Darcy Coates

Darcy Coates is an Australian ^[1] author of horror, gothic horror, thriller, and suspense.

Career

Coates began self-publishing in 2013 with the novella Once Returned, after which she continued to self-publish novels through Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing program. In 2015 Coates published The Haunting of Gillespie House, which sold better than any of her prior works. Sales of her books continued to increase and around 2019, Coates was contacted by Sourcebooks for a book deal. They obtained the rights to her prior titles, which they published through their imprint Poisoned Pen Press. ^{[2] [3]}

Bibliography

House of Shadows

• House of Shadows (2015)
• House of Secrets (2016)

Cymic Parasite Breach

• Station 331 (2016)
• Station 332 (2016)
• Station 333 (2016)
• Station 334 (2016)
• Station 335 (2016)

Black Winter

• Voices in the Snow (2019)
• Secrets in the Dark (2020)
• Whispers in the Mist (2020)
• Silence in the Shadows (2020)

Gravekeeper

• The Whispering Dead (2021) ^{[4] [5]}
• The Ravenous Dead (2022)
• The Twisted Dead (2023)
• The Hollow Dead (2024)
• The Vengeful Dead (2025) ^[6]

Standalone novels and novellas

• Once Returned (2013)
• Ghost Camera (2014)
• Sub Basement (2014)
• Dead Lake (2015)
• The Haunting of Blackwood House (2015)
• The Haunting of Gillespie House (2015)
• The Haunting of Ashburn House (2016) ^[7]
• The Folcroft Ghosts (2017)
• The House Next Door (2017)
• The Haunting of Rookward House (2017)
• Craven Manor (2017)
• The Carrow Haunt (2018)
• Hunted (2018)
• Bellamy (2019)
• The Haunting of Leigh Harker (2021) ^[8]
• The Cathedral (2022)
• Clockwork (2022)
• From Below (2022) ^[9]
• Gallows Hill (2022) ^[10]
• Dead of Winter (2023) ^[11]
• Where He Can't Find You (2023)

Short stories

• "The Mannequin: A Horror Short Story" (2014)
• "Whose Woods These Are: A Horror Short Story" (2014)
• "Lights Out" (2015)
• "The Haunting of Graham House" (companion story to The Haunting of Blackwood House)
• "Crawlspace" (2015)
• "Crypt" (2015)

Collections

• Bites 1 (2015)
• Bites 2 (2015)
• Bites 3 (2015)
• Bites 4 (2015)
• Bites 5 (2015)
• Parasite (2016, omnibus of Cymic Parasite Breach) ^[12]

References

1. Ryan, Lindy (2022-10-11). "Interview: A Conversation with "GALLOWS HILL" Author Darcy Coates". Rue Morgue. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
2. "Happily-Ever-After Horror: Spotlight on Darcy Coates". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
3. Spratford, Becky. "Horror Author Darcy Coates Arrives Stateside". Library Journal. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
4. "First Look And Thoughts At Darcy Coates' New Compelling Horror Mystery 'The Whispering Dead'". PopHorror. 2021-05-05. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
5. "Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror Book Review: The Whispering Dead by Darcy Coates". Publishers Weekly. 2021-05-01. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
6. Mullen, Amanda (2025-02-05). "10 Biggest Horror Books Coming Out In February 2025". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
7. Bowman, Sabienna (2020-10-11). "The Haunting of Ashburn House by Darcy Coates". POPSUGAR Entertainment. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
8. "Top Horror Books in September 2021". Den of Geek . 2021-09-07. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
9. Newlin, Haley (2022-06-08). "Review: From Below by Darcy Coates". Cemetery Dance Online. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
10. Newlin, Haley (2022-09-30). "Review: Gallows Hill by Darcy Coates". Cemetery Dance Online. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
11. Newlin, Haley (2023-07-10). "Review: Dead of Winter by Darcy Coates". Cemetery Dance Online. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
12. Avery, Jessica (2019-10-11). "14 Space Horror Books for Those Who Dare to Believe". BOOK RIOT. Retrieved 2022-06-14.

External links

• Official website