Darren Shan
@darrenshan.com
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Darren Shan
@darrenshan.com
· Sep 22
The Terrified Troll, my first ever picture book, is done and dusted! Hurrah!
To find out how many we made, and how you can maybe buy one of the first print copies even if you missed out when we were running the crowdfunder, click here: darrenshan.com/news/the-ter...
To find out how many we made, and how you can maybe buy one of the first print copies even if you missed out when we were running the crowdfunder, click here: darrenshan.com/news/the-ter...
The final few pics from the Shan clan’s recent trip to @disneylandparis
From hanging out in Peter Parker’s bedroom, to a spell in galactic solitary, to having a crack at Excalibur, to admiring the huge Christmas tree, I think it’s fair to say we left no Mouse dropping unturned!!! 😂😂😂
From hanging out in Peter Parker’s bedroom, to a spell in galactic solitary, to having a crack at Excalibur, to admiring the huge Christmas tree, I think it’s fair to say we left no Mouse dropping unturned!!! 😂😂😂
November 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The final few pics from the Shan clan’s recent trip to @disneylandparis
From hanging out in Peter Parker’s bedroom, to a spell in galactic solitary, to having a crack at Excalibur, to admiring the huge Christmas tree, I think it’s fair to say we left no Mouse dropping unturned!!! 😂😂😂
From hanging out in Peter Parker’s bedroom, to a spell in galactic solitary, to having a crack at Excalibur, to admiring the huge Christmas tree, I think it’s fair to say we left no Mouse dropping unturned!!! 😂😂😂
The Shans are back home after a fantastic few days in Disneyland Paris. Here are some more photos from our trip.
November 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The Shans are back home after a fantastic few days in Disneyland Paris. Here are some more photos from our trip.
If you’ve ever wondered what McDonalds in an alternate universe might look like… Pym Kitchen in Disneyland Paris Studios has the answer!!! 😂😂😂🥳🥳🥳
November 26, 2025 at 4:48 PM
If you’ve ever wondered what McDonalds in an alternate universe might look like… Pym Kitchen in Disneyland Paris Studios has the answer!!! 😂😂😂🥳🥳🥳
I’ve been unleashing my inner super hero at Disneyland Paris! Maybe I’ve discovered the subject of my next series… SUPERDARREN!!!! 😂😂😂
#disneylandparis
#disneylandparis
November 25, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I’ve been unleashing my inner super hero at Disneyland Paris! Maybe I’ve discovered the subject of my next series… SUPERDARREN!!!! 😂😂😂
#disneylandparis
#disneylandparis
One of the highlights so far of our trip to Disneyland Paris has been meeting the mighty Chewbacca!! Having grown up with the Star Wars movies, Mrs Shan and I were thrilled. The kids… less so!!! 😂😂
Oh, and it was fun meeting Mando too, of course!!!
Oh, and it was fun meeting Mando too, of course!!!
November 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
One of the highlights so far of our trip to Disneyland Paris has been meeting the mighty Chewbacca!! Having grown up with the Star Wars movies, Mrs Shan and I were thrilled. The kids… less so!!! 😂😂
Oh, and it was fun meeting Mando too, of course!!!
Oh, and it was fun meeting Mando too, of course!!!
Who can guess where the Shans are?!?
Answers on a postcard to the quartermaster at Vampire Mountain!
Winner wins a month’s supply of bat broth!!! 😜😂
Answers on a postcard to the quartermaster at Vampire Mountain!
Winner wins a month’s supply of bat broth!!! 😜😂
November 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Who can guess where the Shans are?!?
Answers on a postcard to the quartermaster at Vampire Mountain!
Winner wins a month’s supply of bat broth!!! 😜😂
Answers on a postcard to the quartermaster at Vampire Mountain!
Winner wins a month’s supply of bat broth!!! 😜😂
When I was on tour recently, a big-hearted fan presented me with a lovely book. Being aware that lots of Shansters wouldn't be able to make it to any of my appearances, she invited fans to send her letters and fan art, which she bound together. You guys are the BEST!!! 😍🥰😘
November 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
When I was on tour recently, a big-hearted fan presented me with a lovely book. Being aware that lots of Shansters wouldn't be able to make it to any of my appearances, she invited fans to send her letters and fan art, which she bound together. You guys are the BEST!!! 😍🥰😘
The last batch of Terrified Troll orders are all in the post and on their way, for anyone who ordered and paid this week - woohoo!
And I'm on MY way to Dublin now, to see one of my favourite bands of the last few years - SPRINTS. Double woohoo!! 🤣
And I'm on MY way to Dublin now, to see one of my favourite bands of the last few years - SPRINTS. Double woohoo!! 🤣
November 20, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The last batch of Terrified Troll orders are all in the post and on their way, for anyone who ordered and paid this week - woohoo!
