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Darcy Coates

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Darcy Coates is the USA Today bestselling author of more than a dozen horror and suspense novels.

She lives in the Central Coast of Australia with her family, cat, and a collection of chickens. Her home is surrounded by rolling wilderness on all sides, and she wouldn't have it any other way.

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I noticed you answered a question from a reader that you like to write at night. With that being said, Do you spook yourself when your writing these horror novels at night? I get spooked just reading them at night - lol

Darcy Coates That's the best compliment you could give me, M! Thank you!

I do sometimes scare myself. I try to dig into my deepest fears and explore the things that…moreThat's the best compliment you could give me, M! Thank you!

I do sometimes scare myself. I try to dig into my deepest fears and explore the things that make me the most uncomfortable, so I know I've done a good job when I finish a writing session feeling anxious.

Last week I was writing at a cafe. It was a scene where the main character walks through an empty house and feels a hand touch her shoulder. I'd just finished it when someone tapped MY shoulder - I made this awful noise somewhere between a gasp and a squeak. It was only a friend who'd come to say hello, but I was terrified for that half second!(less)

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Don't really have a question...just big, big thank you for some of the best ghost stories I have read in years. They say every writer has one good book in them, but you must be stuffed with them. For years I read everything that Barbara Michaels wrote, and then there was no more. You have replaced her with your wonderful ghost stories. I've read 6 of your books now...how fast can you write??

Darcy Coates Thank you! I think I'm a pretty average writer. Most days I write around 1,000 words an hour, but I can get up to 3,000 words in short bursts when I'm…moreThank you! I think I'm a pretty average writer. Most days I write around 1,000 words an hour, but I can get up to 3,000 words in short bursts when I'm excited. Editing is the most unpredictable part of writing--the fastest I've edited a novel was three weeks, I think, and the slowest was eight months. (less)

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	Dead of Winter 3.79 avg rating — 41,194 ratings — published 2023 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Haunting of Ashburn House 3.83 avg rating — 39,970 ratings — published 2016 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hunted 4.01 avg rating — 28,388 ratings — published 2018 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Craven Manor 3.90 avg rating — 21,390 ratings — published 2017 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Carrow Haunt 4.05 avg rating — 18,024 ratings — published 2018 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From Below 3.96 avg rating — 16,694 ratings — published 2022 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Where He Can't Find You 3.89 avg rating — 16,418 ratings — published 2023 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Haunting of Blackwood House 3.76 avg rating — 15,805 ratings — published 2015 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gallows Hill 3.91 avg rating — 15,041 ratings — published 2022 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Voices in the Snow (Black Winter, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 12,261 ratings — published 2019 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Darcy Coates

Gravekeeper (5 books)
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Black Winter (4 books)
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House of Shadows (2 books)
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4.01 avg rating — 15,630 ratings

The Haunting of Blackwood House (1 book)
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Cymic Parasite Breach (5 books)
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“C'mon. We can turn it into a fun game - What's Scarier, The Basement Or The Attic?”
― Darcy Coates, The Haunting of Blackwood House

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“The massive grey tabby turned his sea-green eyes towards her and projected abject misery in the way only cats are capable of.”
― Darcy Coates, The Haunting of Ashburn House

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“This is a house that hasn’t seen a new soul in half a century. The walls are saturated with her; the floorboards are worn down from her feet; the very air continues to carry her presence after her death.”
― Darcy Coates, The Haunting of Ashburn House

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