Welcome!

I'm the author of scary novels Ghoster (2019) and The Last Days Of Jack Sparks (2016), plus plenty of Doctor Who stuff across books, audio and journalism. Formerly a rock journalist and Kerrang! editor, I'm also the co-author of Inside Black Mirror with Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones.

Now, how can I help you?

​IF YOU'RE A READER:
  • Have a welcome gift! When you sign up to my mailing list, you'll receive a free monthly newsletter with content of interest to readers and writers, PLUS my book American Hoarder, which is only available when you join the list.
  • Want to find something else of mine to read after my novels Ghoster and The Last Days Of Jack Sparks? Check out the full list of my Books on this very site - you may have missed a few! Including A Sincere Warning About The Entity In Your Home - the ground-breaking ghost story set in the home of whoever reads it. 
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IF YOU'RE A WRITER OR OTHER CREATIVE:
  • Subscribe to my Substack blog, Scary Truths Of Writing!
  • Peruse my new Etsy store Great Writing Tools! Be sure to follow the shop on Etsy to hear about future products I release.
  • Self-publishing authors! Take a look at my favourite writers' software of 2022. Publisher Rocket is giving me amazing help with Amazon keywords, categories, ads and more (affiliate link, and I'm proud to be an affiliate for this thing!)
  • Authors! Check out my 'first three chapters' service, which will help you hone your proposal package before sending your work to agents or publishers.
  • Consider booking a Skype consultation chat with me, if you would like professional help with moving forward and reaching your full potential in any creative sphere.

IF YOU LIKE SCARY RETRO STUFF, LIKE CLASSIC DOCTOR WHO AND HORROR MOVIES ROOTED IN THE VHS ERA:
IF YOU'RE A ROCK AND METAL FAN:
IF YOU'RE A YOUTUBE CREATOR:
IF YOU'RE A JOURNALIST:
IF YOU'RE SIMPLY DYING TO BUY ME A COFFEE:
  • Oh, go on then. Thanks so much! And in return, I'll offer you a free download of my 2008 flash fiction ghost story Marbles, presented as a PNG image.
Click the thumbnail above to watch one of the latest videos on my YouTube channel about retro scary stuff...

​I've created my own fictional worlds... 

​I've also had fun playing in other people's...

Recent (Paranormal) Activity
August 2023
  • Posted a new free short horror story on this site's blog. Endure the twisted journey of Toxic!

December 2022
October 2022 
  • Was among the authors who appeared at the Virtual Noir At The Bar event. I read part of the exorcism sequence from The Last Days Of Jack Sparks, then returned at the end for a chat about horror. Watch the archived event on YouTube here. 

August 2022
  • Made a new YouTube video as a reaction to the news that Doctor Who Season 2 will be the next Doctor Who The Collection Blu-ray box set. Watch that video here. 

July 2022
June 2022
April 2022
  • Released a horror non-fiction e-book bundle, which gathers highlights from my work in horror journalism. Video nasties! Rob Zombie! The Thing! More! Pay what you want for this bundle. 
  • Launched my Etsy store Great Writing Tools! Be sure to follow the shop on Etsy to hear about future products I release.

January 2022
Added a new page to this site, which gathers together info and buying links for Doctor Who The Collection Blu-ray box sets

February 2021
Launched a second YouTube channel, Possessed By Metal. Guess what it's about, eh?

January 2020
Opened a pop-up signed book shop here.

December 2019
  • My YouTube channel hit 1000 subscribers on New Year's Eve. Achievement unlocked!
  • I announced that my newsletter The Necronoppicon will go monthly in 2020. Quality over quantity, that's my motto.

November 2019
October 2019
September 2019
August 2019
  • Started a Hall Of Fame list of people who are pre-ordering Ghoster - and there's a prize to be won! Check out the Ghoster page to see the list of pre-ordering deities.​

June 2019
May 2019
  • Announced that my newsletter The Necronoppicon will now be delivered every second Sunday
  • Announced that a weekly YouTube video will be uploaded every Sunday, with the occasional mid-week bonus video

April 2019
March 2019
  • Launched my Amazon UK storefront, in which I curate lists of my fave stuff. Go take a look!

Feb 2019
  • Announced that my next novel is titled Ghoster and will be published via Orbit Books this October.
  • Launched my YouTube channel of writing chat, retro video games, horror VHS and more. Go see!

What Happened To Jack Sparks?
What really happened to the tragic celebrity journalist and social media star Jack Sparks?

Discover the full story, for the first time since Jack's mysterious death, in my book The Last Days Of Jack Sparks, optioned by Ron Howard's Imagine Entertainment.

Selected by Simon Mayo's Radio 2 Book Club. Longlisted for The Guardian's Not The Booker Prize.

" I couldn't put the book down" - Ron Howard

"A magnificent millennial nightmare" - Alan Moore, creator of Watchmen, V For Vendetta and From Hell. 

"Wow, seriously hard to put down... chilling and utterly immersive" ―M.R. Carey, author of The Girl With All The Gifts

"Wittier than the lovechild of Stephen Fry and Charlie Brooker; scarier than watching The Exorcist in an abandoned asylum. Fast, furious, original and most importantly, terrifying." ―Sarah Lotz, author of The Three

Blog: Eleven reasons why you need this book in your life.

For full details, see my Jack Sparks page.
I discuss Jack Sparks on my YouTube channel, Jason Arnopp's Terrifying House Of Obsession. I also play video games, show you my VHS collection and much more...
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