today”
Josh Winning, Heads Will Roll

“Well, there’s no such thing as a happily-ever-after.”
“What does that mean?”
“It means there’s always another story.”
Josh Winning, The Shadow Glass

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“Every day is a gift and should be treated as such, even if one is going to live forever.”
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“One way or another, this trip is going to kill me.”
Josh Winning, Burn the Negative

“She felt the past clutching for her and stepped out of its grasp.”
Josh Winning, Burn the Negative

“The Needle Man wasn't outside anymore.”
Josh Winning, Burn the Negative

“The house appeared distorted. It looked almost Victorian but too big, too ornate. The surface vibe was kitschy British, which didn’t fit with the all-American size of the place, and every light fixture and picture frame was gaudy to the point of comical. It was as if somebody had cannibalized a dozen guesthouses from around the world and pieced together a Frankenstein’s monster of a hotel.”
Josh Winning, Burn the Negative

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