He Came Back – Available for pre-order & more.

Posted on 30, April, 2021 by David E. Gates

When a villager returns from the war, strange events begin to affect the inhabitants who believe the soldier has brought back a curse with him…

eBook pre-order available now at all good online bookstores.

Will be available in all eBook formats (Kindle version here) at all good online bookstores (Other formats here) from 21st May 2021.

Exclusive for early readers: Autographed printed version available for just £5.00.

Simply scan the code below, enter “He Came Back” and the delivery address in the note, to purchase.

He Came Back – New Short Story Coming Soon…

Posted on 13, April, 2021 by David E. Gates

My latest short story, inspired by a trip to a haunted village in Hampshire, called He Came Back, will be released soon.

Telling the tale of mysterious occurrences upon the return of a villager, it will be available in eBook format from all good online bookstores and in printed format directly from www.davidegates.com.

Final artwork of the cover:

My Mother & The Medium wins Short Story Competition

Posted on 26, December, 2019 by David E. Gates

My short story, My Mother & The Medium, has won the Christmas ghost story competition in The News (local Portsmouth Newspaper).

“It was the story which stopped editor Mark Waldron in his tracks and sent a tingle down his spine..” they said.

The short story originally appeared as part of David E. Gates’ second anthology of short-stories, poetry and articles in Unzipped: The Mind of a Madman which is available from Smashwords and Amazon and all good online bookstores.

The Projectionist

Posted on 12, September, 2019 by David E. Gates

Now available, an original screenplay, created by David E. Gates.

The Projectionist.

After a freak accident, a man develops a mysterious power which gains the attraction of dark forces who wish to take it from him.

Available in all eBook formats from Smashwords and for Kindle at Amazon, and all good online bookstores.

50% off The Ghost of Clothes!

Posted on 26, March, 2019 by David E. Gates

For a very limited time, you can get the brilliant short story, The Ghost of Clothes by David E. Gates for half-price!

Head over to Smashwords and enter code PU58V to get your exclusive discount.

Available in all eBook formats.

The Deeper Roots of Evil

Posted on 4, March, 2019 by David E. Gates

The sequel to The Roots of Evil, my first horror novel, is coming along nicely…

Five chapters completed last week. Six if you count one I’d already written a while back but now placed in the new book.

Looking to release later this year…

Will be bigger, bloodier and bolder, with more deaths and a lot more gore…

The Wretched wins SILVER in Cover Contest

Posted on 7, January, 2018 by David E. Gates

The new horror novel, The Wretched from David E. Gates, the author of original horror stories: The Roots of Evil and The Ghost of Clothes, has won SILVER in the Authors DB 2017 Cover Contest.

Set in and around Portsmouth, UK, The Wretched tells a creepy and horrifying story of a malevolent and evil force rising up to affect and change the lives of two teenage boys.

Local folklore and locations feature heavily in the sixth publication from David E. Gates, out now.

Buy The Wretched from Amazon and Smashwords

The Christmas Carol – FREE for the last time.

Posted on 7, December, 2017 by David E. Gates

For the last time, my spooky short story, The Christmas Carol, will be available FREE from Smashwords until the end of the year. Download it in ALL eBook formats here.

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