Laura Purcell Explained

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

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

• The Queen of Bedlam (2014)^[3]
• Mistress of the Court (2015)
• The Silent Companions (2017)^[4]
• The Corset [published as ''The Poison Thread'' in the USA] (2018, 2019)^{[5] [6]}
• Bone China [published as ''The House of Whispers'' in the USA] (2019)^[7]
• The Shape of Darkness (2021)^[8]
• The Whispering Muse (2023)^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ritchie . Gayle . Seances, shadows and secrets: Laura Purcell's latest gothic thriller oozes menace . 2023-05-11 . The Courier . 7 November 2021 . en-GB.
2. Web site: The silent book that's making a big noise. Daily Gazette. Neil. D'Arcy-Jones. 13 October 2017. 2 October 2024.
3. Web site: Kyriazis . Stefan . 2014-08-01 . The dirty lives of Georgian women . 2023-05-11 . Express.co.uk . en.
4. Web site: Mauro . John . 2022-12-14 . REVIEW: The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell . 2023-09-12 . Grimdark Magazine . en-AU.
5. News: Hardyment . Christina . Review: The Corset by Laura Purcell . . en . 2023-05-11 . 0140-0460.
6. News: Nolan . Tom . Mysteries: The Phrenologist and the Seamstress . 2023-05-11 . Wall Street Journal . 14 June 2019 . en-US.
7. News: O’Donnell . Paraic . 2019-09-11 . Bone China by Laura Purcell review – a homage to Du Maurier . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-05-11 . 0261-3077.
8. Web site: Paull . Emily . 2021-02-07 . Book Review: The Shape of Darkness reinforces Laura Purcell as a master of building suspense . 2023-05-11 . The AU Review . en-AU.
9. Web site: 2023-02-23 . 5 new books to read this week . 2023-05-11 . The Independent . en.