Neil Spring

Neil Spring (born 8 June 1981) is a Welsh novelist of supernatural horror, known for his bestselling book,[1] The Ghost Hunters (2013).

Education

Spring holds a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) from Somerville College, Oxford University, where he wrote a thesis on the significance of paranormal events.[2]

Career

Spring's debut work was The Ghost Hunters, published by Quercus in 2013. The novel is based on the life of the controversial British ghost hunter Harry Price, a psychic investigator from the inter-war years, who made Borley Rectory in Essex briefly famous as "the most haunted house in England". Spring says the book took three years to research and write.[3] and topped the Amazon Hot New Releases Bestseller List of Horror Thrillers six months before publication.[4]

The Ghost Hunters received positive reviews from critics. The Sunday Times Culture Magazine described it as "serpentine and surprising in its plotting." The Daily Mail described it as a "deft, spooky psychological drama based on a true story."[5] The Metro described the novel as "a substantial fictional sweetmeat with a kernel of truth."[6]

ITV1 commissioned a 2-hour film based on the book, Harry Price: Ghost Hunter, from Bentley Productions. Written by Jack Lothian, it was first broadcast on 27 December 2015.[7][8]

Quercus published Spring's second novel, The Watchers, in September 2015. Based on true events, the novel is a "spooky, historical thriller" set during the Cold War in a remote coastal village whose residents live in the shadow of an ancient secret.[9]

Spring's third novel, The Lost Village, is set in the abandoned Wiltshire village of Imber and again features Harry Price. It was published by Quercus in October 2017.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Perry, Alex. "The Next Big Thing". Huffington Post. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Neil Spring". Quercus. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Perry, Alex. "The Next Big Thing? - Interview: Neil Spring (novelist)". Huffington Post. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  4. ↑ Pam Reader http://pamreader.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/interview-with-neil-spring-whose-debut.html. Retrieved 20 April 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ FARRY, EITHNE. "GHOST STORIES: THE WOMAN IN BLACK, THE SEQUEL: ANGEL OF DEATH BY MARTYN WAITES (Hammer £9.99)". Mail Online. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Fearie Tales, Ghosthunters and Marina: The best in spooky fiction". Metro.
  7. ↑ Janice, Troup (13 July 2015). "ITV commissions Harry Price: Ghost Hunter". ITV Press Centre. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  8. ↑ Blanket, Jo (27 November 2015). "Harry Price: Ghost Hunter". ITV Press Centre. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  9. ↑ Shaffi, Sarah (23 October 2014). "Quercus buys second from Neil Spring". The Bookseller. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  10. ↑ Neil Spring (19 October 2017). The Lost Village: The Ghost Hunters (2). Quercus. ISBN 978-1-78429-861-6.
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