107 ratings | 23 reviews | avg rating:4.06

more photos (2)

Steve’s Year In Books

Steve’s 2025 Year in Books

Take a look at Steve’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.

Go to Steve’s 2025 Year in Books

Steve Emmett’s Followers (40)

Steve’s Bookshelves

to-read (1)
currently-reading (2)
read (112)
did-not-finish (0)
disappoiinting (0)
disappointing (2)

Steve’s Friends (362)

Glen Krisch

1,225 books | 4,733 friends

Adam

360 books | 738 friends

Rachel Hall

156 books | 259 friends

Belinda

324 books | 115 friends

Kate

317 books | 80 friends

Stephanie

994 books | 239 friends

Mariano Pallottini

361 books | 290 friends

Conrad Zero

420 books | 5,245 friends

More friends…

Steve Emmett

Goodreads Author

Born

in Harrogate, The United Kingdom

September 14, 1958

Website

https://steve-emmett.com

Twitter

chukkie58

Genre

Horror, Mystery & Thrillers, Humor and Comedy

Influences

Clive Barker, Stephen King, Dennis Wheatley, M. R James, ...more

Member Since

December 2010

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/chukkie

edit data

Steve studied at the Architectural Association in London where he witnessed Dame Zaha Hadid fall through a canvas chair (admittedly she was just plain Ms Hadid then). He spent most of his working life selling and restoring Italian country homes, so spent many years living in London and Italy.

Steve grew up on Hammer Horror films, Dennis Wheatley and M R James stories, so not surprising that his main genre is horror and dark matter. He reads his work and that of others on his YouTube Channel - Steve Emmett in Other Words.

He is a member of Humanists UK, writing and leading humanist funerals and wedding ceremonies on their behalf.

153 posts
Steve Emmett's Blog

Minnie Quay – The Ghost of Forester, Michigan

July 1st sees publication of yet another spooky book by my good friend Catherine Cavendish. I asked her to come over and tell us a bit about her inspiration. Take it away, Cat!

In my new novel, Saving Grace Devine, a young girl is drowned, but her spirit returns to haunt the lakeside where she met her untimely end. She seeks help from the living, to help her cross over to t Read more of this blog post »

View more on Steve Emmett's website »

Like • 0 comments • flag

Published on June 30, 2014 23:00

View all 153 posts »

Combine Editions
Steve Emmett’s books

Average rating: 3.94 · 142 ratings · 44 reviews · 12 distinct works

	Diavolino 4.34 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The A-Z of Understanding Italians 3.35 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kid 3.63 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Massacre Magazine: Issue 3 by Julia Kavan (Goodreads Author), Steve Emmett (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Anthony Cowin (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Massacre Magazine by Anthony Crowley (Goodreads Author), Steve Emmett (Goodreads Author), Marc E. Fitch (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Massacre Magazine: Issue 2 by Julia Kavan (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Steve Emmett (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Massacre Magazine: Issue 1 by Steve Emmett (Goodreads Author), Julia Kavan (Goodreads Author), Anthony Crowley (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Délivré du filet de l'oiseleur it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Clinical Pharmacology for Prescribing by Steve Emmett (Goodreads Author), Nicola Hill, Federico Dajas-Bailador really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blood of the Gods (Chapters 1-3): Chapter Sampler by Steve Emmett (Goodreads Author), Julia Kavan (Goodreads Author) (Editor) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Steve Emmett…

Steve is Currently Reading

Steve Emmett is currently reading

I Am Behind You (Platserna, #1)

by John Ajvide Lindqvist

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Jul 03, 2021 05:14AM

Steve Emmett is currently reading

The Meritocracy Trap

by Daniel Markovits

bookshelves: currently-reading

Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Sep 22, 2019 05:19AM

rss
Steve’s Recent Updates

Steve Emmett rated a book it was amazing This Much is True by Miriam Margolyes	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jan 06, 2026 06:19AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of This Much is True by Miriam Margolyes. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — This Much is True by Miriam Margolyes <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Steve Emmett rated a book did not like it After Midnight by Richard Laymon	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Oct 26, 2025 06:40AM · like
Steve Emmett rated a book really liked it I Always Find You (Platserna, #2) by John Ajvide Lindqvist	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Dec 11, 2024 05:30AM · like

More of Steve's books…

Quotes by Steve Emmett (?)

“Did I never tell you Sassicaia makes me horny?”
― Steve Emmett, Diavolino

tags: diavolino, horror, horror-authors, horrors

2 likes

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
THE JAMES MASON C...: PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO YOUR FELLOW JAMES MASON MEMBERS!	7092	5491	Jun 16, 2021 12:03PM

Steve’s Quotes

“Did I never tell you Sassicaia makes me horny?”
― Steve Emmett, Diavolino

tags: diavolino, horror, horror-authors, horrors

2 likes

“FEAR stands for fuck everything and run.”
― Stephen King, Doctor Sleep

tags: humor, humour, stephen-king

1168 likes

“Sometimes I really think people ought to have to pass a proper exam before they're allowed to be parents. Not just the practical, I mean.”
― Terry Pratchett, Thief of Time

302 likes

“Once we were blobs in the sea, and then fishes, and then lizards and rats and then monkeys, and hundreds of things in between. This hand was once a fin, this hand once had claws! In my human mouth I have the pointy teeth of a wolf and the chisel teeth of a rabbit and the grinding teeth of a cow! Our blood is as salty as the sea we used to live in! When we're frightened, the hair on our skin stands up, just like it did when we had fur. We are history! Everything we've ever been on the way to becoming us, we still are. [...]

I'm made up of the memories of my parents and my grandparents, all my ancestors. They're in the way I look, in the colour of my hair. And I'm made up of everyone I've ever met who's changed the way I think.”
― Terry Pratchett, A Hat Full of Sky

349 likes

“Star Trek was an attempt to say that humanity will reach maturity and wisdom on the day that it begins not just to tolerate, but take a special delight in differences in ideas and differences in life forms. […] If we cannot learn to actually enjoy those small differences, to take a positive delight in those small differences between our own kind, here on this planet, then we do not deserve to go out into space and meet the diversity that is almost certainly out there.”
― Gene Roddenberry

tags: differences, humanity, life, maturity, space-exploration, star-trek, tolerance, wisdom

237 likes

More of Steve’s quotes…