And I'm on MY way to Dublin now, to see one of my favourite bands of the last few years - SPRINTS. Double woohoo!! 🤣
And I'm on MY way to Dublin now, to see one of my favourite bands of the last few years - SPRINTS. Double woohoo!! 🤣
This Terrified Troll is looking for a good home! 😜
1 of 10 copies of the unnumbered edition currently up for sale.
Each costs €25, which includes shipping.
If YOU would like a copy, send an email with your name and address to [email protected]
First come, first reserved!
1 of 10 copies of the unnumbered edition currently up for sale.
Each costs €25, which includes shipping.
If YOU would like a copy, send an email with your name and address to [email protected]
First come, first reserved!
November 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
This Terrified Troll is looking for a good home! 😜
1 of 10 copies of the unnumbered edition currently up for sale.
Each costs €25, which includes shipping.
If YOU would like a copy, send an email with your name and address to [email protected]
First come, first reserved!
1 of 10 copies of the unnumbered edition currently up for sale.
Each costs €25, which includes shipping.
If YOU would like a copy, send an email with your name and address to [email protected]
First come, first reserved!
The signing page for The Terrified Troll. Shantastic, no?!? 🤣
50 copies of the unnumbered edition are currently up for sale and going fast!
€25 apiece, including P&P.
If interested, send an email with your name and address to [email protected] and I'll add you to the list.
50 copies of the unnumbered edition are currently up for sale and going fast!
€25 apiece, including P&P.
If interested, send an email with your name and address to [email protected] and I'll add you to the list.
November 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The signing page for The Terrified Troll. Shantastic, no?!? 🤣
50 copies of the unnumbered edition are currently up for sale and going fast!
€25 apiece, including P&P.
If interested, send an email with your name and address to [email protected] and I'll add you to the list.
50 copies of the unnumbered edition are currently up for sale and going fast!
€25 apiece, including P&P.
If interested, send an email with your name and address to [email protected] and I'll add you to the list.
50 unnumbered copies of The Terrified Troll are up for sale.
But you'll need to act swiftly to be in with a chance of buying a copy!
Full details can be found here: darrenshan.com/news/unnumbe...
But you'll need to act swiftly to be in with a chance of buying a copy!
Full details can be found here: darrenshan.com/news/unnumbe...
November 17, 2025 at 6:56 PM
50 unnumbered copies of The Terrified Troll are up for sale.
But you'll need to act swiftly to be in with a chance of buying a copy!
Full details can be found here: darrenshan.com/news/unnumbe...
But you'll need to act swiftly to be in with a chance of buying a copy!
Full details can be found here: darrenshan.com/news/unnumbe...
On a grey, cold winter’s day, the Shan clan, of course, decided to head to… the beach!!! 😂😂😂
Ballybunion was the beach in question. The kids had a great time. Me? I won’t be back again until there’s a bit more sunshine!!! 😜
Ballybunion was the beach in question. The kids had a great time. Me? I won’t be back again until there’s a bit more sunshine!!! 😜
November 16, 2025 at 5:41 PM
On a grey, cold winter’s day, the Shan clan, of course, decided to head to… the beach!!! 😂😂😂
Ballybunion was the beach in question. The kids had a great time. Me? I won’t be back again until there’s a bit more sunshine!!! 😜
Ballybunion was the beach in question. The kids had a great time. Me? I won’t be back again until there’s a bit more sunshine!!! 😜
I know the Cirque Du Freak movie divides opinion, but it made an AOL list of The Best Classic Halloween Movies of All Time. 😀
The listings for each film are brief, but if you'd like to check out what the compilers recommend, click on the following link:
www.aol.com/articles/def...
The listings for each film are brief, but if you'd like to check out what the compilers recommend, click on the following link:
www.aol.com/articles/def...
The Best Classic Halloween Movies of All Time (And How to Watch Them)
How many of the best Halloween movies ever made have you seen? We break them down, from cult classics to scary new horror movies you can stream now.
www.aol.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I know the Cirque Du Freak movie divides opinion, but it made an AOL list of The Best Classic Halloween Movies of All Time. 😀
The listings for each film are brief, but if you'd like to check out what the compilers recommend, click on the following link:
www.aol.com/articles/def...
The listings for each film are brief, but if you'd like to check out what the compilers recommend, click on the following link:
www.aol.com/articles/def...
An interview with me, by the Hungarian site ROCKSTATION, just went live. In it, I talk about my musical tastes, bands and songs that I like, etc. If you'd like to check it out, click here:
rockstation.blog.hu/2025/11/14/k...
rockstation.blog.hu/2025/11/14/k...
