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David Watkins

Goodreads Author

Born

in Aberdare, The United Kingdom

Website

http://www.david-watkins.com

Twitter

joshfishkins

Genre

Horror, Thriller, Suspense

Influences

Stephen King, James Herbert, Joe R Lansdale

Member Since

June 2013

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David Watkins lives in Devon in the UK with his wife, two sons, crazy dog and psychotic cat.

He has currently released five novels, two novellas and several short stories. Each book is well rated and reviewed on Amazon and beyond.

His most recent release is The Original's Rage, from Original Books.

"Great monsters and dynamic characters make this brutal, bloody, brilliant novel an essential read. I'll never see Exeter in the same light again!" - Tim Lebbon, The Last Storm (praise for The Exeter Incident)

"...gut twisting scenes...” 4* Joe X Young, Gingernuts of Horror (The Devil's Inn)

"..a damn entertaining read.." - DLS Reviews (The Devil's Inn)

"Watkins writes with a real flow for tension." - Steve Stred, Kendall Reviews

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Average rating: 4.22 · 1,383 ratings · 314 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Original's Return 4.39 avg rating — 231 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Leaders of the Pack by Graeme Reynolds (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Lisa Lane (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ray Garton 3.96 avg rating — 226 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Bloody Hell: An Anthology of UK Indie Horror by Sarah Jules (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Rachael Rose (illustrator), Stuart Knott (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.14 avg rating — 186 ratings — 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
	The Original's Retribution (The Original #2) 4.45 avg rating — 130 ratings — 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 Devil's Inn: A horror thriller 4.04 avg rating — 132 ratings — 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 Exeter Incident 4.36 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	The Original's Rage (The Originals #3) 4.55 avg rating — 51 ratings — 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
	Rhitta Gawr 4.38 avg rating — 24 ratings — 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 Memory Shades 4.50 avg rating — 22 ratings — 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
	St Neith 4.48 avg rating — 21 ratings — 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

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Les Vacances

Les Vacances by Phil Sloman

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Phil Sloman is great at writing realistic characters and then doing unspeakable things to them. This novella is no exception to that rule: Frank and Elizabeth decide to go on holiday to France for a change. Their relationship is strained, especially from Elizabeth's point of view, but is also entirely believable. I won't go into the details of Read more of this blog post »

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David Watkins answered BookLoversLife's question: Any more werewolf horror planned? Absolutely loved the originals! Hi! I'm really pleased you enjoyed the Original's trilogy! If you haven't already seen it, there is a prequel/origin story in the anthology Leaders Of The Pack. My next novel will be a scifi/monster mash up thing and not set in Devon. After that who k See Full Answer
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