Jason Arnopp

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Jason Arnopp
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Jason Arnopp is a British novelist and scriptwriter, with a background in journalism.

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He wrote the 2011 horror feature Stormhouse [1] and has scripted Doctor Who audiobooks [2] and plays [3] for the BBC and Big Finish ranges. In 2012, two of his horror stories, "Beast in the Basement" and "A Sincere Warning About the Entity in Your Home" were published for Kindle. He has contributed to BBC Radio 4's Recorded for Training Purposes [4] and Laurence & Gus comedy shows. His background is in journalism [5] and he has regularly written for the likes of Heat and Doctor Who Magazine . In December 2013, he was a talking-head on Channel Five's The Greatest Ever Christmas Movies (Objective Productions).

In 2016, his novel The Last Days of Jack Sparks was published by Orbit Books. [6] It has since been optioned as a movie by Imagine Entertainment. [7]

Arnopp is represented by Oli Munson at AM Heath Literary Agents [8] and managed by Lawrence Mattis at Circle of Confusion [9]

He used to be an editor for Kerrang! magazine; [10] he appears as himself in Lords of Chaos , contacting Euronymous to inquire about the Black Circle.

His latest novel is Ghoster, published in 2019. [11] [12]

Writing credits

ProductionCompany/BroadcasterNotes/Dates
Friday the 13th: Hate-Kill-RepeatBlack FlameNovel, 2005
Look at MeMagician PicturesScriptwriter, short film 2008
Big MistakeMagician PicturesScript editor, short film 2009
Laurence & Gus: Hearts & MindsBBC Radio 4Sketch writer, 2009 series
Recorded for Training PurposesBBC Radio 4Sketch writer, 2009 & 2010 series
Doctor Who: The Demons of Red Lodge and Other Stories Big FinishScriptwriter, audio drama, 2010
The Sarah Jane Adventures: Deadly DownloadBBC AudiobooksWriter, audiobook, 2010
Ghost WriterTAPSScriptwriter, 24-minute film, 2010
Tempting FatesEye Film & TelevisionScriptwriter, web series 2010
Doctor Who: Army of Death Big FinishScriptwriter, audio drama, 2011
Stormhouse Scanner-Rhodes ProductionsScriptwriter and executive producer, horror feature film, 2011
Doctor Who: The Gemini ContagionBBC AudiobooksWriter, audiobook, 2011
A Sincere Warning About the Entity in Your HomeRetribution BooksHorror short story, 2012
Beast in the BasementRetribution BooksHorror-thriller novella, 2012
The Man InsideScanner-Rhodes ProductionScript editor, urban drama feature film, 2012
Doctor Who: UNIT Dominion Big FinishCo-scriptwriter, audio drama, 2012
Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor WhoGollanczContributor, 2013
The Last Days of Jack SparksOrbit BooksNovel, 2016
GhosterOrbit BooksNovel, 2019

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