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David Watkins

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in Aberdare, The United Kingdom

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Horror, Thriller, Suspense

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Stephen King, James Herbert, Joe R Lansdale

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David Watkins lives in Devon in the UK with his wife, two sons, dog, cat and two turtles. He is unsure of his place in the pecking order: probably somewhere between the cat and the turtles.

The Original's Return has a committed family man become involved with werewolf gangs and the British Military whilst the follow up, The Original's Retribution, concerns the immediate aftermath and consequences of Jack's actions in the first book. Both novels are highly rated on Amazon.

David's most recent book is The Devil's Inn: a novel set on Dartmoor during a fierce snowstorm. Has the Devil really come to Devon?

He is now working on a new stand alone novel, set in Exeter. He hates referring to himself in the third person, but no-one else is going to writ ...more

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	The Original's Return 4.18 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 2013 — 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 Devil's Inn 4.13 avg rating — 47 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 Original's Retribution (The Original #2) 4.27 avg rating — 37 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
	Leaders of the Pack by Graeme Reynolds (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Lisa Lane (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ray Garton (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 97 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

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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 and 3 other people liked Christopher Teague's review of A Quiet Apocalypse: "You'd think that currently living in a pandemic would preclude you from reading an apocalyptic story - ha! Ever since I read the blurb for this novella, I've been waiting eagerly to read it - and I'm very happy to say that it has very much lived up t" Read more of this review »
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David Watkins liked Veronik Durocher's review of The Original's Retribution (The Original #2): "Good Good, but too much deaths for my own taste. I liked the first one a lot more, as it was more fantastic than gory as this one. But if you like full bloody gory stories, this one is for you!"
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David Watkins liked Veronik Durocher's review of The Devil's Inn: "Fun I like stories in "milieu-clos". Those are harder to write but often give interesting results. Like this one did. The end."
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David Watkins liked Veronik Durocher's review of The Original's Return: "Good! Nice take on the werewolf "mythology". Different from what I read in the past, as the infection didn't came from a bite... "
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David Watkins rated a book it was amazing My Life in Horror: Volume 1 by Kit Power (Goodreads Author)	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
I’ll save some time here straight away: this is an excellent book, and is worth a place on any horror fans shelf. I backed this as part of a crowd funding campaign, but that in no way influences my thoughts on this book. Collecting together Kit’s writ ...more
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David Watkins is now following Myk Pilgrim Author of Dark Places, Evil Faces Volume II
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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 ...more
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David Watkins rated a book liked it They Kill by Tim Waggoner (Goodreads Author)	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
A strange book that left me wanting a little more. The writing is strong, characters also, but something about it didn't quite work for me and I'm still not entirely sure what. The setup is slow and deliberate as we get to know the major players and ...more
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David Watkins rated a book it was amazing This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay (Goodreads Author)	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
I flew through this book in a couple of days which is extremely rare for me. It is hilarious, moving, and horrific is equal measure. The anecdotes frequently made me laugh out loud, but then the next section would make me cry. It is hard to believe t ...more
Jul 13, 2020 06:41AM · 1 like · like · see review
David Watkins rated a book it was amazing Coffinmaker's Blues: Collected Writings On Terror by Stephen Volk	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
This is not a diary, nor is it a selection of reviews but rather something much better. Stephen Volk wrote a series of articles for Black Static magazine and this book presents them in all their glory. Volk is an excellent writer and is incredibly kn ...more
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