Keményen kell dolgozni, hogy a legtöbbet hozd ki a tehetségedből
A zene mellett a másik nagy szenvedélyem az olvasás, az írás. Úgy gondolom, hogy hiába vagyunk egy rock-metal zenével foglalkozó oldal, azért néha lehet egy kicsit kitekinteni, és megmutatni valami új...
rockstation.blog.hu
November 14, 2025 at 12:34 PM
An interview with me, by the Hungarian site ROCKSTATION, just went live. In it, I talk about my musical tastes, bands and songs that I like, etc. If you'd like to check it out, click here:
rockstation.blog.hu/2025/11/14/k...
rockstation.blog.hu/2025/11/14/k...
I loved the Triple Trouble exhibition at Newport Street Gallery - Damien Hirst, Shepard Fairey & Invader. The most fun I’ve had in a gallery in a long time. Highly recommend if you’re in London and don’t mind getting off the beaten track!
November 13, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I loved the Triple Trouble exhibition at Newport Street Gallery - Damien Hirst, Shepard Fairey & Invader. The most fun I’ve had in a gallery in a long time. Highly recommend if you’re in London and don’t mind getting off the beaten track!
On tour I met a Shanster called CHRIS who told me he was in a band called WEAK ASLEEP, and one of their songs had been influenced by Des Tiny in my vampire series.
You can listen to it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCmA...
And this is their Spotify page: open.spotify.com/artist/0bS7z...?
You can listen to it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCmA...
And this is their Spotify page: open.spotify.com/artist/0bS7z...?
Vampires At Night
YouTube video by Weak Asleep - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 PM
On tour I met a Shanster called CHRIS who told me he was in a band called WEAK ASLEEP, and one of their songs had been influenced by Des Tiny in my vampire series.
You can listen to it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCmA...
And this is their Spotify page: open.spotify.com/artist/0bS7z...?
You can listen to it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCmA...
And this is their Spotify page: open.spotify.com/artist/0bS7z...?
Some final pics from my 25th anniversary Cirque Du Freak tour!
I had an amazing time out on the road this year. Thanks to all the staff of the stores who hosted me, and to all of YOU who turned up and waited patiently in line.
Let's all do it again for the 50th anniversary, yeah?!? 😂👻❤️
I had an amazing time out on the road this year. Thanks to all the staff of the stores who hosted me, and to all of YOU who turned up and waited patiently in line.
Let's all do it again for the 50th anniversary, yeah?!? 😂👻❤️
November 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Some final pics from my 25th anniversary Cirque Du Freak tour!
I had an amazing time out on the road this year. Thanks to all the staff of the stores who hosted me, and to all of YOU who turned up and waited patiently in line.
Let's all do it again for the 50th anniversary, yeah?!? 😂👻❤️
I had an amazing time out on the road this year. Thanks to all the staff of the stores who hosted me, and to all of YOU who turned up and waited patiently in line.
Let's all do it again for the 50th anniversary, yeah?!? 😂👻❤️
Look what I spotted lurking near my hotel this morning!
It’s the last day of my 25th anniversary Cirque Du Freak tour. I’m signing in:
WATERSTONES BOURNEMOUTH CASTLEPOINT at 10.30am.
WATERSTONES SOUTHAMPTON at 3pm.
All are welcome.
It’s the last day of my 25th anniversary Cirque Du Freak tour. I’m signing in:
WATERSTONES BOURNEMOUTH CASTLEPOINT at 10.30am.
WATERSTONES SOUTHAMPTON at 3pm.
All are welcome.
November 9, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Look what I spotted lurking near my hotel this morning!
It’s the last day of my 25th anniversary Cirque Du Freak tour. I’m signing in:
WATERSTONES BOURNEMOUTH CASTLEPOINT at 10.30am.
WATERSTONES SOUTHAMPTON at 3pm.
All are welcome.
It’s the last day of my 25th anniversary Cirque Du Freak tour. I’m signing in:
WATERSTONES BOURNEMOUTH CASTLEPOINT at 10.30am.
WATERSTONES SOUTHAMPTON at 3pm.
All are welcome.
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Never meet your heroes - unless your hero is @darrenshan.com. Definitely meet him.
Thank you for your impact on my youth, and my world, with your stories.
Coolio!
Thank you for your impact on my youth, and my world, with your stories.
Coolio!
November 7, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Never meet your heroes - unless your hero is @darrenshan.com. Definitely meet him.
Thank you for your impact on my youth, and my world, with your stories.
Coolio!
Thank you for your impact on my youth, and my world, with your stories.
Coolio!
