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Iain Rob Wright

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Born

in Worcestershire, The United Kingdom

January 22, 1984

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Horror, Mystery & Thrillers, Science Fiction

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Stephen King, Brian Keene, Richard Laymon, Terry Pratchett
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With over 50 novels written over 16 years, Iain Rob Wright is the well-respected British horror author with a reputation for reliably scaring his readers. His books have sold millions of copies worldwide, earned tens of thousands of reader reviews on Amazon and Goodreads, and are being translated into multiple languages.

He is currently best known for the Cursed Manuscripts shared horror universe, the apocalyptic Hell on Earth series, and many stand-alone chillers such as The Room Upstairs and Scrapbook.

J. A. Konrath, New York Times bestselling thriller author, claims, "Iain Rob Wright scares the hell out of me!"

Born and raised in England's West Midlands, Iain now lives in the beautiful, gothic County Durham with his family, 2 pugs, and a ca ...more

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Average rating: 4.03 · 87,984 ratings · 9,280 reviews · 198 distinct works • Similar authors

	Witch (The Cursed Manuscripts, #1) 3.68 avg rating — 6,856 ratings — published 2021 — 8 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 Final Winter (Damienverse, #3) 3.82 avg rating — 5,051 ratings — published 2011 — 12 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 Housemates 4.02 avg rating — 3,933 ratings — published 2013 — 11 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
	Sea Sick 3.88 avg rating — 3,661 ratings — published 2012 — 12 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 Hill (The Spread, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 3,474 ratings — published 2020 — 6 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
	Sam (Damienverse, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 3,259 ratings — published 2012 — 9 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
	Escape! 4.11 avg rating — 2,946 ratings — published 2019 — 7 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
	Zombie (The Cursed Manuscripts, #2) 4.03 avg rating — 2,974 ratings — 4 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 Gates (Hell on Earth, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 2,429 ratings — published 2015 — 6 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
	Animal Kingdom 3.88 avg rating — 2,207 ratings — published 2011 — 11 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

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Series by Iain Rob Wright

Damienverse (7 books)
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3.94 avg rating — 21,077 ratings

The Cursed Manuscripts (9 books)
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The Spread (6 books)
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Hell on Earth (6 books)
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4.19 avg rating — 7,684 ratings

Ravaged World (3 books)
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3.95 avg rating — 6,919 ratings

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The End of Everything: Book 1

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“If you don't have any fight in you, you might as well be dead.” – Scott Caan”
― Iain Rob Wright, Savage

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“People are afraid, Mina. And when people are afraid, their inner cavemen come out. There’s no rationality in a man when he panics. Just keep your head down and don’t stop moving.”
― Iain Rob Wright, The Gates

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“the difference between the living and the dead. The living run away when you shoot at them.”
― Iain Rob Wright, Savage

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2nd Quarter 2024 - Horror #1

The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden - 325 pp

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Red Rabbit by Alex Grecian - 455 pp

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An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson - 352 pp

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Ghost Station by S.A. Barnes - 352 pp

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The Vampire Tapestry by Suzy McKee Charnas - 285 pp

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Dark Ride by Iain Rob Wright - 230 pp

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A Haunting in the Arctic by C.J. Cooke - 352 pp

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