Laura Purcell

Last updated

Laura Purcell
Occupation Novelist
NationalityBritish
Genre Horror, historical fiction
Notable works
  • Roanoke Falls
  • The Corset
  • The Silent Companions
Website
laurapurcell.com

Laura Purcell is a British historical fiction and horror novelist and script writer.

Contents

She is the author of the horror novels The Silent Companions and The Shape of Darkness and served as lead writer on the historical horror podcast series Roanoke Falls which was executive produced by John Carpenter and Sandy King. [1]

Early life

Originally from Basildon, Purcell grew up in Billericay. She attended Chelmsford County High School for Girls. [2]

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ Ritchie, Gayle (7 November 2021). "Seances, shadows and secrets: Laura Purcell's latest gothic thriller oozes menace". The Courier. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  2. ↑ D'Arcy-Jones, Neil (13 October 2017). "The silent book that's making a big noise". Daily Gazette. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  3. ↑ Kyriazis, Stefan (1 August 2014). "The dirty lives of Georgian women". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  4. ↑ Mauro, John (14 December 2022). "REVIEW: The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell". Grimdark Magazine. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  5. ↑ Hardyment, Christina. "Review: The Corset by Laura Purcell". The Times . ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  6. ↑ Nolan, Tom (14 June 2019). "Mysteries: The Phrenologist and the Seamstress". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  7. ↑ O’Donnell, Paraic (11 September 2019). "Bone China by Laura Purcell review – a homage to Du Maurier". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  8. ↑ Paull, Emily (7 February 2021). "Book Review: The Shape of Darkness reinforces Laura Purcell as a master of building suspense". The AU Review. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "5 new books to read this week". The Independent. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.