If you ever wondered how freaky authors kill a couple of spare hours before signing in WATERSTONES CARDIFF at 4pm… wonder no more!!! 😂😂😂
November 7, 2025 at 1:12 PM
If you ever wondered how freaky authors kill a couple of spare hours before signing in WATERSTONES CARDIFF at 4pm… wonder no more!!! 😂😂😂
On my way to CARDIFF for a signing in WATERSTONES at 4pm. It’s going to be a big crowd, so my advice is to get there early if you can, I might even start signing a bit before 4…
The cool biscuits were a gift from GEORGE and taste as nice as they look! 😂❤️
The cool biscuits were a gift from GEORGE and taste as nice as they look! 😂❤️
November 7, 2025 at 10:57 AM
On my way to CARDIFF for a signing in WATERSTONES at 4pm. It’s going to be a big crowd, so my advice is to get there early if you can, I might even start signing a bit before 4…
The cool biscuits were a gift from GEORGE and taste as nice as they look! 😂❤️
The cool biscuits were a gift from GEORGE and taste as nice as they look! 😂❤️
I’ll be signing in Waterstones COVENTRY at 4pm today. Everyone is welcome - just turn up and join the line. They will have copies of the 25th anniversary edition of Cirque Du Freak on sale, and you are more than welcome to bring books from home too - no limits!
November 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I’ll be signing in Waterstones COVENTRY at 4pm today. Everyone is welcome - just turn up and join the line. They will have copies of the 25th anniversary edition of Cirque Du Freak on sale, and you are more than welcome to bring books from home too - no limits!
Today's the big day -- the start of the final leg of my 25th anniversary of Cirque Du Freak tour!
I'll be signing in WATERSTONES BIRMINGHAM on the High Street from 4.30pm.
All are welcome. Want to be strangled by Darren Shan?!? This is your chance!!! 😂
I'll be signing in WATERSTONES BIRMINGHAM on the High Street from 4.30pm.
All are welcome. Want to be strangled by Darren Shan?!? This is your chance!!! 😂
November 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Today's the big day -- the start of the final leg of my 25th anniversary of Cirque Du Freak tour!
I'll be signing in WATERSTONES BIRMINGHAM on the High Street from 4.30pm.
All are welcome. Want to be strangled by Darren Shan?!? This is your chance!!! 😂
I'll be signing in WATERSTONES BIRMINGHAM on the High Street from 4.30pm.
All are welcome. Want to be strangled by Darren Shan?!? This is your chance!!! 😂
The final leg of my 25th anniversary Cirque Du Freak tour starts TOMORROW!
I'm hitting @Waterstones stores in:
BIRMINGHAM
COVENTRY
CARDIFF
BRISTOL
READING
BOURNEMOUTH
SOUTHAMPTON
You can find more details in my monthly newsletter by searching online for SHANVILLE MONTHLY L.
I'm hitting @Waterstones stores in:
BIRMINGHAM
COVENTRY
CARDIFF
BRISTOL
READING
BOURNEMOUTH
SOUTHAMPTON
You can find more details in my monthly newsletter by searching online for SHANVILLE MONTHLY L.
November 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The final leg of my 25th anniversary Cirque Du Freak tour starts TOMORROW!
I'm hitting @Waterstones stores in:
BIRMINGHAM
COVENTRY
CARDIFF
BRISTOL
READING
BOURNEMOUTH
SOUTHAMPTON
You can find more details in my monthly newsletter by searching online for SHANVILLE MONTHLY L.
I'm hitting @Waterstones stores in:
BIRMINGHAM
COVENTRY
CARDIFF
BRISTOL
READING
BOURNEMOUTH
SOUTHAMPTON
You can find more details in my monthly newsletter by searching online for SHANVILLE MONTHLY L.
Why's this lady of the shades so excited?! Because the November issue of my monthly newsletter is live!
Details for the final leg of my 25th anniversary CDF tour!
Episode 4 of Cirque DUB Freak!
A new interview with me!
Search for SHANVILLE MONTHLY on your browser of choice.
Details for the final leg of my 25th anniversary CDF tour!
Episode 4 of Cirque DUB Freak!
A new interview with me!
Search for SHANVILLE MONTHLY on your browser of choice.
November 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Why's this lady of the shades so excited?! Because the November issue of my monthly newsletter is live!
Details for the final leg of my 25th anniversary CDF tour!
Episode 4 of Cirque DUB Freak!
A new interview with me!
Search for SHANVILLE MONTHLY on your browser of choice.
Details for the final leg of my 25th anniversary CDF tour!
Episode 4 of Cirque DUB Freak!
A new interview with me!
Search for SHANVILLE MONTHLY on your browser of choice.