Guy N. Smith

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birthdate = 1939
birthplace = Hopwas, Staffordshire
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occupation = writer
nationality = English
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genre = Horror fiction, Fantasy, Children's literature, Non-fiction
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Guy Newman Smith (born 1939, Hopwas, Staffordshire) is an English writer of horror fiction.

Biography

Smith wrote his first horror book, "Werewolf by Moonlight" in 1974, which spawned two sequels. He is probably best known for a series of six "Crabs" books, the first of which, "Night of the Crabs", was published in 1976. The series chronicles invasions by giant, man-eating crabs of various areas of British coastline. These books are legendary in the horror fiction world, so much so that they were even spoofed by the award winning comedian and writer Matthew Holness under the guise of his Garth Marenghi persona.cite web
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A prolific writer, Guy has had over a thousand short stories and magazine articles published. He has written a series of children's books under the pseudonym Jonathon Guy, two thrillers under the name Gavin Newman and a dozen non-fiction books on countryside matters. But, it is for his 70 or so horror books that he is best known.

The success and popularity of Guy N. Smith is down to a tried and tested horror book formula, mixing plenty of sex, violence and gore with an easy to read and descriptive writing style. But the thing that has most endeared him to his fans is his ability to inject humour into serious and sexual situations in a self-lampooning way. This means his books work on two levels; they are a good horror novel, which is at the same time a satire of itself. The best of these phrases, known amongst the fans as "classic quotes" can often be enjoyed in isolation, without reading the whole book. Smith's novels enjoyed considerable popularity in Poland in the early 1990s, having been cheaply translated and published as pocket editions by the Amber publishing house.

A life-long pipe smoker, he won the British pipe smoking championship in 2003. [Cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2973852.stm |title=Guy smokes rings round rivals |date=2003-06-08 |accessdate=2008-08-12 |publisher=BBC News He collects pipes and smoking ephemera and has also written a book on tobacco - "Tobacco Culture: A DIY Guide", published in 1976 {ISBN 0904558282}. He is also an active pro-smoking campaigner. He is married to Jean and they have four grown-up children.

In 2008, small press publisher, Ghostwriter Publications, began printing a number of limited edition hardcovers and audiobooks of a number of Guy's most popular works, including a September 2008 release of a reprinting of the graphic novel 'one-shot' "Crab's Fury" with art by Charlie Adlard, and an audio version of "Night of the Crabs" in October 2008.

Also planned for Halloween release, are the hardback collection of 20 short stories, in the first of a planned regular antholgy called "Limited Edition". Working alongside publishers, Ghostwriter Publications, Guy is also planning to release a number of works by new authors under his "Guy N Smith Signature" banner. The first is scheduled to be a new title by author Rakie Keig and it is to be followed by "Fangtooth" written by Shaun Jeffrey.

elected bibliography

Werewolf series

* "Werewolf by Moonlight" (1974)
* "Return of the Werewolf" (1976)
* "The Son of the Werewolf" (1978)

"Crab" series

* "Night of the Crabs" (1976) ISBN 0-450-02942-5
* "Killer Crabs" (1978)
* "The Origin of the Crabs" (1979)
* "Crabs on the Rampage" (1981)
* "Crabs' Moon" (1984)
* "Crabs: The Human Sacrifice" (1988)

"Crab" short stories

* "Crustacean Vengeance" (from "Scare Care" ed. Graham Masterton, Tor 1989)
* "The Decoy" (from "Fear" #13, 1990)
* "The Crabs" (from "Peeping Tom", 1992)
* "Crabs' Armada" (from "The Cadaver" Chapbook)

Truckers series

* "The Truckers 1: The Black Knights" (1977)
* "The Truckers 2: Hi-Jack!" (1977)
* "Blood Circuit" (1983)

abat series

* "Sabat 1: The Graveyard Vultures" (1982)
* "Sabat 2: The Blood Merchants" (1982)
* "Sabat 3: Cannibal Cult" (1982)
* "Sabat 4: The Druid Connection" (1983)
* "Dead Meat" (1996) (omnibus of all 4 books plus two new Sabat stories, "Vampire Village" and "Hellbeat")

Thirst series

* "Thirst" (1980)
* "Thirst II: The Plague" (1987)

Deathbell series

* "Deathbell" (1980)
* "Demons" (1987)

Pit series

* "The Sucking Pit" (1975)
* "The Walking Dead" (1984)

Writing as Jonathan Guy:

* "Cornharrow" (1988)
* "Badger Island" (1993)
* "Rak: The Story of an Urban Fox" (1994)
* "Pyne" (1995)
* "Hawkwood" (1996)

Writing as Gavin Newman:

* "The Hangman" (1994)
* "An Unholy Way to Die" (1999)

Disney books

Novelizations of the classic Disney films. Paperback novels all originally published by New English Library in 1975 and reprinted by Pyramid Books in 1976 both with black and white drawings throughout.
*"Sleeping Beauty" (1975)
*"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (1975)
*"Song of the South" (1975)
*"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" (1975)

oftporn books

*"Sexy Secrets of Swinging Wives, Part 1: The Partner Swappers" (as Anonymous)
*"Sexy Confessions of a Relief Nurse" (as Wendy Davis)
*"Sexy Confessions of a Games Mistress" (as Joan Hudson)
*"Sexy Confessions of a Bank Clerk" (as Peter Lynch)
*"Sexy Confessions of a Secretary" (as Patricia Mathews)
*"Sexy Confessions of a Pop Performer" (as Alan Myatt)
*"Sexy Confessions of a Window Cleaner" (as Adrian Wood)

