EEP! A big big thank you to @barringtonstoke.bsky.social for approving my request for the newest @dansmithauthor.bsky.social book! *dances* I can't wait to start reading this one~😍 #BookSky📚💙
Dan Smith
@dansmithauthor.bsky.social
Author. Scaring and exciting readers of all ages. Repped by @elladkahn at @DKWLit https://t.co/kzpcnxfxWz
‘Do you believe a place can be evil..?’
Barrington Stoke@barringtonstoke.bsky.social · 2w agoCalling all reviewers! Discover what evil is lurking in the shadows of Grey Towers. #TheGhostsofGreyTowers, the latest installment in @dansmithauthor.bsky.social's Night House Files series is now available to request on NetGalley: netgalley.co.uk/publisher/title/878860
Calling all reviewers! Discover what evil is lurking in the shadows of Grey Towers. #TheGhostsofGreyTowers, the latest installment in @dansmithauthor.bsky.social's Night House Files series is now available to request on NetGalley: netgalley.co.uk/publisher/title/878860
THE HOUSE OF HORRORS by Dan Smith Next book in The Night House Files series, with a family’s trip turning to horror after a car crash on a lonely highway. Properly scary & twisty too, with a great “investigative” format. Wonderful! @dansmithauthor.bsky.social @barringtonstoke.bsky.social
Get 25% off 4 amazing new accessible reads from @sallynicholls.bsky.social, @dansmithauthor.bsky.social, @sjwills.bsky.social + #TomPalmer this week with @waterstones.bsky.social. Enter code SUMMER26 at checkout. Offer ends 24/07. Full info at: www.waterstones.com/campaign/july-2026-pre-order-offer
Does your young reader love puzzles and mysteries? #GoAllIn with curious tales from @dansmithauthor.bsky.social, #LucyStrange, #VashtiHardy and more at www.barringtonstoke.co.uk 👻🧩🗝️ #NationalYearOfReading @literacytrust.org.uk
Behold! A feast of creepy goodness for your young terrors. Read them all to learn truths that will keep you awake at night!!
Evil Dead Burn goes hard … and was a lot of gnarly fun.
Prepare to be scared! What evil is lurking in the shadows of Grey Towers Boarding School for Boys, and can newcomer Damian Cooper survive it? Master of horror @dansmithauthor.bsky.social returns with a chilling new Night House File this October. Illustrated by Luke Brookes.
The two books I ordered from Amazon are here! 🥰💖❤️ @mkhardywrites.com @dansmithauthor.bsky.social #BookSky📚💙
Another terrifying shorter title that I recommend you don’t read after dark, The House of Horrors by @dansmithauthor.bsky.social, illustrated by Luke Brookes, is out now for 9+ readers from @barringtonstoke.bsky.social 😱 #KidlitUK #UKKidlit worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com/2026/05/14/t...
The House of Horrors (The Night House Files 3) by Dan Smith, illustrated by Luke Brookes
Cover illustration © 2026 Luke Brookes In some respects, I am a total coward – when my kids were little, I regularly volunteered to be the one who looked after the bags while they went on the…
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We have four fantastic books publishing this month from Tom Palmer, @lindsaygalvin.bsky.social, Kristina Kister, @dansmithauthor.bsky.social, Luke Brookes, @balirai.bsky.social and Daniel Duncan! Learn more about all four and read a sample in the thread below.
Stranded deep in the Texan desert, the Slade family are forced to enter Dr Kilgore’s House of Horrors. Will they find a way to escape, or will they become the latest victims of the horrors that await? A terrifying supernatural mystery from @dansmithauthor.bsky.social. bit.ly/4d8lTYz
“If we want our children to love reading, we have to let them choose for themselves” #JenniferKillick in this great piece in @thetimes.com on the popularity of #horror among young readers, featuring @dansmithauthor.bsky.social's terrifying series #TheNightHouseFiles: bit.ly/4tYbLsa
Listen up ‘reading snobs’: pre-teens want Goosebumps, not Tolstoy
Well-intentioned teachers need to give pupils a break, according to a study that shows horror and humour are the way to get them reading
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And the next gruesome instalment of @dansmithauthor.bsky.social's #TheNightHouseFiles series is out 7th May 2026. Learn about it from the author at youtu.be/nU1o_k0hs3w.
The most enormous thanks go to Poppy @barringtonstoke.bsky.social for sending House of Horrors by @dansmithauthor.bsky.social and Luke Brookes and Bobby Bains Ain’t Playing by @balirai.bsky.social & Daniel Duncan. Both out 07/05 for 11+ and 9+ readers! #KidlitUK #UKKidlit
Oh! So proud that The Deadsoul Project won the Brilliant Book Award 2026, as voted for by the readers! Glad to know there are lots of horror fans out there 😱💀 Congratulations and thanks to @lukebrookesart for the amazing illustrations.
Great to see a couple of horror films scooping a few Oscars this year.
New book incoming… The Nightwatchman has sent me another file and it's the most horrifying case yet. Listen here to find out more about The House Of Horrors - coming May 2026. youtu.be/nU1o_k0hs3w #TheNightHouseFiles
The Nightwatchman has struck again! And it's the most horrifying case file yet. Listen to @dansmithauthor.bsky.social introduce #TheHouseOfHorrors here - coming May 2026. youtu.be/nU1o_k0hs3w #TheNightHouseFiles
Dan Smith introduces the House of Horrors
YouTube video by Barrington Stoke
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@dansmithauthor.bsky.social I reread Child Thief and Red Winter. Two of my favorite books. Ever. Thank you. Reading them, I couldn’t help thinking about what it must like fighting in Ukraine 2026.
Watched 'I'm Thinking of Ending Things'. I'm confused.
We are delighted to announce the longlist for the TMWS Book Award 2026. This is for the best book written for young people in the last academic year, as chosen by TMWS students. Congratulations to all those on the longlist. We will be narrowing it down to a shortlist over the next few weeks.
Already up to date on the Night House Files? Never fear. The Nightwatchman has delivered another file. Keep your eyes peeled for details.
