Chris Welsh

Biography

I am a writer from Liverpool, UK. I've written three full novels and a whole bunch of short stories. I try to keep a blog but I'm not very good at it.

I like horror, sci fi and absurdist humour. Also, I read a lot of comics.

Smashwords Interview

What are your five favorite books?
In no particular order...

Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, by Douglas Adams
Red Dwarf, by Rob Grant/Doug Naynor
Men At Arms, by Terry Pratchett,
All My Friends Are Superheroes, by Andrew Kaufman
The Martian, by Andy Weir

(With an honourable mention to John Dies At The End, by David Wong)
What do you read for pleasure?
Mostly fiction from a very wide variety of genres (though I favour horror/scifi/humour) but also nonfiction and autobiographies.
Read more of this interview.

Where to find Chris Welsh online

Books

The End Of Superhero Man
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 85,980. Language: British English. Published: June 24, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Adventure » Action
Superhero Man's powers are gone. Stolen as he slept (if you count 'passed out drunk' as sleeping). He doesn't know who took them, or why, or what he's going to do about it. But he needs them back otherwise The Girl is going to die. A mysterious crime novel wrapped in spandex and a flowing cape, full of dark humour, death and secrets. Oh, and clones. Lots and lots of clones.
Holideath Resort (Book Two of the 'Zombino' series)
Series: Zombino, Book 2. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 34,450. Language: English. Published: August 13, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Humor & comedy » Black comedy, Fiction » Horror » General
Wes, Nelson, Susan and Stuart are still trying to escape their forsaken, monster-infested office block. It isn't easy. They've been separated into two groups and left for dead in the middle of nowhere, controlled by a man who doesn't care whether they live or die...so long as he can collect his data. Holideath Resort is Book Two of the Zombino series, and is classed as a novella at 34,000 words.
Dead End Job (Book One of the 'Zombino' series)
Series: Zombino, Book 1. Price: Free! Words: 86,790. Language: English. Published: March 23, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Horror » Undead, Fiction » Horror » General
(5.00 from 1 review)
A zombie outbreak in an office block strands three plucky employees on the tenth floor. To escape, they must fight their way down through hundreds of flesh-craving ex-colleagues. DEAD END JOB is a darkly comic horror story full of monsters, gore and misadventure.
Chimpley
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 92,440. Language: English. Published: March 14, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Horror » General
In just under 24 hours, Jason gets handed divorce papers, loses his job, loses his home, eats some dry cereal and finds out about an Uncle who recently died and left him a house in his final will and testament. A very interesting house, located in a town called Chimpley, so far past the middle of nowhere that it almost loops back into civilisation.
Horror Anthology - A collection of short, scary stories
Price: $3.49 USD. Words: 53,040. Language: English. Published: February 2, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Horror » General, Fiction » Horror » Occult
Eight spooky, scary stories from British writer Chris Welsh, collected in one place. Includes: LEAVE A NOTE DIRECTOR'S CUT CRIER EVIL EYE A STRANGER'S STORIES THE BEAST OF LEVEL 13 SEPARATION PATSY (52,600 words in total)

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