Other Novels

* "The Slime Beast" (1975)
* "Der Ruf des Werwolfs" (1976) (Originally printed in German only, Published by Erich Pabel as a part of their "Vampir Horror Roman" line and due to be re-released as a hardcover and audio book in 2008 as "Night of the Werewolf" from Ghostwriter Publications)
* "The Ghoul" (1976) (based on the 1975 film "The Ghoul")
* "Bamboo Guerillas" (1977)
* "Bats Out of Hell" (1978)
* "Locusts" (1979)
* "Satan's Snowdrop" (1980)
* "Caracal" (1980)
* "Doomflight" (1981)
* "Warhead" (1981)
* "Entombed" (1981)
* "Manitou Doll" (1981)
* "Wolfcurse" (1981)
* "The Pluto Pact" (1982)
* "The Lurkers" (1982)
* "The Undead" (1983)
* "Accursed" (1983)
* "Throwback" (1985)
* "The Wood" (1985)
* "Abomination" (1986)
* "The Neophyte" (1986)
* "Snakes" (1986)
* "Cannibals" (1986)
* "Alligators" (1987)
* "Bloodshow" (1987)
* "Fiend" (1988)
* "The Island" (1988)
* "The Master" (1988)
* "The Camp" (1989)
* "The Festering" (1989)
* "Mania" (1989)
* "Phobia" (1990)
* "The Unseen" (1990)
* "Carnivore" (1990)
* "The Black Fedora" (1991)
* "The Resurrected" (1991)
* "The Knighton Vampires" (1993)
* "Witch Spell" (1993)
* "The Plague Chronicles" (1993)
* "The Dark One" (1995)
* "Dead End" (1996)
* "Water Rites" (1997)
* "The Pony Riders" (1997)
* "The Busker" (1998)
* "Deadbeat" (2003)
* "Blackout" (2006)
* "The Cadaver" (2007)

Non-Fiction:

* "Gamekeeping and Shooting for Amateurs" (1976)
* "Tobacco Culture: A DIY Guide" (1977)
* "Ferreting and Trapping for Amateur Gamekeepers" (1978)
* "Hill Shooting and Upland Gamekeeping" (1978)
* "Profitable Fishkeeping" (1979)
* "Ratting and Rabbiting for Amateur Gamekeepers" (1979)
* "Sporting and Working Dogs" (1979)
* "Animals of the Countryside" (1980)
* "Moles and Their Control" (1980)
* "The Rough Shooter's Handbook" (1986)
* "Practical Country Living" (1988)
* "Writing Horror Fiction" (1996)
* "Hunting Big Cats in Britain" (2000)

hort story collections

* "Horror Shorts: 1st Collection" (June, 1999 by Bulldog Books) ISBN 0-9532701-1-4: "Crustacean Vengence" (a "Crabs" story): "The Brain Crawlers": "The Last Boot": "Hellfire" (a "Sabat" story): "Come Back, My Darling": "Hounds From Hades": "The Ghouls": "The Baby": "The Shooting on the Moss": "Wheels of Evil": "Curse of the White Rhinoceros": "The Hoax"

* "Mystery & Horror Shorts: 1st Collection" (August, 1999 by Bulldog Books) ISBN 0-9532701-2-2:"The Suitcase":"The Island of Sweet Music":"The Doll":"The Act of God":"The Last Supper":"Bullseye":"The Crabs":"Triple Death":"The Writing on the Wall":"The League of the Twisted Serpent":"The Piper Calls the Tune":"Until Death":"Dawn Rendezvous":"The Poacher":"The Scapegoat"

* "Fifty Tales from the Fifties" (November, 1999 by Bulldog Books) - Collects most of his stories from the "Tettenhall Observer". ISBN 0-9532701-4-9

* "Science Fiction & Horror Shorts: 1st Collection" (July, 2000 by Bulldog Books) ISBN 0-9532701-5-7: "Skywatch": "Converging Forces": "The Influencer": "Phoenix": "The Grim Reaper" (a "Black Fedora" story): "President Seven": "Red Alert": "Alone": "Chapters of Destiny": "The Book of Lies"

* "Horror Shorts: 2nd Collection" (September, 2001 by Bulldog Books) ISBN 0-9532701-7-3: "The Crabs" (a "Crabs" story): "The Ginger Bear": "The Grim Reaper" (a "Black Fedora" story): "The Vampire Village" (a "Sabat" story): "Hollow Eyes": "Come On In and Join Us": "The Executioner": "Until Death": "Return to Innsmouth": "Ratmania": "The Waiting Game": "Pocklington's Walk"

* "Limited Edition" (October 2008, Ghostwriter Publications): "Crustacean Vengeance": "The Hoax": "Pocklington's Walk": and others...

Chapbooks

* "Come On In and Join Us" (Horror Express Publications)
* "Crab's Armada" (September 2008, Ghostwriter Publications)
* "The Doll" (September 2008, Ghostwriter Publications)

Anthologies edited

* "Horror Shorts" (1999)
* "Mystery and Horror Shorts" (1999)
* "Fifty Tales from the Fifties" (1999)
* "Science Fiction and Horror Shorts" (2000)

References

External links

* [http://www.guynsmith.com Guy Smith website]
* [http://www.ghostwriterpublications.com Ghostwriter Publications website]
* [http://www.thesuckingpit.com Official GNS Fan Club website]