Daniel Carpenter
@dancarpenter.bsky.social
Senior Fiction editor at Titan Books. Debut collection HUNTING BY THE RIVER out now from Black Shuck Books.
https://linktr.ee/dancarpenter85
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The eldest drew me a decapitated vampire Henry VIII and excuse me whilst I update my manuscript wishlist.
February 9, 2026 at 11:42 AM
The eldest drew me a decapitated vampire Henry VIII and excuse me whilst I update my manuscript wishlist.
The novel finally passed the 60k threshold. Finally.
February 7, 2026 at 9:59 AM
The novel finally passed the 60k threshold. Finally.
If you ever feel bad about your manuscript not getting punished, do remember that Jonathan Cape once rejected someone because they didn't have enough paper.
February 5, 2026 at 7:55 AM
If you ever feel bad about your manuscript not getting punished, do remember that Jonathan Cape once rejected someone because they didn't have enough paper.
I have no idea. There's more...
January 25, 2026 at 1:56 PM
I have no idea. There's more...
The four-year-old got given some "reading positivity" stickers and spent the morning making a sticker wall. He just proudly showed me his two favourites.
January 24, 2026 at 8:38 AM
The four-year-old got given some "reading positivity" stickers and spent the morning making a sticker wall. He just proudly showed me his two favourites.
The novel-in-progress is still very much a novel-in-progress, but I am writing, and that's a good thing.
January 17, 2026 at 10:22 AM
The novel-in-progress is still very much a novel-in-progress, but I am writing, and that's a good thing.
I love the river Bollin so much that the first third of my novel is set there.
January 13, 2026 at 10:14 AM
I love the river Bollin so much that the first third of my novel is set there.
THE SPACE COWBOY WILL RETURN IN AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY
January 7, 2026 at 1:53 PM
THE SPACE COWBOY WILL RETURN IN AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY
Three of the stories in my debut collection HUNTING BY THE RIVER have been included in @datlow.bsky.social's annual recommendations. A proper, proper honour.
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January 4, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Three of the stories in my debut collection HUNTING BY THE RIVER have been included in @datlow.bsky.social's annual recommendations. A proper, proper honour.
ellendatlow.com/2026/01/03/f...
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A really beautifully written book all about the vanishing sounds of the coastline, and the echoes that live on in popular culture.
Somewhere at the intersection of folklore, the intrusion (and decline) of technology, and nature writing.
Really quite something.
Somewhere at the intersection of folklore, the intrusion (and decline) of technology, and nature writing.
Really quite something.
November 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
A really beautifully written book all about the vanishing sounds of the coastline, and the echoes that live on in popular culture.
Somewhere at the intersection of folklore, the intrusion (and decline) of technology, and nature writing.
Really quite something.
Somewhere at the intersection of folklore, the intrusion (and decline) of technology, and nature writing.
Really quite something.
Horror film of the year. Hands down.
November 19, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Horror film of the year. Hands down.
Convincing you to read my short story collection HUNTING BY THE RIVER with the first paragraph. Share yours if you want!
And if you want the collection, go buy it here:
blackshuckbooks.co.uk/hunting-by-t...
And if you want the collection, go buy it here:
blackshuckbooks.co.uk/hunting-by-t...
November 11, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Convincing you to read my short story collection HUNTING BY THE RIVER with the first paragraph. Share yours if you want!
And if you want the collection, go buy it here:
blackshuckbooks.co.uk/hunting-by-t...
And if you want the collection, go buy it here:
blackshuckbooks.co.uk/hunting-by-t...
Me and @andreamorstabilini.bsky.social went to an occult exhibition and took some ghost photographs.
November 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Me and @andreamorstabilini.bsky.social went to an occult exhibition and took some ghost photographs.
Expanding a short story that was greatly in need of breathing room.
October 18, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Expanding a short story that was greatly in need of breathing room.
Having a rewatch of this tonight.
October 16, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Having a rewatch of this tonight.
What's this that we've just had delivered to @titanbooks.bsky.social HQ?
October 16, 2025 at 11:36 AM
What's this that we've just had delivered to @titanbooks.bsky.social HQ?
I really really liked Nadia Latif's disquieting, uncanny THE MAN IN MY BASEMENT. Very Aickman-esque - mundane and deeply Weird, and with two absolutely fantastic central performances.
It's on Disney + and well worth your time.
It's on Disney + and well worth your time.
October 16, 2025 at 8:10 AM
I really really liked Nadia Latif's disquieting, uncanny THE MAN IN MY BASEMENT. Very Aickman-esque - mundane and deeply Weird, and with two absolutely fantastic central performances.
It's on Disney + and well worth your time.
It's on Disney + and well worth your time.
A reminder that E. Nesbit wrote the greatest opening to a ghost story ever.
October 12, 2025 at 3:08 PM
A reminder that E. Nesbit wrote the greatest opening to a ghost story ever.
The four year old made his own special edition of @haileypiperfights.bsky.social's TEENAGE GIRLS CAN BE DEMONS this morning.
Interiors have windscreen wipers "for the sad bits" apparently.
Interiors have windscreen wipers "for the sad bits" apparently.
October 2, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The four year old made his own special edition of @haileypiperfights.bsky.social's TEENAGE GIRLS CAN BE DEMONS this morning.
Interiors have windscreen wipers "for the sad bits" apparently.
Interiors have windscreen wipers "for the sad bits" apparently.
Well, I've been on this solo retreat now for three days and I've managed to write over 10,000 words which feels amazing.
The novel is now at 50k, and I'm not near the end at all yet, but I'm over halfway, and at 50k words, this thing is now legitimately a novel, which is something to be proud of.
The novel is now at 50k, and I'm not near the end at all yet, but I'm over halfway, and at 50k words, this thing is now legitimately a novel, which is something to be proud of.
September 28, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Well, I've been on this solo retreat now for three days and I've managed to write over 10,000 words which feels amazing.
The novel is now at 50k, and I'm not near the end at all yet, but I'm over halfway, and at 50k words, this thing is now legitimately a novel, which is something to be proud of.
The novel is now at 50k, and I'm not near the end at all yet, but I'm over halfway, and at 50k words, this thing is now legitimately a novel, which is something to be proud of.
The view from the desk today.
September 28, 2025 at 9:34 AM
The view from the desk today.
Once again, the sunrise at this actual residential library pleases this horror nerd.
September 28, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Once again, the sunrise at this actual residential library pleases this horror nerd.
Maybe the nicest place I've ever read a book?
September 27, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Maybe the nicest place I've ever read a book?
